Carlos Pérez (catcher)


Carlos Eduardo Pérez Álvarez is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers.

Career

Toronto Blue Jays

Pérez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in 2008. He played with the organization until 2012.

Houston Astros

He was acquired by the Houston Astros in a July 2012 trade along with Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Asher Wojciechowski, David Rollins, Joe Musgrove and a player to be named later in exchange for J. A. Happ, Brandon Lyon, and David Carpenter. He was added to the Astros' 40-man roster on November 3, 2014.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels

On November 5, 2014, the Astros traded Pérez and Nick Tropeano to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for Hank Conger.
Pérez was promoted to the major leagues on May 4, 2015 to back up Chris Iannetta. In his major league baseball debut on May 5, 2015, he hit a walk-off home run off of Dominic Leone giving the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. He finished the season hitting.250 with 4 home runs in 86 games. The following season, he hit.209 in 87 games. In 2017, he played the majority of the season in the Angels AAA system, he was promoted when rosters expanded in September. Pérez was designated for assignment on March 28, 2018, in order to make room for Shohei Ohtani on the Angels roster.

Atlanta Braves

On March 31, 2018, Pérez was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ryan Schimpf. The Braves designated Pérez for assignment on April 27.

Texas Rangers

On May 2, 2018, Pérez was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. On July 16, 2018, Pérez was outrighted to AAA Round Rock Express. He elected free agency after the season.

Baltimore Orioles

On January 7, 2019, Perez signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. He spent the year with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides before electing free agency after the season.

Oakland Athletics

Pérez signed a minor league contract, with an invite to major league spring training, with the Oakland Athletics on November 25, 2019.