Félix Pérez (born November 14, 1984) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
| Félix Pérez | |
|---|---|
 Pérez with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Olmecas de Tabasco | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 14, 1984 Isla de la Juventud, Cuba | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 12, 2016, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics (through 2016 season) | |
| Batting average | .244 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 15 |
| Teams | |
Career
editPrior to playing in the Reds system, he played in the Cuban National Series. He first played for Isla de la Juventud in 2005–2006, hitting .246. He also pitched briefly. The next season, he hit .287 in 84 games, again pitching briefly, and in 2007–2008, he hit .257 with 20 doubles in 90 games.
Cincinnati Reds
editSigned by the Reds by scout Richard Jimenez, Perez hit over .300 twice in his first four seasons in the USA. He split 2010 between the DSL Reds, with whom he hit .429 in 16 games, the Lynchburg Hillcats (.338 batting average in 16 games) and the Carolina Mudcats (.266 batting average in 35 games), for a composite .322 batting average. He committed 8 errors in 2011 for Carolina while hitting .257 in 92 games; he also hit .206 with two walks and a homer in nine games for the Louisville Bats, for a combined .252 batting average in 101 games. He hit .301 and had 16 assists defensively in 116 games for Louisville in 2012. In 2013, he batted .262 with 10 home runs and 65 RBI in 126 games for Louisville, while fielding .995.[1]
During 2014 Perez posted some of his best numbers. He played for the AAA Louisville Bats the entire season, appearing in 122 games. He finished the season with a batting average of .280 and had a slugging percentage of .450. He accrued 74 RBI's (the team high), 12 home runs (second highest on his team), 36 doubles (the team high) and an OPS of .775. Defensively, he committed just 3 errors. He was elected to the International League All-Star team and hit a double and a triple during the AAA All-Star game.
Sultanes de Monterrey
editHe played for the Sultanes de Monterrey in 2015 and hit .312 with 20 home runs and 70 RBI in 94 games. He played for Caracas again that winter and produced at a .332/.425/.545 clip with 20 doubles in 55 games. He again supplemented another team in the Caribbean Series, this time joining the Tigres de Aragua. He hit .200/.407/.200 with 7 walks in six games. He also made a couple errors at first, including a crucial one with a two-run lead in the 7th inning of the finale against Mexico's Venados de Mazatlán that enabled them to score the tying run en route to a comeback win.
Rakuten Golden Eagles
editHe played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2016, hitting .304/.371/.543 with 19 home runs and 68 RBI between them - only .244 with 5 home runs in 22 game for Rakuten, .315 with 14 home runs in 64 games for Monterrey.
Second stint with Sultanes de Monterrey
editHe returned to Monterrey for the 2017 season, appearing in 28 games and hitting .284/.359/.500 with 6 home runs and 23 RBIs before he was placed on the reserve list for the rest of the season on May 7, 2017. He became a free agent after the season.
Rieleros de Aguascalientes
editOn March 22, 2018, Pérez signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League.
Third stint with Sultanes de Monterrey
editHe was traded back to the Sultanes de Monterrey on August 7, 2018. Pérez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Bravos de León
editOn February 2, 2021, Pérez was traded to the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.
Toros de Tijuana
editOn December 18, 2021, Pérez was traded to the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in exchange for the rights to Mitch Lively.[3] In 2022, Pérez played in 87 games for Tijuana, and hit .323/.400/.728 with 38 home runs and 109 RBI. Following the season, he was named the league's Most Valuable Player.[4] He returned to the Toros in 2023, batting .271/.381/.545 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI in 73 games.
Olmecas de Tabasco
editOn November 9, 2023, Pérez, along with P Nick Struck, were traded to the Olmecas de Tabasco in exchange for P David Gutiérrez.[5]
References
edit- ^ BR Minors page
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
- ^ "REGRESA MITCH ¨THE BOSS¨ LIVELY A LEÓN". bravosdeleon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/toros-la-liga-ha-subido-de-nivel-felix-perez [bare URL]
- ^ "Toros: Fortalecen su bullpen". milb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 27, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB
- Cuban Baseball Career statistics
- Felix Perez-Yaima Perez on Instagram