Mike Pérez (baseball)

Mike Pérez
Pitcher
Born: October 19, 1964 (1964-10-19) (age 47) Yauco, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1990 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 17, 1997 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Win-loss record	24–16
Earned run average	3.56
Strikeouts	224
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1994) Chicago Cubs (1995–1996) Kansas City Royals (1997)

Michael Irvin Pérez "Mike" Ortega (born October 19, 1964) is a former American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues for eight seasons in the 1990s. Perez played college baseball for the University of Florida and Troy State University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals.

Perez was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico.^[1]

Perez received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Joe Arnold's Florida Gators baseball team in 1985. He also attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, and played for the Troy Trojans baseball team. Perez was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the twelfth round of the 1986 MLB Draft.^[1]

Perez made his late-season major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals on September 5, 1990, and played for the Cardinals for five seasons from 1990 to 1994.^[1] He also played for the Chicago Cubs from 1995 to 1996, and the Kansas City Royals in 1997.^[1] Perez appeared in 313 games as a relief pitcher, finished 100 of them, and posted twenty-two saves.^[1] He retired after the 1997 season, and finished his major league career with a win-loss record of 24–16, 224 strikeouts, and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.56.^[1]

See also

	Baseball portal
	Biography portal

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Baseball-Reference.com, Players, Mike Perez. Retrieved November 30, 2010.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Perez, Mike
Alternative names	Michael Irvin Pérez Ortega
Short description	American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher
Date of birth	October 19, 1964
Place of birth	Yauco, Puerto Rico
Date of death
Place of death