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Chris Perez

Cleveland Indians — No. 54
Relief pitcher
Born: July 1, 1985 (1985-07-01) (age 24) Bradenton, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	4-5
Earned run average	3.92
Strikeouts	110
Saves	9
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2008-2009) Cleveland Indians (2009-present)

Perez during his tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008.

Christopher Ralph Perez Mercedes (born July 1, 1985) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. His pitches have been clocked at 98 mph on the radar gun. ^[1] He is 6' 4", 225 lbs.

Perez grew up on Anna Maria Island in Florida. Perez pitched for the University of Miami and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (42nd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

He was 1-1 with a team-leading eleven saves and a 3.20 ERA in 26 games for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in 2008. He fanned 38 batters in his 25 1/3 innings pitched, walked just 12 and allowed only 18 hits. He was added to the Cardinals 25-man active roster from Triple-A Memphis on May 16, 2008. He made his debut that same day.

He attended the Cardinals' 2009 spring training camp to compete for a relief pitcher spot, but had arm trouble and was returned to the minor leagues for more experience.^[2]

Perez and Jess Todd were traded to the Cleveland Indians on June 27, 2009 for Mark DeRosa.

He resides in Tampa, Florida^[3] with his wife, Melanie^[4].

References

^ http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090627&content_id=5573662&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
^ Cardinals Send Down Perez SI.com, March 30, 2009
^ "Cardinals disable Jason Isringhausen: Rookie Chris Perez purchased from Memphis (AAA) roster". St. Louis Cardinals PRESS RELEASE. 2008-05-16. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080516&content_id=2711612&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.
^ http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?roster_year=2009&player_id=453198&c_id=stl

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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Perez player profile at Scout.com

Cleveland Indians current roster

40-man roster	1 Luis Valbuena \| 2 Jhonny Peralta \| 4 Trevor Crowe \| 7 Matt LaPorta \| 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera \| 16 Wyatt Toregas \| 17 Shin-Soo Choo \| 23 Michael Brantley \| 24 Grady Sizemore \| 25 Andy Marté \| 28 David Huff \| 30 Lou Marson \| 32 Aaron Laffey \| 33 Russell Branyan \| 34 Kerry Wood \| 37 Jake Westbrook \| 38 Joe Smith \| 39 Brian Bixler \| 40 Jess Todd \| 45 Jeremy Sowers \| 46 Tony Sipp \| 48 Travis Hafner \| 50 Jensen Lewis \| 51 Mitch Talbot \| 52 Mike Redmond \| 53 Rafael Pérez \| 54 Chris Perez \| 55 Fausto Carmona \| 59 Carlos Carrasco \| 61 Kelvin de la Cruz \| 63 Justin Masterson \| 66 Jason Donald \| 67 Jordan Brown \| 68 Wes Hodges \| 69 Jeanmar Gómez \| 70 Carlos Rivero \| 71 Nick Weglarz \| 72 Héctor Ambriz \| 75 Hector Rondon \| 77 Carlos Santana

Inactive roster

Disabled list	27 Anthony Reyes

Coaching Staff	Manager 11 Manny Acta \| Bench Coach 29 Tim Tolman \| 1st Base Coach 15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. \| 3rd Base Coach 10 Steve Smith \| Hitting Coach 44 Jon Nunnally \| Pitching Coach 49 Tim Belcher \| Bullpen Coach 36 Scott Radinsky \| Assistant Coach 62 Ruben Niebla \| Coach 60 David Wallace

For the American guitarist, see Chris Pérez.

Chris Perez
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Cleveland Indians — No. 54
Closing pitcher
Born: July 1, 1985 (1985-07-01) (age 25) Bradenton, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 16, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2010 season)
Win-Loss	6–7
Earned run average	3.06
Strikeouts	171
Saves	32
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball Year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball Year) Cleveland Indians ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball Year–present)

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Perez during his tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008.

Christopher Ralph Perez (born July 1, 1985) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. His pitches have been clocked at 98 mph on the radar gun. ^[1] He is 6' 4", 225 lbs. In 2010, fans began referring to him by the nickname "Pure Rage."

He was 1-1 with a team-leading eleven saves and a 3.20 ERA in 26 games for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in

REDIRECT Template:Baseball Year. He fanned 38 batters in his 25 1/3 innings pitched, walked just 12 and allowed only 18 hits. He was added to the Cardinals 25-man active roster from Triple-A Memphis on May 16, 2008. He made his debut that same day.

He attended the Cardinals' 2009 spring training camp to compete for a relief pitcher spot, but had arm trouble and was returned to the minor leagues for more experience.^[2]

Perez and Jess Todd were traded to the Cleveland Indians on June 27, 2009 for Mark DeRosa. Following the trade of Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2010, Perez became the Indians' permanent closer.

He resides in Tampa, Florida^[3] with his wife, Melanie^[4].

References

^ http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090627&content_id=5573662&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
^ Cardinals Send Down Perez SI.com, March 30, 2009
^ "Cardinals disable Jason Isringhausen: Rookie Chris Perez purchased from Memphis (AAA) roster". St. Louis Cardinals PRESS RELEASE. 2008-05-16. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080516&content_id=2711612&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.
^ http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?roster_year=2009&player_id=453198&c_id=stl

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Perez player profile at Scout.com

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Active roster	1 Luis Valbuena \| 4 Trevor Crowe \| 7 Matt LaPorta \| 8 Chris Gimenez \| 12 Jayson Nix \| 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera \| 16 Jason Donald \| 17 Shin-Soo Choo \| 23 Michael Brantley \| 25 Andy Marté \| 26 Luke Carlin \| 30 Lou Marson \| 32 Aaron Laffey \| 33 Drew Sutton \| 35 Jordan Brown \| 38 Joe Smith \| 39 Justin Germano \| 43 Josh Tomlin \| 46 Tony Sipp \| 47 Shelley Duncan \| 48 Travis Hafner \| 50 Jensen Lewis \| 51 Mitch Talbot \| 52 Vinnie Pestano \| 53 Rafael Pérez \| 54 Chris Perez \| 55 Fausto Carmona \| 56 Frank Herrmann \| 58 Jeanmar Gómez \| 59 Carlos Carrasco \| 63 Justin Masterson

Inactive roster	28 David Huff \| 40 Jess Todd \| 61 Kelvin de la Cruz \| 68 Wes Hodges \| 70 Carlos Rivero \| 71 Nick Weglarz \| 75 Hector Rondon \| -- Ezequiel Carrera \| -- Chad Huffman

Disabled list	24 Grady Sizemore \| 27 Anthony Reyes \| 41 Carlos Santana \| 57 Héctor Ambriz

Coaching Staff	Manager 11 Manny Acta \| Bench Coach 29 Tim Tolman \| 1st Base Coach 15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. \| 3rd Base Coach 10 Steve Smith \| Hitting Coach 44 Jon Nunnally \| Pitching Coach 49 Tim Belcher \| Bullpen Coach 36 Scott Radinsky \| Assistant Coach 62 Ruben Niebla \| Coach 60 David Wallace

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