Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hector Perez was born June 6, 1996, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Pérez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in 2014. In 2015, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Astros and later promoted to the Gulf Coast League Astros and Rookie Advanced Greeneville Astros. In 17 pitching appearances, Pérez posted a 2–0 win-loss record, 1.64 earned run average (ERA), and 50 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched. He split time in 2016 with the Short Season-A Tri-City ValleyCats and the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits and worked to a 4–1 combined record, 3.15 ERA, and 80 strikeouts in 60 innings. Perez opened the 2017 season with the River Bandits and was later promoted to the Advanced-A Buies Creek Astros. In a career-high 1071⁄3 innings, Pérez posted a 7–6 record, 3.44 ERA, and 128 strikeouts.

On December 7, 2022, Pérez was claimed by the Tampa Bay Rays in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. He was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season.

On April 22, 2023, Pérez had his contract selected to the active roster. He did not make an appearance for the Rays before he was designated for assignment the following day after Zach Eflin was activated from the injured list. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Durham on April 25.