Hector Perez

Hector Antonio Perez ... Signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent on July 7, 2014 ... Favourite player growing up was Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez.

2018

Set personal bests in innings pitched (115.0) and strikeouts (133) ... Began the year with Advanced-A Buies Creek ... Went 3-3 with a 3.84 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 72.2 innings of work ... Was promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi on July 11 ... Pitched in four games (two starts) for the Hooks while posting a 3.24 ERA with 18 K's in 16.2 innings ... Was traded to the Blue Jays along with RHP Ken Giles and RHP David Paulino in exchange for RHP Roberto Osuna on July 30 ... Finished his season with six games (five starts) for Double-A New Hampshire where he recorded a 3.86 ERA and 32 strikeouts across 25.2 innings ... After the season, was added to Toronto's 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

2017

Returned to Quad Cities for the start of 2017 and recorded a 2.50 ERA, 24 strikeouts and a .150 OBA over 18.0 frames ... Joined Advanced-A Buies Creek on April 28 and appeared in 21 contests (14 starts) ... Struck out 104 batters over 89.1 innings while with Buies Creek, en route to a 3.63 ERA and a .218 opponents' average.

2016

Was assigned to Class-A (short) Tri-City to begin 2016 ... Went 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in seven games (three starts) while racking up 36 strikeouts over 28.2 innings ... Was named New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week on July 3 after two scoreless outings (10.1 IP, 3H, 3BB, 10K) ... Earned a promotion to Class-A Quad Cities at the end of July and made seven starts for the River Bandits to wrap up his 2016 season (2-1, 4.60 ERA).