Miguel Ángel Pérez (born September 25, 1983) is a Venezuelan former professional

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. He played in

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for the Cincinnati Reds.

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Born in

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, Pérez was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in November 2000. He began his professional career in 2001, and spend the next seven seasons in the Reds' farm system. He opened the season with Single-A

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.268 in 80 games before being promoted to Triple-A

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, where he hit .208 in 21 games. He made his major league debut with Cincinnati on September 7, 2005. In two games he went 0-for-3. After the season, Pérez became a

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. On December 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pérez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. After the season, he re-signed with the Pirates. After the 2009 season, he became a free agent. He signed with the

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in March and played for the

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that season. He signed with the

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after the 2010 season, but was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a

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or cash considerations on June 27, 2011. He was traded back to Washington on August 9, but signed with Pittsburgh before the 2012 season. In November 2012, he became a free agent. In January 2013, Pérez resigned with the Pirates, and played for the AA

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for four games. He served as a coach with the

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in 2014, with the Altoona Curve in 2015 and with the Indianapolis Indians in 2016. In 2017, he became the manager of the

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before moving to the

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for the 2019 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Miguel 1983 births Living people Akron Aeros players Altoona Curve players Auburn Doubledays players Billings Mustangs players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cincinnati Reds players Dayton Dragons players Gulf Coast Reds players Harrisburg Senators players Indianapolis Indians managers Indianapolis Indians players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Minor league baseball coaches Potomac Cannons players Sarasota Reds players Baseball players from Caracas Venezuelan baseball coaches Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States

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