Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Carlos Pérez was born October 27, 1990, in Valencia, Venezuela. He is a catcher in the MLB.

On May 2, 2018, Pérez was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. He played in 20 games for Texas, hitting .143/.177/.245 with one home run and 3 RBI. On July 16, 2018, Pérez was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Round Rock Express. In 22 games for Round Rock, Pérez batted .317/.368/.494 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI. He elected free agency after the season.

On November 25, 2019, Pérez signed a minor league contract, that included an invite to major league spring training, with the Oakland Athletics. Pérez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

On January 29, 2021, Pérez re-signed with the Athletics organization and was invited to Spring Training. Pérez spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. He played in 97 games, hitting .269/.337/.572 with 31 home runs and 89 RBI. He became a free agent following the season.

On March 16, 2023, Pérez signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. However, on March 19, Pérez signed a minor league contract to return to the Oakland Athletics organization. On March 30, Pérez had his contract selected after making the Opening Day roster.