Perez requested his release from the Orioles on Friday, CSN Baltimore's Rich Dubroff reports.
It sounds like Perez could be headed to Japan this season, as he was not in line to crack the Orioles' Opening Day roster. He can be ignored in most formats for the foreseeable future.
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Orioles' Felix Perez: Signs with Orioles
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Perez has signed a minor league contract with the Orioles, Rich Dubroff of CSN Midatlantic reports.
Perez, who came over from Cuba in 2010, spent five years in the Reds farm system before spending 2015 in the Mexican League, where he slugged 20 home runs in 94 games and posted a sharp .312/.390/.580 batting line. He'll start out at Triple-A most likely, but could serve as some powerful outfield or DH depth should the Orioles run into injury trouble.
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David Holmberg among nine Reds sent down to minors
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The Reds optioned Dylan Axelrod, Carlos Contreras, Daniel Corcino, Ryan Dennick, and David Holmberg to Triple-A Louisville. Amir Garrett was optioned to Class A Daytona, and Ramon Cabrera, Jon Moscot and Felix Perez were reassigned to minor league camp. 45 players remain active in big-league camp.
