Miguel Pérez (baseball)

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Miguel Pérez

Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 68
Catcher
Born: September 25, 1983 (1983-09-25) (age 24)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 7, 2005 for the Cincinnati Reds
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting Average	.000
Home Runs	0
Runs Batted In	0
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2005)

Miguel Angel Pérez (born August 25, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right handed.

According to Baseball America, Perez was called the best catching prospect to ever come through the minor league system by one Cincinnati Reds official.

Pérez opened the 2005 season with Single-A Sarasota and hit .268 in 80 games before being promoted to Triple-A Louisville, where he hit .208 in 21 games. He made his major league debut with Cincinnati on September 7th. In two games he went 0-for-3. He hasn't been in the major leagues since.

After the 2007 season, Pérez became a free agent. On December 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pérez to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

[edit] See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

[edit] Sources

• Baseball America [1] - [2]
• Baseball Reference
• MLB player page
• Minor league statistics (2001-04)