Eddie Pérez (baseball)
Eddie Pérez | |
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Atlanta Braves – No. 95 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela | May 4, 1968|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1995, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .253 |
Home runs | 40 |
Runs batted in | 172 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Eduardo Rafael Pérez (born May 4, 1968) is a
Baseball playing career
Born in
Pérez served as the Braves' back up catcher behind
On September 17, 1997, Pérez hit a grand slam home run against the San Francisco Giants, enabling the Braves to tie a major league team record with 11 grand slams in one season.[8] With Pérez as his catcher, Maddux ended the year with a 2.20 earned run average, second best in the National League, as the Braves once again clinched the National League East Division crown.[9] The Braves swept the Houston Astros in three games in the 1997 National League Division Series before losing to the eventual world champion Florida Marlins in the 1997 National League Championship Series.[10][11]
Pérez had his best year in
In 1999, Pérez was thrust into a starting role when Javy López suffered an injury to a ligament in his right knee in late July and was lost for the season.[16] He stepped in with a .249 batting average along with 7 home runs, 30 runs batted in, and finished fourth in the league in fielding percentage and in range factor.[2] The Braves won their fifth consecutive National League East Division title and then defeated the Houston Astros in four games in the 1999 National League Division Series.[17]
In the
In May
Pérez spent the 2002 season as backup to
In December 2003, Pérez signed a contract to return to play for the Braves.
Career statistics
In an eleven-year major league career, Pérez played in 564
Coaching career
In
Pérez was hired as the manager for the
Personal life
On August 13, 2014, Pérez, his wife, and his daughter became naturalized U.S. citizens. Pérez, who will retain his Venezuelan citizenship, has lived in the Atlanta area since 1994.[40][41]
His son Andres was drafted in the 36th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Andres declined the draft offer and attended college instead. He will enter the draft again in 2021.[42]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Perez takes long, bumpy road to stardom". USA Today. 27 October 1999. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eddie Pérez statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Eddie Pérez minor league statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Perez's homer leads Braves". The Herald-Journal. Associated Press. 16 September 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1995 Eddie Pérez batting log". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Maddux is back on track for Braves". The Dispatch. Associated Press. 17 June 1996. p. 1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1996 World Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Braves collect win, tie record on Perez's slam". Gadsden Times. Associated Press. 17 September 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1997 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1997 National League Division Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1997 National League Championship Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1998 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1998 National League Division Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1998 National League Division Series Game 3 box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1998 National League Championship Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Braves lose top catcher Lopez". Daily News. Associated Press. 28 July 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1999 National League Division Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1999 National League Championship Series Game 1 box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Atlanta Catching Breaks". Boca Raton News. 14 October 1999. p. 1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1999 National League Championship Series Game 6 box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "For Braves, Eddie Makes Name For Himself". Daily News. 21 October 1999. p. 1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Post-Season World Series MVP Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "1999 World Series". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Braves lose catcher Perez for season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 5 May 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Braves' Perez May Miss Season". The New York Times. 22 March 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Braves Trade Eddie Perez". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 22 March 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Perez A Big Hit At The Plate". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 11 July 2003. p. 5. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2003 Eddie Pérez batting log". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Perez agrees to rejoin the Braves". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. 18 December 2003. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Baseball".
- ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves Box Score, May 18, 2004".
- ^ "Hollandsworth going south". mlb.com. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "2005 Eddie Pérez batting log". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "September 27, 2005 Rockies-Braves box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Braves make changes". The Albany Herald. Associated Press. 4 October 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Eddie Pérez coaching record". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Gonzalez, Jose (March 27, 2014). "Eduardo Pérez Mánager de Las Águilas del Zulia" (in Spanish). El Escaparate. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (September 27, 2014). "Perez to manage in Venezuelan Winter League". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (January 21, 2016). "Perez eyeing Venezuelan Winter League title". MLB.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (August 13, 2014). "Braves coach Perez becomes US citizen". MLB.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Cunningham, Michael (August 14, 2014). "Braves coach Perez becomes American citizen". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (June 11, 2016). "Braves draft 1B coach Perez's son in 36th round". MLB.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Eddie Pérez at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
- Perez takes long, bumpy road to stardom - USA Today