Rafael Pérez (baseball)
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Perez with the Cleveland Indians
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| Long Island Ducks – No. 40 | |||
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Born: May 15, 1982 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 2006, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
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| Win–loss record | 21–12 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.64 | ||
| Strikeouts | 268 | ||
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Rafael Jerome Pérez (born May 15, 1982) is a left-handed professional baseball relief pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in January 2002 and played with them through 2012. He currently lives in Freeport, New York, on Long Island.
In 2002, Pérez finished second in the Dominican Summer League with a 0.96 ERA. In 2003, he was named Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year playing for the Single-A Burlington Indians and led the Appalachian League in wins (9-3) and ERA (1.70).In 2005, his 12 wins tied for 3rd in Indians organization and he had a 2.62 ERA in 29 combined appearances (22 starts) for Kinston and Akron. He was added to the Indians 40-man roster in November. In 2006, Pérez had a 2.81 ERA in 12 starts with Akron and a 2.63 ERA in 13 relief appearances with Triple-A Buffalo.
He made his major League debut on April 20, 2006, against Baltimore, pitching one inning and striking out two.
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