Eury Pérez #55

Eury Eduardo Perez (yu-OOR-ee)

2014

Opened the year with Triple-A Syracuse of the Nationals organization, where he hit .228 (21-for-92) over 24 games prior to fracturing his left toe on 4/28...Placed on the Syracuse 7-day disabled list on 4/29 before being recalled to Washington and transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 5/16...Made a pair of rehabilitation appearances, the first of which was a one-game stint with the GCL Nationals (0-for-2, K) on 7/5. He followed with a nine-game stretch with High-A Potomac, hitting .321 (9-for-28) with six runs, one double, one homer, four RBI and six steals from 7/6-18...Activated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Syracuse on 7/25...Hit .375 (45-for-120) with a .424 on-base percentage over the next 33 games with the Chiefs, stroking 12 extra-base hits and swiping 18 bases...Claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees on 9/22 and spent the remaining week of the regular season with the club, appearing in four games and making a pair of starts...Hit .200 (2-for-10) with a pair of runs and a stolen base with New York...Compiled 26 steals through his three stops in the minors, giving him 20-or-more stolen bases in each of his last five minor-league seasons and in 6-of-8 professional campaigns overall...Stroked a minor league career-high-tying four hits on 4/25 at Louisville while with Syracuse, going 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a pair of runs for his ninth-career four-hit game...Worked his way to a .405 average (30-for-74) over 21 games in the month of August with Syracuse, with 11 runs, six doubles, one triple, five RBI and seven steals.

2013

Hit .300 and swiped 23 bags in 96 games with Syracuse...enjoyed a pair of stints with the Nationals...started 2 games for Washington (May 14 at LAD, Sept. 29 at ARI)...lone MLB hit (infield single) came in season finale...while with Syracuse, posted career highs with 7 homers and 30 extra-base hits (18 doubles, 5 triples)...hit .366 against LHP, .351 with runners on base and .306 with RISP for the Chiefs.

2012

Advanced as far as Triple-A for the first time and hit .333 with 20 stolen bases in just 40 Triple-A contests...was recalled by Washington on Sept. 1 and served primarily as a pinch runner...made MLB debut that night vs. STL...hit .314 overall to rank 2nd among Nationals full-season farmhands in '12...paced Washington's system with 51 stolen bases.

2011

With Potomac, hit .283 and ranked 2nd among Nationals farmhands with 45 stolen bases in first season in Single-A Carolina League ... 45 stolen bags also ranked 2nd in the CL, as did 108 singles.

2010

Led Nationals minor leaguers with 64 stolen bases in 131 games with Hagerstown ... those 64 swipes also rated second in professional baseball ... participated in the XM All-Star Futures Game ... following the season, hit .345 with 21 stolen bags in 37 games with the Escogido Lions and was named 2010 Dominican Winter League Rookie of the Year.

2009

In first domestic campaign, hit .381 for the GCL Nationals to win the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League batting title and MVP honors ... helped the Nationals' Rookie-level affiliate win the Gulf Coast League Championship ... led the GCL with 69 hits and a .443 on-base percentage...capped the regular season riding a 27-game hitting streak (48-for-110, .486) ... played flawless defense.

2008

Hit .321 to rank 8th in the Dominican Winter League in repeat season in homeland ... ranked fifth in DSL with 51 runs.

2007

In 51 games during professional debut with the DSL Nationals, posted a remarkable .399 OBP in just 51 games thanks primarily to 37 walks.