Neifi Pérez Notable

b. June 2, 1973 · Colorado Rockies 1996–2001, Kansas City Royals 2001–2002, San Francisco Giants 2003–2004, Chicago Cubs 2004–2006, Detroit Tigers 2006–2007

Neifi Pérez played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 1996 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2007.

Across 1,403 games he batted .267, with 1,370 hits and 640 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 238 doubles, 61 triples and 57 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1999, with 11. He played 1,115 games at shortstop, with 3,282 assists and 117 errors. He turned 796 double plays. He also played 252 games at second base.

He hit for the cycle in 1998.

He was born in Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on June 2, 1973. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	2000

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	COL	17	45	4	7	2	0	0	3	0	8	2	.156
1997	COL	83	313	46	91	13	10	5	31	21	43	4	.291
1998	COL	162	647	80	177	25	9	9	59	38	70	5	.274
1999	COL	157	690	108	193	27	11	12	70	28	54	13	.280
2000	COL	162	651	92	187	39	11	10	71	30	63	3	.287
2001	COL/KCR	136	581	83	162	26	9	8	59	26	68	9	.279
2002	KCR	145	554	65	131	20	4	3	37	20	53	8	.236
2003	SFG	120	328	27	84	19	4	1	31	14	23	3	.256
2004	CHC/SFG	126	381	40	97	17	1	4	39	24	41	1	.255
2005	CHC	154	572	59	157	33	1	9	54	18	47	8	.274
2006	CHC/DET	108	301	31	73	14	1	2	29	8	25	1	.243
2007	DET	33	64	5	11	3	0	1	6	4	8	0	.172
Career	—	1403	5127	640	1370	238	61	64	489	231	503	57	.267

On this day & linked events

1973

Born June 2, 1973

Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

1996

Major-league debut: Neifi Pérez

Neifi Pérez made a major-league debut on August 31, 1996.

1998

Neifi Pérez Hits for the Cycle, 1998

Neifi Pérez hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 25, 1998.

2007

Final major-league game: Neifi Pérez

Neifi Pérez played a final major-league game on July 5, 2007.

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