Franklin Pérez

Franklin Pérez
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-06) December 6, 1997
Valencia, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Franklin Eduardo Pérez Montoya (born December 6, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Pérez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in July 2014.[1] He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Astros and was promoted to the Gulf Coast Astros later that season.[2] He posted a combined 1-4 record and 4.50 ERA in 50 innings pitched between both teams. He pitched 2016 with the Quad Cities River Bandits[3] where he went 3-3 with a 2.84 ERA in 66.2 innings. He began 2017 with the Buies Creek Astros and after pitching to a 4-2 record and 2.98 ERA was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks in July where he posted a 3.09 ERA in 32 innings. On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Pérez to the Detroit Tigers along with Jake Rogers and Daz Cameron for Justin Verlander.[4] The Tigers assigned him to the Erie SeaWolves but he did not play for them in 2017.[5][6]

Prior to the 2018 season, he was rated as the Tigers top prospect and one of the top prospects in the minors overall.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Astros Sign No. 15 International Prospect Franklin Perez". BaseballAmerica.com. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Young, Matt (April 7, 2016). "Top 20 Astros prospects to keep an eye on this season - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "River Bandits' Perez on right track". MiLB.com. August 14, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Astros trade for pitcher Justin Verlander". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tigers' teen prospect Franklin Perez knocking on the door".
  6. ↑ "Franklin Perez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Meet Franklin Perez: Why Detroit Tigers top prospect 'the real deal'".
  8. ↑ "Tigers' Franklin Perez doesn't shy from top-prospect label".
  9. ↑ "Tigers top prospect Perez braced for a rapid ascension".
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