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Eduardo Rafael "Eddie" Pérez (born May 4, 1968) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball player and current coach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eddie Pérez statistics )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eddie Pérez coaching record )〕 He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers. He batted and threw right-handed. Pérez is the current bullpen coach for the Atlanta Braves.〔 He was known for being pitcher Greg Maddux's personal catcher during his tenure as a player with the Braves. ==Baseball playing career== Pérez was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1986.〔 He spent eight seasons in the Braves' minor league system, eventually progressing to their Triple-A affiliate, the Richmond Braves.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eddie Pérez minor league statistics )〕 In , he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Venezuelan Winter League.〔 He posted a .265 batting average with 19 doubles and 40 runs batted in with Richmond in , earning a late season call up to Atlanta.〔 Pérez made his major league debut with the Braves on September 10, 1995.〔 In his first game as a starting player on September 15, he hit a home run for his first major league hit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1995 Eddie Pérez batting log )〕 Pérez made the post-season roster, but didn't get to play as the Braves went on to win the 1995 World Series.〔 Pérez served as the Braves' back up catcher behind Javy Lopez, but by June 1996, he had taken on the role of personal catcher for Greg Maddux, a job previously held by Charlie O'Brien who had been granted free agency during the off-season. The Braves went on to win the National League pennant before losing to the New York Yankees in the 1996 World Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1996 World Series )〕 On September 17, 1997, Pérez hit a grand slam home run against the San Francisco Giants, enabling the Braves to tie a major league team record with 11 grand slams in one season. With Pérez as his catcher, Maddux ended the year with a 2.20 earned run average, second best in the National League, as the Braves once again clinched the National League East Division crown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1997 National League Pitching Leaders )〕 The Braves swept the Houston Astros in three games in the 1997 National League Division Series before losing to the eventual world champion Florida Marlins in the 1997 National League Championship Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1997 National League Division Series )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1997 National League Championship Series )〕 Pérez had his best year in 1998 when he posted a .336 batting average along with a .404 on-base percentage in 61 games.〔 He committed only 1 error in 305 total chances for a .997 fielding percentage.〔 His working relationship with Maddux continued to improve with Maddux leading the National League with 5 shutouts, and a 2.22 earned run average.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1998 National League Pitching Leaders )〕 The Braves once again claimed the National League East Division crown and defeated the Chicago Cubs in three games in the 1998 National League Division Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1998 National League Division Series )〕 Pérez hit an eighth-inning grand slam home run in the decisive Game 3 of the series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1998 National League Division Series Game 3 box score )〕 However, the Braves' season ended when they lost to the San Diego Padres in the 1998 National League Championship Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1998 National League Championship Series )〕 In 1999, Pérez was thrust into a starting role when Javy Lopez suffered an injury to a ligament in his right knee in late July and was lost for the season. He stepped in with a .249 batting average along with 7 home runs, 30 runs batted in, and finished fourth in the league in fielding percentage and in range factor.〔 The Braves won their fifth consecutive National League East Division title and then defeated the Houston Astros in four games in the 1999 National League Division Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1999 National League Division Series )〕 In the 1999 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets, Pérez, normally known for his defensive skills, became an offensive standout. He hit a home run in Game 1 to help the Braves win 4–2.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1999 National League Championship Series Game 1 box score )〕 He followed with a two-run, sixth-inning home run in Game 2 that broke a 2–2 tie. Pérez contributed a two-run single in the deciding Game 6 as the Braves won 10–9 in 11 innings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1999 National League Championship Series Game 6 box score )〕 He totaled 10 hits in 20 at bats for a .500 batting average along with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in to earn him the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Post-Season World Series MVP Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners )〕 After an emotionally draining National League Championship series, the Braves were swept by the New York Yankees in four games in the 1999 World Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1999 World Series )〕 In May 2000, Pérez suffered a torn rotator cuff and missed the entire season. He re-injured the same shoulder in March of 2001 and only appeared in 5 games that season. In March 2002, Pérez was traded to the Cleveland Indians who were in need of a backup catcher. Pérez became expendable after the Braves acquired catcher Henry Blanco.〔 Pérez spent the 2002 season as backup to Einar Diaz and was granted free agency at the end of the year.〔 In January 2003, he signed a contract to play for the Milwaukee Brewers.〔 Pérez was in a platoon system alongside Keith Osik in which he started three out of every five games. He was hitting for a .315 batting average by mid-season, but tapered off to finish the season with a .271 average along with career-highs in home runs (11) and runs batted in (45).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2003 Eddie Pérez batting log )〕 In December 2003, Pérez signed a contract to return to play for the Braves. He served as a backup catcher to Johnny Estrada in 2004 and 2005. He suffered tendinitis in his right shoulder during the 2005 season and was placed on the disabled list for most of the season. While on the disabled list, Perez's duties as catcher were taken over by Brian McCann who eventually took over as the Braves' starting catcher. He returned to make one final major league appearance as a pinch hitter on September 27, at the age of 37.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2005 Eddie Pérez batting log )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=September 27, 2005 Rockies-Braves box score )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Pérez (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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