Luis Pérez (baseball)
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Luis Manuel Pérez is a Major League Baseball
pitcher
for the Toronto Blue Jays
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. During his tenure in the minors he has a 12–15 record with a 2.99 ERA in his first 3 seasons (2006–2008).
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On May 28, Perez recorded his first career win in a 14-inning game against the Chicago White Sox
. Corey Patterson
hit a solo walk-off home run to give him the win.
After making 29 appearances out of the bullpen for the Blue Jays, Perez made his first career start against the Oakland Athletics
on August 21, 2011. Perez got the win, pitching 6 innings and giving up just 1 hit and 2 walks. He struck out 4 batters and retired 15 straight batters to open the game.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
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Minor league career
In 2006, his first year at Single A, Pérez went 4–0 with a 1.38 ERAEarned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
. During his tenure in the minors he has a 12–15 record with a 2.99 ERA in his first 3 seasons (2006–2008).
Major league career
On April 15, 2011 Perez got his first call up to the Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
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On May 28, Perez recorded his first career win in a 14-inning game against the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
. Corey Patterson
Corey Patterson
Donald Corey Patterson is an American professional baseball free agent outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is the older brother of outfielder Eric Patterson.-Amateur career:...
hit a solo walk-off home run to give him the win.
After making 29 appearances out of the bullpen for the Blue Jays, Perez made his first career start against the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
on August 21, 2011. Perez got the win, pitching 6 innings and giving up just 1 hit and 2 walks. He struck out 4 batters and retired 15 straight batters to open the game.