About Rafael Pérez (baseball)
Rafael Jerome Pérez is a Dominican former left-handed professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2006 to 2012, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons in 2015. He was signed by the Indians as an undrafted free agent in 2002 and played with them through 2012. He lives in Freeport, New York, on Long Island. Pérez finished the season with a 4–3 record and a 7.31 ERA in 54 relief appearances. Pérez posted similar numbers in 2011, with a 5–2 record and a 3.00 ERA in 71 appearances. He made four appearances for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, logging a 1-0 record and 2.25 ERA with two strikeouts over four innings of work. With the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, he pitched in 25 games and compiled a 2–2 record with six saves, 30 strikeouts, and a 2.64 ERA.
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