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The Orioles exercised Perez's $2.2 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports. Perez, 28, held a 4.53 ERA and 46:28 K:BB over 53.2 innings for the Orioles this season. He posted a 53.5 percent ground ball rate and didn't surrender a single home run over his 62 appearances.
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Perez (2-0) hit one batter but did not allow a hit or a walk over a scoreless inning to earn the win Sunday over the Padres. The Orioles never trailed Sunday, but starter Albert Suarez came up one out short of qualifying for the win. Jacob Webb also struggled in his relief appearance, leading to Perez being awarded the win. Perez has bounced back from a rough patch right out of the All-Star break, earning a save and a win over two scoreless innings across his last two appearances. For the year, he has a 4.26 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 29:15 K:BB with two saves and 13 holds across 31.2 innings.
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Perez earned a save against the Marlins on Thursday, striking out two batters in a perfect inning of work. Primary closer Craig Kimbrel blew a save chance in the ninth inning, and the game went into an extra frame. Baltimore scored a run in the top of the 10th, and Perez was able to keep the automatic runner from crossing the plate in the bottom of the inning to notch his second save of the campaign. The southpaw isn't likely to see many more save opportunities this season, though he's gotten a good amount of high-leverage work and is tied for second on the team with 13 holds.
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Perez (1-0) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout to earn the win Friday over the Rays. Perez kept the deficit from growing beyond 1-0, and the Orioles rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to give him the win. He hasn't earned a hold in any of his last eight appearances, but he has a save and a win in that span. The southpaw isn't a usual part of the high-leverage mix, but he's filled in there on occasion in 2024. He's at a 4.61 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 12:6 K:BB through 13.2 innings as a middle reliever this season.
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Perez struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his first save of the season in a 5-3 win over the White Sox. Craig Kimbrel, Danny Coulombe and Yennier Cano had all pitched both Thursday and Friday, leaving manager Brandon Hyde without any of his usual late-inning options when Baltimore took the lead in the eighth. Perez stepped up with a strong performance, needing only 10 pitches (six strikes) to retire the bottom of Chicago's order. The 28-year-old southpaw has an unsightly 5.06 ERA on the season, but he has yet to serve up a homer in 10.2 innings and has blanked the opposition in eight of his 11 appearances while picking up four holds.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 62 | 0 | 53.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 47 | 4.52 | 1.39 |
| 2023 | BAL | 65 | 0 | 53.3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 56 | 3.54 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | BAL | 66 | 0 | 57.7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 46 | 1.40 | 1.16 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/28 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/26 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 1 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 9/24 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/21 | vs |
- | - | - | 0.0 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/19 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9/14 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |