Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Francisco Perez was born July 20, 1997, in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Pérez signed with Indians as an international free agent on December 12, 2014. He spent his first season in professional baseball with the Dominican Summer League Indians. Pérez spent the 2016 season with the Arizona League Indians, logging a 2.69 ERA in 12 games. The following season, Pérez played for the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers, recording a 4-4 record and 3.28 ERA in 15 starts for the team. He spent the 2018 season with the Single-A Lake County Captains, pitching to an 8-10 record and 4.07 ERA with 111 strikeouts in 26 games (25 of them starts).

Pérez made his major league debut on August 12, 2021, giving up three earned runs in 1+1⁄3 innings of relief.

On November 5, 2021, the Washington Nationals claimed Pérez off waivers. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022. He re-signed a minor league deal on January 4, 2023.