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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Starting sixth straight game

  Rotowire May 3, 2024

  Perez is starting in center field and batting third Friday against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Perez has a .333/.400/.694 slash line over his past 10 contests and is starting Friday for the sixth consecutive game. He's seen most of his playing time in right field this season but is making his second straight start in center as Parker Meadows continues to struggle.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Smacks first career homer

  Rotowire Apr 28, 2024

  Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Royals. Perez' first career dinger came in the first inning off Kansas City starter Michael Wacha and represented what turned out to be the game-winning blast for the Tigers. The rookie outfielder has started four of the past five games for the Tigers and has found himself consistently toward the top of the lineup, hitting in the three hole for the third consecutive start. Through 35 at-bats, Perez has 10 hits, including one double, two triples and a home run with five RBI and four runs scored.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Doubles, swipes bag

  Rotowire Apr 14, 2024

  Perez went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to the Twins in the second game of a doubleheader. Perez reached on an infield single in his first at-bat and stole second but was left stranded. He also reached second base in the bottom of the seventh, this time on a two-out double, but was again left hanging as Detroit's offense struggled to get anything going on the night. The two hits were the first of the season for the second baseman, though he also drew a walk and scored in the first game of the doubleheader.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Recalled from Triple-A

  Rotowire Apr 8, 2024

  Perez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Perez has a .782 OPS with one homer and four steals this season with Toledo and will be making his major-league debut in the event he gets into a game. The 24-year-old has past experience in the infield but has moved to the outfield full-time in 2024.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Optioned to Triple-A

  Rotowire Mar 12, 2024

  The Tigers optioned Perez to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Perez had a strong finish to his 2023 season at Toledo and will head back there for some more refinement. The 24-year-old has a shot to debut for the Tigers at some point during the 2024 campaign.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Reinstated, moved to Double-A

  Rotowire Apr 14, 2023

  Perez (back) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Friday and transferred from Triple-A Toledo to Double-A Erie, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports. Perez has had very little trouble against minor-league pitching in his career thus far, slashing .307/.374/.533 over 171 plate appearances in Double-A last season. If he can carry that success into 2023, there's a good chance he makes his Triple-A debut at some point this summer.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Rehabbing at Single-A

  Rotowire Apr 9, 2023

  Perez (back) began a rehab assignment at Single-A Lakeland on Friday and has gone 3-for-8 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI through his first two games. Perez opened the season on Triple-A Toledo's 7-day injured list while working his way back from back inflammation, but he looks like he could be on track to join the Tigers' top affiliate at some point during the upcoming week.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Sent to Triple-A

  Rotowire Mar 10, 2023

  Perez (back) was optioned to Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers on Friday. Perez was never going to crack the Opening Day roster, but a back injury he suffered prior to camp cinched it. When he's ready to play for Toledo, it will be his first taste of Triple-A.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Recovering from back injury

  Rotowire Feb 15, 2023

  Perez will be limited to rehab work in the early stages of camp after experiencing some mild inflammation in his back during offseason workouts, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. Perez will be part of the Tigers' big-league camp after he was added to the 40-man roster over the winter, but the switch-hitting infielder looks as though he could miss out on some action during the Grapefruit League slate while he continues to receive treatment and takes part in a core-stabilization program early in camp. Assuming he's made a full recovery from the injury before the start of the regular season, Perez will likely report to either Triple-A Toledo or Double-A Erie.

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• Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Protected from Rule 5 draft

  Rotowire Nov 15, 2022

  Perez was added to the Tigers' 40-man roster Tuesday. Detroit added Perez to the 40-man roster in order to protect him from being selected during the upcoming Rule 5 draft. The 23-year-old split 2022 between High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie, and he posted a .903 OPS with 14 home runs and 18 steals between the two levels.

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