What has been a deafeningly silent offseason for the Boston Red Sox has gotten a tinge of a decibel to it. The Red Sox signed former Gold Glove-winning catcher Roberto Perez, according to Jon Heyman of The New York Post.
For a second straight year, catcher Roberto Perez’s season is over before it had much of a chance to get underway.
The Giants placed catcher Roberto Perez on the 60-day injured list due to a right rotator cuff strain. Austin Wynns’ contract was selected from Triple-A.
Roberto Perez signed a minor league deal with the SF Giants that allowed him to opt out on Monday. The Giants didn't wait until then, telling the veteran catcher today that he's made the team.
The San Francisco Giants’ 26-man roster is beginning to take shape, as president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has indicated that the club will break camp with at least two players from outside the 40-man.
Two-time Gold Glove catcher Roberto Perez agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants, according to reports on Sunday. Terms of Perez's deal haven't been reported.
It seems as though the Red Sox were the other finalist for Perez’s services, as Boston “made an aggressive bid” for the veteran backstop.
Perez, 34, spent eight seasons in Cleveland from 2014-21, establishing himself as one of the game’s premier defensive backstops along the way. He signed with the Pirates in free agency last offseason, but his 2022 campaign was limited to just 21 games.
There are still plenty of teams that have either been reported to be seeking upgrades or make sense for one, including the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Astros, Giants, Pirates, Padres, Tigers, Rays, Angels, Marlins and Red Sox. So, what options do they have left? Let’s take a look.
Even after Bryan Reynolds requested a trade from the Pirates, the team has given no indication of plans to shop him.
Sean Murphy stands at the center of the offseason trade market for catchers, and the Oakland star is drawing plenty of interest. The Guardians, White Sox, Rays, Red Sox, Cardinals and even the Braves have all been linked to him recently, but the A’s are just one of two teams widely expected to trade a catcher this winter.
It wasn’t a great year for Pirates catchers. In our next installment of Pittsburgh Pirates Post Season Reviews, we take a look at the team’s catching pool.
The catcher position suddenly has issues. What should have been a simple rounding of second base has turned into a significant issue for the Pirates. Roberto Perez, who was signed to replace Jacob Stallings after the Cheetah was traded to the Miami Marlins, injured his hamstring on that May 7 base run.
The Pittsburgh Pirates original regular catcher, Roberto Perez, underwent season ending hamstring surgery. So what do the Pirates do now behind the plate?
It marks the second straight injury-ravaged year for Perez, as he played only 44 games with Cleveland last season due to a pair of IL stints.
Heineman joins Michael Perez as the Pirates’ second catcher on the MLB roster The Pirates have made a flurry of transactions this week resulting in multiple changes to the Major League roster.
Monday afternoon the Pittsburgh Pirates made a move to bolster their catching situation at the Major League level by claiming Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays Earlier the month the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Roberto Perez for what will be an extended period of time with a hamstring injury.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of roster moves Wednesday by promoting left-hander Cam Alldred, placing Roberto Perez on the 60-Day, and optioning Beau Sulser.
The 29-year-old catcher is impressing fans after being called up on Saturday. With Roberto Perez hitting the injured list for an extended period of time, one catcher will have the opportunity at a bounce-back season.
Perez was selected by the then-Cleveland Indians in the 33rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur draft and has spent his entire eight-year MLB career with the organization.
Austin Hedges is expected to immediately replace Perez, while Rene Rivera will serve as backup.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona told reporters that Perez will undergo treatment at the team's Lake County (Class-A affiliate) facility and won't throw a baseball for at least seven days.
As expected, many players were not buying the commissioner's comments on the status of the season.
The talents behind the plate in 2020 are diverse and plentiful, but will longstanding stars hold their place versus the young guns? Let’s find out.
Francisco Lindor homered in the Cleveland Indians’ win on Sunday night, and he did it with a little help from a friend. Lindor was following Roberto Perez in the bottom of the sixth Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles after Perez had already homered.
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