Blake Perkins #16

Is married...wife’s name is Falyn...Graduated from Verrado (Ariz.) High School...Great-uncle, Luther Hayes, played tight end for the San Diego Chargers in 1961...Describes himself as a “partial musician” in that he can somewhat play several instruments...also enjoys reading.

2025

Batted .226 with three HR, 19 RBI and seven SB in 54 games with Milwaukee...Made 39 starts, all in center field...Batted .206 (22-for-107, 1hr) as a left-handed hitter and .271 (13-for-48, two HR) as a right-handed hitter...Began the season on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right shin, an injury he suffered while facing Freddy Peralta in a simulated game in February...Was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 4/26...Was returned from rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on 7/3 but remained on the injured list with a left groin strain...Began a second rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on 7/11 before he was reinstated from the injured list on 7/13 and optioned...Was recalled by Milwaukee on 7/18...Notched his second career walk-off hit on 7/27 vs. Miami with an RBI-single off Cade Gibson in the ninth inning (3-2 win)...Produced the first multi-homer game of his career on 8/1 at Washington with a pair of home runs in a 16-9 win...Tied his career high with 5 RBI in a 9-2 win on 9/17 vs. Los Angeles-AL...Appeared in seven postseason games and batted .200 (3-for-15) with one RBI...made five starts, all in center field.

2024

Batted .240 with six HR, 43 RBI and 23 SB in 121 games with Milwaukee...Made 104 starts, all in center field...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Batted .223 (54-for-242, four HR) as a left-handed hitter and .270 (38-for-141, two HR) as a right-handed hitter...Was a finalist for a Gold Glove Award in center field along with the Rockies’ Brenton Doyle (winner) and Nationals’ Jacob Young...Committed just a single error all season (May 6 at Kansas City)…Recorded a pair of triples in a 10-0 win on June 7 at Detroit, tying the franchise record for a game (23x)…Marked the first triples of his career...Was on the 10-day injured list from Aug. 12-21 with a right calf strain...Went 3-for-6 with one RBI in the NL Wild Card Series vs. the Mets...Appeared in two games, starting in center field in Game 2 and Game 3.

2023

Batted .217 with 4 HR and 20 RBI in 67 games with Milwaukee...Made 41 starts (18g in RF, 14g in CF, 9g in LF)...Had three stints with the team (4/19-4/30, 6/3-8/10 and 9/17-end of season)...Batted .308 with four HR and 17 RBI in 40 games at Triple-A Nashville...Made his Major League debut on 4/19 at Seattle (PR/CF)...Notched his first career hit on 4/22 vs. Boston with a single off Garrett Whitlock...Belted a grand slam off Graham Ashcraft for his first career home run in a 10-8 win on 6/3 at Cincinnati...became the fifth player in franchise history to hit a grand slam for his first career home run, joining Bill Spiers (1989), Tim Unroe (1997), Shaun Marcum (2011) and Brice Turang (2023)...Smacked his first career pinch-hit home run on 6/17 vs. Pittsburgh with a solo shot off Jose Hernandez in a 5-0 win...Recorded his first career walk-off hit on 8/5 vs. Pittsburgh with an RBI-single off Angel Perdomo in the 10th inning (3-2 win)...Was on the 10-day injured list from 8/11-9/16, retroactive to 8/10, with a left oblique strain...Was on the NL Wild Card Series roster (DNP).

2022

Batted .246 with 15 HR, 50 RBI and 21 SB in 101 games with Double-A Somerset (71g) and Triple-A Scranton/WB (30 games).

2021

Spent the entire season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, batting .202 (48-for-238) with 33R, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 40 BB and 9 SB in 72 games…batted .298/.412/.474 (17-for-57) with 4 doubles, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 11 BB vs. left-handed pitching…recorded two 4-RBI games on 7/29 and 8/1 vs. Wichita after only collecting only one such game his previous four minor league seasons (not including the 2020 season)…also had 4RBI 8/18/19 vs. Tulsa with Northwest Arkansas.