Nestor Pérez

Spanish baseball manager (born 1976)

Baseball player

Néstor Pérez
Shortstop / Manager
Born: Néstor Pérez Alonso (1976-11-24) 24 November 1976 (age 47) Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Néstor Pérez Alonso (born 24 November 1976) is a baseball manager and former professional player who played as a shortstop. He was most recently manager of the Augusta GreenJackets, the Low-A East affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.^[1] Born in Cuba, he represented Spain internationally.

Pérez began his career in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol before defecting to the United States.^[2] He signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization in 1998, playing with the team’s minor league system until 2005. During the 2005 season, he had a brief stint with the Colorado Rockies Double-A affiliate before returning to Tampa Bay to finish both the season and his Minor League Baseball (MiLB) career.^[3]

After leaving Minor League Baseball, Pérez played in the División de Honor de Béisbol, the highest level of baseball in Spain.

International career

Born in Cuba, Pérez is of Spanish descent through his grandparents.^[4] He played for the Spain national baseball team in the 2003 European Baseball Championship, 2005 European Baseball Championship, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2007 European Baseball Championship, 2007 Baseball World Cup, 2008 European Cup, 2009 European Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Staff reports. "Braves name minor-league managers, staffs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ Catching up with Cuban defectors
^ "Nestor Perez Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "Interviews with Richard Montiel, Nestor Perez of Tenerife Marlins".