Career
Perez played college baseball for the University of Florida and Troy State University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Saint Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals. Perez was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico. Perez received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Joe Arnold"s Florida Gators baseball team in 1985.
He also attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, and played for the Troy Trojans baseball team
Perez was selected by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the twelfth round of the 1986 MLB Draft. Perez made his late-season major league debut for the Saint Louis Cardinals on September 5, 1990, and played for the Cardinals for five seasons from 1990 to 1994.
He also played for the Chicago Cubs from 1995 to 1996, and the Kansas City Royals in 1997. Perez appeared in 313 games as a relief pitcher, finished 100 of them, and posted twenty-two saves.
