Miguel Pérez (baseball)

Miguel Pérez
Washington Nationals — No. --
Catcher
Born: September 25, 1983 (1983-09-25) (age 28) Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2005 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics (through 2010 season)
Batting average	.000
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2005)

Miguel Ángel Pérez (born September 25, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. 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 7. In two games he went 0-for-3. He has not 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. After the 2008 season, he re-signed with the Pirates.^[1] After spending 2009 in their organization, he played for the Akron Aeros in the Indians organization in 2010.

He signed with the Washington Nationals after the season, but was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or cash considerations on June 27, 2011.^[2] He was traded back to Washington on August 9.

References

1. ^ Dejan Kovacevic (2009-01-13). "Pirates sign outfielder, catcher to minor league contracts". post-gazette.com. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09013/941450-100.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
2. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Minor Moves: Scales, Perez". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/06/minor-moves-scales-perez.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

External links

• Baseball America [1] - [2]
• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Perez, Miguel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 25, 1983
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death