Fernando Perez (baseball)
| Fernando Perez | |||
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Perez with the Tampa Bay Rays
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: April 23, 1983 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2008, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 2009, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 10 | ||
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Fernando Perez (born April 23, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, a professional writer, and current MLB analyst. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and 2009.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Perez eventually moved with his family to West Windsor Township, New Jersey, where he attended elementary and middle school and played little league. Perez played youth travel soccer for the Pirates and the West End Warriors of Mercer County, New Jersey, winners of several state cup championships during his tenure. Perez attended the prestigious Peddie School, a private high school in Hightstown, New Jersey, where he was a standout member of the varsity baseball team.
Perez went to Columbia University where he studied American studies and creative writing, training he later used to become the first Major League Baseball player published in Poetry Magazine. Perez is a fan of poets Robert Creeley and John Ashbery as well as author Tom Miller.
At Columbia, he played baseball for three years before being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 7th round (195th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
He played in 2004 for the Hudson Valley Renegades in the short-season New York–Penn League, in 2005 for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Single-A team, in 2006 for the Visalia Oaks and in 2007 for the Montgomery Biscuits.
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