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HECTOR PEREZ RHP
BORN June 6, 1996 in Santo Domingo Oeste, DR
OPENING DAY AGE 21
HEIGHT 6’3 WEIGHT 199
BATS Right THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Santo Domingo Oeste, DR
ACQUIRED Signed as non-drafted free agent in July 2014
Career Highlights: 2018 – Entered season as Houston’s No. 11 prospect, according to MLB.com.
2017 – Went 7-6 with a 3.44 ERA in 25 games (17 starts) between Quad Cities and Buies Creek. Struck out 128 batters and walked
78 in 107 1/3 innings. Registered a .207 batting average against. Ranked 3rd among Astros minor league pitchers in strikeouts
and 1st in strikeouts per-9 innings (10.7). Left-handed hitters batted .231 (134 AB) while right-handed hitters batted ,206 (242 AB).
Had a 1.45 WHIP. Started campaign on April 6 vs. Wisconsin, throwing 3 2/3 scoreless frames (1 H, 8 K, 3 BB). Allowed 5 earned
runs in final 3 appearances (14 1/3 IP) with Quad Cities. Made Buies Creek debut on April 29 vs. Wilmington, tossing 3 scoreless
innings (1 H, 6 K, 2 BB). Named Houston’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May, going 3-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 5 starts (24
1/3 innings) while recording 32 strikeouts and 8 walks. Went 6 scoreless innings (5 H, 7 K, 0 BB) on May 16 at Myrtle Beach and
6 2/3 scoreless innings with a season-high 9 strikeouts (1 H, 0 BB) on May 28 at Frederick. Had 4.76 ERA (17 IP) in June. Picked
up save on June 26 vs. Carolina, throwing 4 innings (1 ER, 2 H, 5 K, 3 BB). Had stellar July, posting 2.20 ERA (28 2/3 IP) with 33
strikeouts and 21 walks. Started August by hurling 6 scoreless innings (3 H, 6 K, 2 BB) on August 6 at Carolina. Struggled to finish
campaign, allowing 12 earned runs, 11 hits, and 2 home runs in final 4 outings (10 1/3 IP).
2016 – Went 4-1 with a 3.15 ERA in 14 games (10 starts) between Tri-City and Quad Cities. Struck out 80 batters and walked 34
in 60 innings pitched. Named New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for June 27-July 3 for throwing 10 1/3 scoreless innings
(3 H, 10 K, 2 BB) in 2 outings. Named Tri-City Pitcher of the Month for July after posting a 2.12 ERA (17 IP) with 22 strikeouts and
6 walks. Longest outing with Tri-City came on July 3 at Hudson Valley, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings (2 H, 6 K, 1 BB). Promoted
to Quad Cities in late July. Allowed 4 earned in a pair of starts (9 2/3 IP) to begin Midwest League campaign. Went 2-1 with a 5.40
ERA in 4 starts during August, with 29 strikeouts and 11 walks in 18 1/3 innings. Finished season on September 1 vs. Kane County,
going 3 1/3 innings while allowing 1 earned run (1 H, 5 K, 6 BB).
2015 – Held hitters to a .185 batting average in Domincan Summer League before promotion to GCL Astros in mid-July. Named
GCL Astros Pitcher of the Month for August after tossing 12 2/3 scoreless innings in 5 appearances (1 start). Finished campaign with
Greeneville, throwing 2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen on August 28 at Burlington in lone Appalachian League appearance.
Career Notes: Averaging 1.91 strikeouts-per-walk in 3-year minor league career. Has registered a .198 batting average against.
Holds a 1.30 WHIP.
YEAR CLUB
2015
DSL Astros (R)
GCL Astros (R)
Greeneville (R)
2016
Tri-City (A)

Quad Cities (A)
2017 Quad Cities (A)

Buies Creek (A)

Career Totals
W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP
H R ER BB K
1-0 2.12 7 7 0 0 0 29.2
20 10
7 6 32
1-0 1.16 9 3 0 0 1 23.1
10 5 3 16 16
0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
2-0 1.57 7 3 0 0 0 28.2
19 5 5 12 36
2-1
4.60
7
7
0
0
0
31.1 28
20 16 22
44
1-1
2.50 4
3
0
0
0
18.0 9
5
5
11
24
6-5
3.63
21 14 0
0
2
89.1 69
49 36 67
104
13-7 2.91 56 37 0 0 3 222.1
155 94 72 135 258
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