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| Regular Season | .169 | 2 | 8 | .493 | 3 |
Top Wenceel Perez News
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Dropping out of lineup Wednesday
Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Perez will ride the pine for the final game of the Tigers' homestand after he started in each of the previous five contests and went 4-for-18 with a walk, three stolen bases, three RBI and a run. With Perez taking a seat, Detroit will make room in the starting nine at designated hitter for the newly recalled Jace Jung, while Riley Greene, Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter fill out the outfield from left to right.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Swipes two bases Saturday
Perez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.
Perez has been playing well lately with a .308 batting average across his last 10 games, to go along with a home run, three stolen bases, four RBI and five runs scored. With both Javier Baez (ankle) and Parker Meadows (arm) currently on the injured list, Perez has seen an uptick of playing time in the outfield, and he's been responding well so far. The 26-year-old could be worth a look in deeper fantasy formats, at least until Detroit gets healthier.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Out of Detroit lineup
Perez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta.
Perez has been playing fairly regularly between right and center field since he was recalled, but he'll take seat Thursday. Matt Vierling will occupy center field for Detroit in the series finale.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Goes deep in loss
Perez went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Atlanta.
Perez entered the game as a defensive replacement due to Javier Baez departing with an ankle injury, and the former got Detroit on the board with his home run in the top of the ninth inning. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone deep twice in 15 games since getting recalled from Triple-A Toledo, but he's done very little else offensively. Perez is slashing just .116/.156/.412, which limits his fantasy appeal, though he could see more starts in the short term if Baez has to miss time.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Delivers key home run
Perez went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Royals.
Perez entered the game as a defensive replacement after Zach McKinstry exited following a collision, and the former didn't come to the plate until the eighth inning. Perez made the at-bat count, however, as the outfielder lifted his first home run of the year to break a 1-1 tie. It was a positive moment for Perez, though he still looks like a reserve option for the Tigers after getting recalled from Triple-A Toledo last week.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Missing out on start vs. RHP
Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Since being called up from Triple-A Toledo on Friday, Perez has gone 0-for-10 with a walk in three starts. Perez will stay on the bench for a second straight game against a right-handed pitcher (Seth Lugo) and may be stuck in a short-side platoon role for Detroit until his bat begins to heat up.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Hitting bench Sunday
Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
After starting the past two games and going 0-for-7, Perez will hit the bench and give way in right field to Zach McKinstry. Given that McKinstry has mustered a lowly .537 OPS through 37 plate appearances, Perez should still receive plenty of playing time while Parker Meadows (arm/concussion) is out of action.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Back in big leagues
The Tigers recalled Perez from Triple-A Toledo on Friday.
Perez failed to make the Opening Day roster out of spring training, but he's now needed as a replacement for the injured Parker Meadows (arm/concussion). The 26-year-old Perez had a .738 OPS with 13 home runs and eight stolen bases in 100 regular-season games for the Tigers last year and had collected an .807 OPS with two homers and three steals in his first 10 contests at Toledo in 2026. He should see plenty of action in the Detroit outfield while Meadows is shelved.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Odd man out for roster spot
The Tigers optioned Perez to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
The 26-year-old was the early favorite to begin the season as Detroit's primary right fielder, but he'll instead open the campaign in the minors after batting .158 (6-for-38) with no extra-base hits across 16 spring training games. Top prospect Kevin McGonigle is essentially the roster replacement for Perez, but it'll likely be Matt Vierling that benefits the most from the demotion. Perez had a .738 OPS in 383 plate appearances during the regular season last year and should still get a look with the Tigers at some point in 2026.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Quiet spring so far
Across 11 Grapefruit League games, Perez has gone 4-for-24 with seven strikeouts.
Perez had a promising sophomore campaign in 2025, as he increased his production from 2024 across the board to finish with a career-best 13 home runs, 43 RBI and a .738 OPS across 100 regular-season contests. He's off to a sluggish start this spring but should still have the inside track to the starting role in right field. Utility man Matt Vierling could see more time in right if Perez's slump lasts into the regular season, and Kerry Carpenter is also an option there on days when he's not serving as the DH.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Fades into reserve role
Perez is out of the lineup Wednesday for Game 4 of the ALDS versus the Mariners.
Since returning from the injured list in late May, Perez had served as a near-everyday player for the Tigers through the end of the regular season and during the wild-card round series victory over the Guardians, but he's moved into a reserve role for the ALDS. With Detroit welcoming Colt Keith back from a rib injury that kept him out of the wild-card round, Perez has found himself as the odd man out of the lineup for each of the first four games of the series with Seattle. Keith will once again serve as the Tigers' designated hitter Wednesday, which will result in Kerry Carpenter displacing Perez in right field.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Goes deep in win
Perez went 1-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Guardians.
Perez went deep in the first inning against Cleveland starter Parker Messick, giving him 13 long balls for the season. The 25-year-old outfielder came into the contest mired in a slump, as he was batting just .079 across his previous 10 games. The Tigers will need Perez to heat up over the weekend to increase their odds at winning the AL Central.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Out of Detroit lineup
Perez is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.
Perez had started each of the previous 16 tilts, but he will get a day off as the Tigers open a series against the Marlins. Kerry Carpenter will patrol right field for Detroit.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Keeps rolling Sunday
Perez went 2-for-2 with a walk, two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the White Sox.
Perez is now riding an eight-game hitting streak, and this was his third multi-hit performance during the hot stretch. The 25-year-old outfielder also tallied his 38th RBI of the season Sunday, giving him a new career high in the category. Perez has already established a new career best with 12 home runs this year, and his current .816 OPS would be a new high-water mark as well, giving him plenty of momentum for the fantasy stretch run.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-11, 203 lbs |
| Birthplace: Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Age: 26 |
| Experience: 2 |
| Bats/Throws: S, R |