TIMO PEREZ RUMORS & GOSSIP

Tsuyoshi Shinjo hails from Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan but of course the baseball player was brought up in Minami-ku, Fukuoka. Shinjo started his Japanese baseball career playing outfield for the Hanshin Tigers in 1991. He would go on to play 9 years for the Tigers in the Nippon Baseball League before going overseas to the MLB in 2001. The 6-1 Right hander, wasn’t...

Former big leaguer Timo Perez and three other players have been suspended 50 games for violating the minor league drug program.

Toledo 5, Rochester 0 (Twins) Thad Weber (RHP)  looked terrific as the Mud Hens starter. He threw 7 scoreless innings and scattered 7 hits and a walk while striking out 5. Weber took the win. Matt Hoffman struck out 2 over two perfect innings of relief. Timo Perez (LF) had the top night offensively. Perez went 2-4 with 2 runs, a double, and a solo home run. On the year, Perez is...

A somewhat familiar face will be back in the Tigers minor league system this year because the team signed Timo Perez to a minor league deal.  If you’re into ancient history, Timo Perez was one of the stars for the Mets in their postseason run back in 2000.  As a rookie, Timo hit .304 and [...]

According to Matt Gelb of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Phillies have signed outfielder Timo Perez to a Minor League contract and have assigned him to Double-A Reading. Perez, 35, last played in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers when he hit .389/.427/.533 in 29 games (90 at-bats). In his 8 years in the Major Leagues, Perez has played with the Mets, White Sox, Cardinals and Tigers.

Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Twitter link) that Philadelphia has signed Timo Perez to a minor-league contract and assigned the outfielder to Double-A.

Jamie Hoffmann's drove in Timo Perez from third base in the 11th inning As Albuquerque Topped Memphis 6-5. An error allowed Jacksonville to break a 3-3 tie and collect a 4-3 win over Chattanooga. Inland Empire won back-to-back games at home for the first time as they topped Bakersfield 6-2. Elisaul Pimentel worked a season-long seven scoreless innings en route to the 2-1 win over Lake County.

It?s worked in the past sorta. Last season I wrote about Timo Perez for the Tigers and while he did destroy Triple-A again last season he didn?t recieve any playing time in Detroit. Scott Williamson, who attempted to make the San Fransisco Giants last season, is also in camp as well as import Fu-te Ni. All [...]

The Miami Herald reports that former Mets outfielder, Timo Perez has signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms with outfielder Timo Perez on a minor league contract. Perez, who was also invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee, spent all of last season with Toledo, Detroit's Triple-A affiliate...

Timo Perez was part of the Bobby Valentine over achieving era Mets. Perez played the outfield for the team from 2000-2003, since then he has bounced through the White Sox, Cardinals and Tigers organizations. The 33 y/o left handed corner outfielder who once hit .269 as a starter (2003) and has ...