Robert Alexander Pérez Jiménez (born June 4, 1969) is a

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n former professional baseball

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who played for the

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and

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(MLB) in parts of six seasons spanning 1994–2001. Listed at 6' 3", 205 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

Career

Born in

Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar (; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about ...

, Pérez started his professional baseball career in the Venezuelan League as a 19-year-old rookie during the 1988–1989 season. He was signed by the Blue Jays organization as an amateur free agent in 1989. In a six-season career, Pérez posted a batting average of .254 (126-for-497) with eight

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s and 74

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in 221 games, including 49 runs, 19 doubles, one triple and three

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s. In 2007 and 2008 Pérez played in the Mexican League, batting over .300 both years. He also spent time in

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(NPB) and

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(KBO) while playing for the Orix BlueWave (1999) and the

Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants ( ko, 롯데 자이언츠) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation, which also owns the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Pro ...

(2003–2004, 2007), respectively, and played with the Novara United of the Italian Baseball League during the 2011 season. In 2003, he tried to make a comeback to the majors by signing a minor league deal with the

, was released at the end of spring training. Besides, Pérez spent his entire 27-season career in the Venezuelan League with the Cardenales de Lara club between the 1989-90 and 2014-15 tournaments to become a living legend in his country, where he is nicknamed ''El Hombre Historia'' (The History Man). Such a nickname comes from the fact he set several all-time records in Venezuelan baseball history, including for the most home runs (125), RBIs (738), doubles (222) extra-base hits (382) and game appearances (1,300).Robert Pérez VPBL statistics
''PuraPelota.com''. Retrieved on June 10, 2015.

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RetrosheetVenezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

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