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Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982

Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.

From the Collection: Rafael Perez, p, Cleveland Baseball

Rafae Perez signed signature card

Pitcher Rafael Perez made the majors in 2006 with Cleveland and spent the next seven seasons in the majors.

In 2007 Perez was the left-handed battery mate to right-hander Rafael Betancourt, who together made one of the most impressive bullpen duos in the game and a big reason that the Tribe won 96-games and nearly went to the World Series.

Like many pen arms, Perez’s career was short. While he only had one season with a sub-100 ERA+, he was allowed to walk as a free agent in 2012 and would never see the majors again.

All told, Perez would go 21-12 during his major league career, all of it in Cleveland, with a 3.64 ERA/116 ERA+.