Yefri Pérez Martínez (born February 24, 1991) is a Dominican professional

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for the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in

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(MLB) for the Miami Marlins.

Career

Miami Marlins

On December 13, 2008, Pérez signed with the Miami Marlins organization as an international as an international free agent. He made his professional debut for the Dominican Summer League Marlins in 2009, hitting .236 in 59 games. In 2010, Pérez played for the rookie-level

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, hitting .290/.333/.312 in 30 games. In 2011, Pérez split the year between the GCL Marlins and the Low-A

Jamestown Jammers The Jamestown Jammers were a minor league baseball team based in Jamestown, New York from 1994 until 2014. The team was the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the New York–Penn League. The team pla ...

, accumulating a .241/.266/.323 slash line with no home runs and 18 RBI. The following season, Pérez returned to Jamestown and hit .280/.325/.357 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Pérez split the 2013 season between the Low-A

Batavia Muckdogs The Batavia Muckdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). They are located in Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States. Their home field is Dwyer Stadium in the city of ...

, the Single-A

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, and the High-A

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, slashing .229/.268/.340 with a career-high 3 home runs and 18 RBI in 48 games between the three teams. In 118 games for Greensboro in 2014, Pérez batted .287/.335/.335 with 1 home run and 29 RBI. In 2015, Pérez spent the season in Jupiter, logging a .240/.286/.269 slash line with 1 home run and 22 RBI in 135 games. He began the 2016 season with the Double-A

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. Pérez was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on July 3, 2016, as their 26th man for the

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, but was optioned to the minors the next day without appearing in a game. He was called up a second time on July 15, and made his debut two days later as a pinch runner for

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, stealing a base and scoring against the

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. Pérez finished his rookie season 2-for-3 with 4 stolen bases in 12 major league appearances with Miami. He was assigned to Jacksonville to begin the 2017 season. Pérez was designated for assignment on May 12, 2017, to create roster space for

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. On May 15, Pérez was sent outright to Double-A, and hit .169 in 76 games with the team. On November 6, he elected free agency.

St. Louis Cardinals

On March 9, 2018, Pérez signed a minor league contract with the

. He was released by the Cardinals organization on March 28.

Acereros de Monclova

On April 18, 2018, Pérez signed with the

Acereros de Monclova The Acereros de Monclova (English: Monclova Steelers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. Their home ballpark is Estadio de Béisbol Monclova, which has a capacity of 11,000 people. The Ace ...

of the

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. In 50 games with Monclova, Pérez hit 4 home runs with 26 RBI and 16 stolen bases. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Pericos de Puebla

On July 12, 2019, Pérez signed with the

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of the

. He was released on July 27, after hitting .298/.393/.511 in 12 games with the team.

High Point Rockers

On August 29, 2019, Pérez signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Pérez did not appear in a game for the team and became a free agent after the season. Pérez did not appear for a team in 2020 or 2021.

York Revolution

On February 22, 2022, Pérez signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Pérez appeared in 106 games for York in 2022, batting .276/.326/.415 with 7 home runs, 31 RBI, and 30 stolen bases.

Charleston Dirty Birds

On January 23, 2023, Pérez signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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