BIOGRAPHY
Blake Perkins was born September 10, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
On June 18, 2018, during the Carolina League All-Star Break, Perkins was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Kelvin Gutiérrez and Yohanse Morel in exchange for Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera. He was assigned to the Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 64 games for the Blue Rocks, he batted .240 with two home runs, 18 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. He returned to the Blue Rocks to begin 2019 and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in August. Over 122 games between both teams, he hit .224/.330/.347 with eight home runs, 34 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases. Perkins did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Perkins returned to the Naturals, playing in 72 games and slashing .202/.319/.332 with 7 home runs, 30 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.
On December 16, 2021, Perkins signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. After not seeing the results he wanted as a switch hitter, Perkins had decided to go back to hitting right-handed full-time. The Yankees asked him to reconsider, and Perkins entered the season committed to continuing his switch-hitting journey. Perkins appeared in 101 games split between the Double-A Somerset Patriots and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, hitting a cumulative .246/.357/.456 with 15 home runs, 50 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.
On November 23, 2022, Perkins signed a one-year, major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Perkins was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2023 season.
On April 19, 2023, Perkins was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Garrett Mitchell suffered a shoulder injury.
