Miguel Pérez (baseball)
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Miguel Ángel Pérez (born September 25, 1983) is a Venezuelan former professional
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and current bullpen coach for the
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of
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(MLB). He played in MLB for the
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.


Playing career

Born in
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,
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, Pérez was signed by the
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in November 2000. He began his professional career in 2001, and spend the next seven seasons in the Reds' farm system. Pérez opened the season with the Single–A
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and hit .268 in 80 games before being promoted to the 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, Pérez went 0–for–3. After the season, Pérez became a
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. On December 21, 2007, the
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signed Pérez to a minor league contract that included an invitation to
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. After the season, he re-signed with the Pirates. After the 2009 season, Pérez became a free agent. Pérez 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 Pirates in exchange for a
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or cash considerations on June 27, 2011. Pérez was traded back to Washington on August 9, and signed with Pittsburgh before the 2012 season. In November 2012, he became a free agent. In January 2013, Pérez re–signed with the Pirates, and played for the Double–A
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for four games.


Coaching career

Pérez served as a coach with the
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in 2014, with the Altoona Curve in 2015 and with the
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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. He spent the 2021 season managing the Altoona Curve. Pérez became the
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for the
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in 2022, remaining in that role through 2024. On December 13, 2024, the
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hired Pérez as their bullpen coach.


See also

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List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Since 1939, over 400 Venezuelan baseball players have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, starting team, and dat ...


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