Roberto Pérez

Roberto Andres Pérez (born December 23, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League.

He made his professional debut in 2009 with the AZL Indians, and also played for the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Single-A Lake County Captains, and slashed .313/.411/.431 in 55 games between the three teams.

The following season, Pérez played for the High-A Kinston Indians, posting a .225/.365/.310 slash line with 2 home runs and 30 RBIs.

In 2012, Pérez played for the Double-A Akron Aeros, logging a .212/.336/.293 slash line with 1 home run and 31 RBIs in 95 games.

[1][4] Despite the condition, Pérez managed to play in 99 games and hit 2 home runs and 34 RBIs to pair with a .200/.337/.286 slash line.

[6] On July 10, 2014, Pérez hit his first career home run off of New York Yankees pitcher Jim Miller.

In Pérez's first postseason at-bat of his major league career, he hit an opposite-field home run off the Boston Red Sox's Rick Porcello, helping the Indians to a 5–4 victory.

[15] Following the season, the Indians traded Gomes, opening an opportunity for Pérez to assume regular catching duties.

He revealed that he played through bone spurs in an ankle from April through the end of the season, noting that was "telling myself don’t quit.

[23] The Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) named him the Bob Feller Man of the Year.

[28] On April 14, Chicago White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodón had a perfect game going by retiring the first 25 batters he faced.

[37] Pérez began the season as the Giants’ primary catcher, but was placed on the 60-day injured list on April 8 after suffering a right rotator cuff strain.

[42] Pérez played for the Puerto Rican national team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic where he won a silver medal.

Pérez batting for the Lake County Captains in 2010
Pérez with the Cleveland Indians , in 2015