Martn Pérez Jiménez, a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, was born on April 4, 1991. (MLB).
He formerly played for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. He throws and bats left-handed and is listed as 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg).
Pérez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Texas Rangers in 2007 for $580,000. Pérez finished 12–2 with a 3.65 earned run average in 15 brief starts in 62 innings at Rookie-level Spokane (ERA).
Pérez was ranked #17 in Baseball America’s top 100 baseball prospects for 2010.
Pérez was called up by the Rangers on June 26, 2012. The following day, he made his major league debut against the Detroit Tigers.
Who are Martin Perez parents and siblings?
Perez was born and raised in Guanare, where he still lives.
His father, Martin Perez, a taxi driver, and mother, Leida, a cleaner at the local school, instilled in him an unquenchable work ethic.
She also instilled a passion for baseball in her youngest son, earning enough money to buy him his first glove.
