Martín Pérez (baseball)

BirthApril 41991

Martín Pérez (baseball)

Martín Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player

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When
Thursday, April 4 199135 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Martín Pérez (baseball)

At a glance

Born 1991-04-04.

Known as: baseball player. Citizenship: Venezuela.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Martín Pérez Jiménez is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, and Chicago White Sox. Pérez was an MLB All-Star in 2022 and won the 2023 World Series with the Rangers. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches and 210 pounds, he bats and throws left-handed.

Early life

Educated at: Universidad del Pacifico.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Major League Baseball All-Star.

Professional career Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers signed Pérez in 2007 for $580,000 as an undrafted free agent . While only making 15 short starts in 62 innings at Rookie-level Spokane, Pérez went 1–2 with a 3.65 earned run average (ERA). Baseball America ranked Pérez as the #17 baseball prospect in their top 100 for 2010. [ 1 ] 2012 Pérez with Texas in 2012 On June 26, 2012, Pérez was called up by the Rangers. [ 2 ]

Why this date

Martín Pérez (baseball) appears on our April 4 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

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  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
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April 4 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Thursday.

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