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• Athletics' Carlos Perez: Chance for No. 2 job

  03/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Perez's chances of securing the No. 2 catcher job have increased significantly with the recent demotion of Tyler Soderstrom to Triple-A Las Vegas to start the season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. The veteran returned to Oakland on a minor-league contract with an invite to spring training on Jan. 5 after serving as Shea Langeliers' backup for the majority of the 2023 season. Perez made some serviceable offensive contributions in the process, generating a career-high six home runs and .650 OPS across 68 games. However, Perez has only posted a .111 average over 30 Cactus League plate appearances, and he still has to beat out Kyle McCann, a fourth-round pick in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft who hit well at Triple-A last season.

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• Athletics' Carlos Perez: Back with Oakland

  01/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  Perez signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Jan. 5. Perez elected free agency after being removed from the A's 40-man roster back in October, but he wound up re-signing. The 33-year-old catcher collected a .650 OPS in 66 games for Oakland in 2023 in what was his first action in the majors since 2018.

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• Carlos Perez: Heads to free agency

  10/17/2023 • By RotoWire

  Perez elected free agency Monday. Perez had been removed from the Athletics' 40-man roster and has opted for free agency in lieu of an outright assignment. The 32-year-old made it back to the majors in 2023 for the first time in five years, posting a .650 OPS in 66 games for Oakland.

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• Athletics' Carlos Perez: Removed from 40-man roster

  10/13/2023 • By RotoWire

  Perez cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday. The Athletics did some housecleaning with their 40-man roster Thursday and Perez is one of the players to lose his spot. He'll remain in the organization and represent catching depth.

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• Athletics' Carlos Perez: Squares up for sixth homer

  09/07/2023 • By RotoWire

  Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in a win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Perez connected off Hyun Jin Ryu for a 410-foot shot to left field with Ryan Noda aboard in the fourth to erase a 1-0 deficit. The round tripper marked Perez's first time leaving the yard since June 30 and was the veteran's career-high sixth homer of the campaign. Perez should continue seeing semi-regular playing time over the final weeks of the season while filling in at catcher, first base and designated hitter.

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