AP source: Rangers set for reunion with veteran lefty Perez

Veteran left-hander Martin Perez is set for a reunion with the Texas Rangers, according to a person familiar with the deal.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the finalization of the one-year deal with Perez was pending the completion of a physical. Other reports, citing unidentified sources, said the deal would be worth $4 million.

Perez is 63-69 with a 4.71 ERA in 221 career games. The 30-year-old lefty played the past two seasons for Boston, going 10-13 with a 4.65 ERA while starting 34 of his 48 games, and was 7-8 with a 4.74 ERA last year.

Texas initially signed Perez as a 16-year-old out of Venezuela in July 2007, and he made his big-league debut with the Rangers in 2012. After his first seven MLB seasons with the Rangers, Perez went to Minnesota in free agency before the 2019 season and then to the Red Sox before the COVID-19-altered 2020 season.

Perez was 43-49 with a 4.63 ERA in 141 games (128 starts) during his seven seasons in Texas. He was 10-7 with a 5.12 ERA in his only season with the Twins.

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