{"id":12176,"date":"2023-01-29T22:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T22:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/roberto-perez-agrees-to-contract-with-giants-in-red-sox-offer\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T22:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T22:30:12","slug":"roberto-perez-agrees-to-contract-with-giants-in-red-sox-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/roberto-perez-agrees-to-contract-with-giants-in-red-sox-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberto Perez agrees to contract with Giants in Red Sox offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Report: Giants agree to deal with veteran catcher Perez, initially on NBC Sports Bayarea<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Giants reportedly adds depth behind the dishes.<\/p>\n<p>MassLive.com&#8217;s Chris Cotillo reported Sunday, citing sources, that the Giants have reached an agreement with veteran catcher Roberto Perez.  Cotillo also said that the Boston Red<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/1619806710079823875?s=20&amp;t=xZUZR4R3NGgs_eoquWQb9Q\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an aggressive bid\" class=\"link \">aggressive bid<\/a>For Perez, he ultimately chose the Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Perez, 34, spent the first eight seasons of his MLB career with Cleveland from 2014-2021, appearing in 21 games last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 207\/.298\/.360 with 55 homers and 192 RBIs in 511 career games.<\/p>\n<p>Perez won two Gold Glove Awards for his work as a catcher for Cleveland in 2019 and 2020.  2019 was the best offensive season of his career when he hit a career-high 24 home runs in 119 games and posted a .239\/.321\/.452 batting average.<\/p>\n<p>Once the deal is final, Perez will be in competition for the Giants, backing catcher for 26-year-old Joey Bart alongside Austin Winnes, who recently accepted a full assignment to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Blake Sabol.<\/p>\n<h5>RELATED: Why Purdy&#8217;s success is well known to his father&#8217;s former teammates<\/h5>\n<p>The San Francisco pitcher and catcher are scheduled to attend the Giants&#8217; spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download and follow the Giants Talk podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiR2h0dHBzOi8vc3BvcnRzLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9tbGItcnVtb3JzLXJvYmVydG8tcGVyZXotYWdyZWVzLTIyMzAxMjMwOC5odG1s0gFPaHR0cHM6Ly9zcG9ydHMueWFob28uY29tL2FtcGh0bWwvbWxiLXJ1bW9ycy1yb2JlcnRvLXBlcmV6LWFncmVlcy0yMjMwMTIzMDguaHRtbA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Report: Giants agree to deal with veteran catcher Perez, initially on NBC Sports Bayarea Giants reportedly adds depth behind the dishes. 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