Wenceel Perez

ABOUT WENCEEL PEREZ

Professional middle infielder that was first signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international prospect in 2016. A few years later, he was named the Tigers' 14th best MLB prospect following the 2022 minor league season.

He initially began his professional career playing for the DSL Tigers rookie affiliate team. After 61 games with the club, he was eventually promoted.

He collected a career-high 14 home runs and 66 runs batted in during the 2022 minor league season. In total, he collected 190 bases during the season. Throughout his career in the minors, he collected over twenty home runs.

Growing up, he lived with his family in Azua, Dominican Republic.

He shares an October 30th birthday with Devin Booker and Diego Maradona .