Baseball Somerset Patriots Sign INF Darwin Perez by Somerset Patriots March 8, 2016 Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder Darwin Perez. “I am looking forward to getting over to Somerset and start playing,” Perez said. “I heard it was a good place to play. I am excited!” Perez enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League. He was originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels organization as a 16 year-old. Perez spent the first seven years of his career with the Angels, reaching as high as Triple-A Salt Lake in 2010. The Maracay, Venezuela native most recently played with Double-A Midland in the Oakland Athletics organization, where he stole 19 bases with 34 RBI during the 2013 season. Perez has stolen at least 10 bases in seven of eight professional seasons, including a 23-steal campaign with Double-A Arkansas (seventh-most in the Texas League) in 2011. That season, Perez was also named a Texas League Gold Glove recipient, posting a .981 fielding percentage over 117 games at shortstop. He only made nine errors on 482 chances in the field. “Darwin is a solid middle infielder,” manager Brett Jodie said. “We have heard great things about his athleticism and his glove. He is also an above average base runner who will add to our team speed and base-stealing ability. We look forward to Darwin coming into camp and competing for time in our infield.” The switch-hitter owns a career .251 batting average with 19 home runs, 278 RBI and 111 stolen bases over his eight-year professional career. The Somerset Patriots won their Atlantic League leading sixth championship during the 2015 season. Tickets are now on-sale for the upcoming 2016 season and the schedule can be viewed at www.somersetpatriots.com. For more information or to purchase tickets for the 2016 season, stop by TD Bank Ballpark, call (908) 252-0700, or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 1,182 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Somerset Patriots Latest posts by Somerset Patriots (see all) Somerset Patriots Announce Added Programming On Radio Partner 1450 WCTC-AM - May 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Bring Back All-Star RHP David Kubiak - April 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Land Eight-Year Major Leaguer Vance Worley - March 27, 2020 Somerset Patriots Acquire Major League LHP Pat Dean - March 10, 2020 Related Topics2016 Roster2016 SeasonAtlantic LeagueDarwin PerezLA AngelsPlayer TransactionsSomerset Patriots Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Yankees: The Future is Bright in the Bronx New York Yankees Starting Pitching Update