Robert Alexander Pérez Jiménez (born June 4, 1969, in Bolívar State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1994-1997), Seattle Mariners (1998), Montreal Expos (1998), New York Yankees (2001) and Milwaukee Brewers (2001).

In 221-game career, Pérez batted .254 (126-for-497), with 8 home runs, 74 RBIs, 49 runs, 19 doubles, 1 triple and 3 stolen bases.

In 2007 and 2008, he played in the Mexican League, batting over .300 both years.

Pérez is a legend in Venezuela, where he is nicknamed "El Hombre de Historia", or "The man of History". Such a nickname comes from the fact he is attempting to become both the second baseball player in Venezuelan baseball history to collect over 500 RBIs in the Venezuelan league, and also the second man to connect 90 career home runs there. If he achieves both milestones, he will be the first man in Venezuelan baseball history to reach both marks. Pérez plays for the Cardenales de Lara team in the Venezuelan league each winter.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Solo Deportes article about a Robert Perez game, in Spanish

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