Wenceel Pérez - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

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23 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

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1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Moved to IL The Tigers placed Perez on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left orbital fracture, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Impact The outfielder was injured in the weight room earlier this week when a plyometric band struck him in the face, causing the fracture. It's unclear how long Perez is expected to be sidelined. Trei Cruz was called up in a corresponding move Friday.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Heading to injured list The Tigers will place Perez (face) on the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game versus the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact Perez got hurt Tuesday in a weight room incident when he was struck in the face by a plyometric band. It's unclear what specific injury he is dealing with, but it will cost him at least the next week-plus of action. Trei Cruz will absorb Perez's spot on the Detroit roster.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

AJ Hinch's injury update on Wenceel Pérez has Tigers fans genuinely concerned Wenceel Pérez suffered a freak accident and could be next to join the Tigers' long IL.

2 DAYS AGO • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Freak eye injury sidelines Tigers utilityman Wenceel Perez Tigers manager A.J. Hinch expressed significant concern with an eye injury suffered by utilityman Wenceel Perez in a training room accident.

2 DAYS AGO • USATODAY.COM

Tigers' Wenceel Perez injured in freak accident in training room, team puts Gleyber Torres on IL

The Detroit Tigers were without two players in a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, missing outfielder Wenceel Perez due to a freak accident and second baseman Gleyber To...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Likely unavailable Wednesday Perez is likely unavailable off the bench for Wednesday's game in Houston after being struck in the face by a plyo band in the weight room Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit New...

Impact Perez is still being evaluated, but he will likely be fine by Friday following the Tigers' team off day Thursday. The switch-hitting outfielder is sporting a .594 OPS with seven home runs across 53 games for Detroit this season.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Playing time dwindling Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

Impact Perez finds himself on the bench for a fifth straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher and looks to have faded into a short-side platoon role. The 26-year-old switch hitter is slashing just .159/.237/.290 in 118 plate appearances against right-handers this season.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Pops seventh home run off bench Appearing as a pinch hitter, Perez went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 11-0 win over the Twins.

Impact Perez received a pinch-hit appearance against Minnesota catcher Alex Jackson in mop-up duty, and the former made the at-bat count with his seventh home run of the season. Five of those long balls have come in the last 13 games, though Perez is batting a modest .256 during the power surge and only .186 overall. The 26-year-old may struggle with consistency due to his low batting average, but he's providing fantasy value recently thanks to his ability to leave the yard.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers hit 6 homers in 11-0 rout of Twins

Spencer Torkelson hit one of Detroit’s six homers and the Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins

JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Sitting again Wednesday Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Impact Perez will head to the bench for the second day in a row while the Tigers roll out a starting outfield of Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry and Kerry Carpenter from left to right. After producing a .738 OPS over 100 games in 2025, Perez has taken a big step back this season, slashing just .176/.241/.333 across 166 plate appearances. Perez could be relegated to a part-time role until his bat begins to heat up.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Tuesday's lineup Perez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

Impact Perez started the previous two games and has a .934 OPS with six extra-base hits (four homers) in his past 11 contests, but he'll take a seat for Tuesday's series opener. Kerry Carpenter is manning right field while Colt Keith handles the DH spot for Detroit.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

Triples, drives in two Sunday Perez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.

Impact Batting ninth, Perez provided a jolt for the Tigers, which he's managed to do more frequently lately. Over his last 15 games, the outfielder is batting .316 with five extra-base hits, two stolen bases, seven RBI and 11 runs scored. It's still been a mostly down season for Perez, though his recent stretch at least gives fantasy managers some degree of optimism.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin McGonigle's clutch hit with 2 outs in 9th rallies Tigers to 5-4 win over Mariners

Kevin McGonigle homered in the fourth inning and hit a two-run single off All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 v...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Tigers meet the Mariners with 1-0 series lead

The Detroit Tigers play the Seattle Mariners, leading the series 1-0

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Left out of starting nine Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Impact Perez will head to the bench for the series finale, ending a streak of 12 consecutive starts for the 26-year-old. Though he slugged four home runs during that stretch of action, Perez batted just .178, which actually brought his season-long average up to .170. Despite Perez's struggles, he still looks as though he'll have a fairly clear path to a near-everyday role in the Detroit outfield unless the Tigers elect to promote top prospect Max Clark from Triple-A Toledo.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Continues power surge Tuesday Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 win over the Rays.

Impact That's now four home runs in eight games for Perez, which has pushed him up to six long balls for the season. The outfielder isn't providing much in terms of batting average, but he's worth a look right now while his power stroke is this locked in. Perez has also been seeing fairly consistent playing time lately, though the recent return of Kerry Carpenter from the injured list could cut into the former's role. Carpenter was out of the lineup Tuesday with Tampa Bay starting lefty Steven Matz.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Torres, Pérez and Greene go deep to back Flaherty as Tigers beat Rays 8-0

Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

Rays begin 3-game series at home against the Tigers

The Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers on Monday

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

Lifts off again in loss Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Perez only has five home runs this season, but three of them have come in his last five games. The power surge is nice, though the outfielder is batting just .235 during the stretch, and he's only batting .172 overall this year. Perez looks like he can occasionally be a nice source of homers, but his low batting average will make him a volatile fantasy asset prone to extended slumps.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Homers again Thursday Perez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Angels.

Impact Perez is now up to four home runs this season, with two of those coming in the last three days. The 26-year-old outfielder still has an ugly .175/.241/.302 slash line overall, though he's showing some signs of life with the recent uptick in power. Perez should continue to see fairly regular playing time in the near term as Detroit deals with a number of injuries in the outfield.

MAY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Grayson Rodriguez pitches 5 strong innings as Angels stay hot with 7-1 win over slumping Tigers

Grayson Rodriguez pitched five strong innings as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1 for their fifth victory in six games

MAY 28 • Associated Press

Goes deep in loss Perez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Angels.

Impact It's been a struggle overall for Perez, who is batting just .167 with a .492 OPS. However, with Javier Baez (ankle) and Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) currently on the 10-day injured list, and Parker Meadows (arm) on the 60-day injured list, the Tigers are a bit thin in the outfield. That's opened up more playing time for Perez, who showed last season that he's capable of decent offensive production in a starting role.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Vaughn Grissom's grand slam, 6 RBIs lead Angels over Tigers, 10-6

Vaughn Grissom hit a grand slam and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night

MAY 27 • Associated Press

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