Martín Pérez

Martín Pérez may refer to:

Martín Pérez (baseball)

Martín Pérez Jiménez (born April 4, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball America ranked Perez as the #17 baseball prospect in their top 100 for 2010. In May 2014, Perez underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.

Professional career

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers signed Perez in 2007 for $580,000 as an undrafted free agent. While only making 15 short starts in 62 innings at Rookie-level Spokane, Perez went 1–2 with a 3.65 earned run average (ERA).

On June 26, 2012, Perez was called up by the Rangers.

The next day he made his first major league appearance against the Detroit Tigers. He gave up 2 hits and 4 runs while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning.

On June 30, 2012, Perez made his first major league start, pitching 5 and a third innings and striking out five while only giving up two runs in a 7-2 win over the Oakland A's.

On August 2, 2012, Perez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for pitcher Ryan Dempster.

Martín Pérez (politician)

Martín Pérez Monteverde is a Peruvian politician. He is a Congressman representing the Constitutional Province of Callao for the period 2006-2011, and belongs to the National Unity party.

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