Perez re-signed Thursday with the Athletics on a minor-league contract.
Just one day after he elected free agency upon being outrighted off Oakland's 40-man roster, Perez opted to stick with the organization on a new deal. The 26-year-old lefty made 17 appearances at the big-league level in 2023, logging a 5.94 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over 16.2 innings.
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Francisco Perez: Elects free agency
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Perez elected free agency Wednesday.
The Athletics outrighted Perez to Triple-A Las Vegas after removing him from their 40-man roster, but the lefty had the right to refuse the assignment and become a free agent and has opted to do just that. Perez posted a 5.94 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP across 16.2 innings with Oakland in 2023.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Takes second loss in extras
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Perez (1-2) took the extra-inning loss against the Blue Jays on Monday, allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits over one-third of an inning.
A day after securing his first major-league victory, Perez fell apart when asked to preserve a 3-3 tie upon entering in the 10th. The left-hander got into immediate trouble by surrendering an RBI double and a run-scoring single to Santiago Espinal and Cavan Biggio, respectively, and he was ultimately charged with an additional run after exiting. The stumble snapped the 26-year-old's season-high three-appearance scoreless streak and pushed his ERA back up to an ugly 6.75 across 10.2 innings.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Gets first win Sunday
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Perez (1-1) got the win over the Angels on Sunday, firing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning during which he recorded a strikeout.
Perez was able to prevent further damage upon entering in the seventh after Adrian Martinez had allowed a game-tying solo home run to Luis Rengifo, striking out Shohei Ohtani and inducing an inning-ending lineout from Brandon Drury. The southpaw was then rewarded with his first big-league win when the Athletics rallied for six runs in the home half of the frame and held on for the victory. Perez has now put together three straight scoreless appearances, a four-inning sample during which he's generated a 4:0 K:BB and lowered his ERA from 8.53 to 5.23.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Takes loss as opener
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Perez (0-1) took the loss as the opener against the Orioles on Friday, allowing three earned runs on four hits over one inning. He struck out one.
Perez wasn't able to give Oakland more than one frame, as he surrendered an RBI single to Ryan Mountcastle and a run-scoring double to Cedric Mullins. The 26-year-old southpaw held the Nationals scoreless over 1.1 innings in his big-league debut last Saturday, but he's subsequently been dinged for runs in his last two outings.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Serving as opener Friday
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Perez will serve as the Athletics' opener Friday versus the Orioles, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Luis Medina had been listed as the probable starter for Oakland, but he will instead operate in bulk relief. Perez, 26, has made only two appearances this season in the majors and carries a career 5.71 ERA.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Contract selected by Athletics
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Perez's contract was selected by Oakland on Saturday.
The left-handed reliever has 15.1 innings of major-league experience, appearing briefly for Cleveland and Washington. He's spent all of this year in the minors, where he owns a 4.86 ERA at the Triple-A level while walking 13.4 percent of opposing batters. Sam Long was optioned in a corresponding move.
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Athletics' Francisco Perez: Signs minor-league contract
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Perez signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Friday, Chris Hillburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports.
Perez was released by the Nationals late in March. The left-handed reliever has pitched in the majors over the last two seasons and owns a career 5.87 ERA over 14 appearances with Cleveland and Washington. He provides some organizational depth and has a chance to help the Oakland bullpen before the end of the 2023 campaign.
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Francisco Perez: Let go by Washington
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The Nationals released Perez on March 24.
Perez attended big-league spring training with Washington as a non-roster invitee, but he ended up parting ways with the organization shortly after being reassigned to minor-league camp. The 25-year-old lefty appeared in 10 games with Washington in 2022, logging a 7.27 ERA and 2.54 WHIP across 8.2 innings.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Sent to minors camp
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The Nationals reassigned Perez to minor-league camp Tuesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Perez made 10 relief appearances at the big-league level for Washington in 2022 but did little to distinguish himself, logging a 7.27 ERA and 2.54 WHIP across 8.2 innings. He'll likely need to turn in quality results at Triple-A Rochester over an extended period to begin the 2023 campaign before the Nationals consider giving him another look in the majors.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Back with Nats on MiLB pact
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Perez agreed Wednesday with the Nationals on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league spring training, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Perez elected free agency after being outrighted off the Nationals' 40-man roster in November, but upon exploring his options on the open market, he ultimately decided to return to the Washington organization. He'll get a chance to vie for a spot in Washington's Opening Day bullpen, but he's more realistically ticketed for Triple-A Rochester. He spent the majority of the 2022 campaign at Rochester, submitting a 4.82 ERA and 1.43 WHIP while punching out 61 batters over 46.2 innings.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Sent to Triple-A
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Perez cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Perez appeared in 10 major-league games for Washington last season and spent the second half of the year with Rochester. He had a 4.82 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 61:32 K:BB across 46.2 innings at Triple-A and won't retain his spot on the 40-man roster through the offseason.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Heads to Triple-A
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The Nationals optioned Perez to Triple-A Rochester on Monday.
The 24-year-old will surrender his spot on the 26-man active roster and in the Washington bullpen to lefty Sam Clay, who was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. During his two-week stint in the majors, Perez appeared in four games and gave up four earned runs on seven hits and three walks over 3.1 innings.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Summoned from minors
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The Nationals recalled Perez from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.
The arrival of Perez gives the Nationals a fresh arm out of the bullpen after Washington needed five relievers to cover all nine innings of Monday's 9-5 loss to Atlanta when starter Josiah Gray was scratched leading up to the contest. Perez has previously covered 5.1 innings in his six appearances out of the Washington bullpen this season, giving up three earned runs on six hits and six walks while striking out four.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Sent back to Triple-A
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Perez was optioned to Triple-A Rochester following Tuesday's loss to the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Perez was promoted ahead of Tuesday's contest and was called upon amid the blowout, and he gave up two runs on three hits with a strikeout and zero walks over one inning. Evan Lee will be called up in a corresponding move Wednesday to start the series finale in New York.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Joins big club
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Perez was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.
Perez owns a 3.27 ERA in a small sample of 11 major-league relief innings, though his 8:9 K:BB paints a very different picture of his performance. He's recorded a 2.51 ERA in 14.1 innings of relief for Rochester this season, a number he's paired with a far better 21:4 K:BB.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Demoted by Washington
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Perez was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.
Perez was recalled by the Nationals on April 20, and he posted a 2.08 ERA in 4.1 innings over five relief appearances while pitching in low-leverage situations. He tossed five scoreless innings in Rochester to begin the year.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Remains with major-league club
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Perez was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.
Perez joined the major-league roster as an extra man for Tuesday's doubleheader against Arizona, and he'll remain in the major-league bullpen after Sean Doolittle (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He's made five relief appearances in Rochester this year and has struck out seven in five scoreless frames.
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Nationals' Francisco Perez: Optioned to Triple-A
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Perez was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Perez was claimed off waivers by the Nationals in early November, though he failed to land a spot on the Opening Day roster after giving up eight runs in three innings across four relief appearances this spring. He'll begin the year in the minors but will be in the mix to provide bullpen depth at some point.
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Indians' Francisco Perez: Covers 2.1 innings
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Perez allowed two hits and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader versus Kansas City.
The southpaw ended up getting more outs than any of Cleveland's five other pitchers in the contest. Perez has appeared in three games this year, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks over 5.2 innings. He's expected to continue in a low-leverage role going forward.
