Pirates' Joe Perez: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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The Pirates reassigned Perez to minor-league camp Sunday.
Perez signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in the middle of the 2023 season. At the Triple-A level in 2023, he posted am OPS of .737 with 13 home runs.
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Pirates' Joe Perez: Joins up with Bucs
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Perez signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Friday.
The 23-year-old third baseman was dumped from Houston's 40-man roster and ultimately released a week later, but he quickly caught on with a new organization. Perez is expected to report to Triple-A Indianapolis and should handle a near-everyday role with the Pirates' top affiliate. Perez slashed .255/.328/.399 with 10 home runs and three stolen bases in 357 plate appearances at Triple-A Sugar Land this season prior to his release.
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Joe Perez: Becomes free agent
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Perez was released by the Astros on Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
A second-round pick in 2017, Perez ended up appearing in only one big-league game with the Astros. He's spent the entire season to date at Triple-A Sugar Land, slashing .255/.328/.399 with 10 homers and three steals in 87 games. The 23-year-old was removed from the 40-man roster earlier this week and is now free to explore his opportunities elsewhere.
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Astros' Joe Perez: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Perez was outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Perez was designated for assignment by the Astros on Tuesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 23-year-old has spent the large majority of this season at the Triple-A level and is slashing .255/.328/.399 with 10 homers and three steals through 87 games.
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Astros' Joe Perez: Back in action for Double-A
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Double-A Corpus Christi reinstated Perez (oblique) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Perez will return to Corpus Christi after he was sidelined for over two months while nursing an oblique injury. The 22-year-old struck out in his only major-league at-bat April 8 and has produced a .196 average with one homer, four RBI and four runs over 51 at-bats with Corpus Christi this season. Before returning from the IL, Perez completed an 11-game rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
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Astros' Joe Perez: On IL with undisclosed injury
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Perez is on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Corpus Christi with an undisclosed injury.
Due to being on the 40-man roster entering the season, Perez made his big-league debut briefly earlier this season, but he was sent to Double-A back on April 18 and landed on the injured list retroactive to May 3. He is hitting .196 with one home run in 13 games at Double-A.