{"id":343649,"date":"2026-06-20T02:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343649\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T02:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:08:22","slug":"houston-astros-release-5-year-mlb-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343649\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros Release 5-Year MLB Player"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 22: Manager Joe Espada #19 of the Houston Astros reacts during the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Daikin Park on April 22, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Friday night, the Houston Astros<\/a> will open up a series with the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n

They are coming off a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers<\/a> on Wednesday (also at home).<\/p>\n

Houston Astros Release 5-Year MLB Player\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyCarlos P\u00e9rez #29 of the Houston Astros poses for a photo during Houston Astros Photo Day at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on February 18, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Friday\u2019s game, the Astros released Carlos P\u00e9rez<\/a> from their organization.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a>: \u201cSugar Land Space Cowboys released C Carlos P\u00e9rez.\u201d<\/p>\n

P\u00e9rez did not appear in a game for the Astros.<\/p>\n

He had been batting<\/a> .222 with 47 hits, eight home runs and 28 RBIs in 57 games for their Triple-A affiliate.<\/p>\n

Looking At P\u00e9rez\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyCarlos Perez #44 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a single by Aledmys Diaz #12 in the bottom of the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> at RingCentral Coliseum on April 29, 2023 in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n

P\u00e9rez spent the first three years of his MLB career with the Los Angeles Angels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following the Angels, he had stops with the Atlanta Braves<\/a>, Texas Rangers<\/a> and Oakland Athletics over five total seasons.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old last played in an MLB<\/a> game during the 2023 season (with Oakland).<\/p>\n

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GettyCarlos Perez #44 of the Oakland Athletics hits a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in the bottom of the fourth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on September 06, 2023 in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n

P\u00e9rez could be a good addition to another organization looking for hitting depth.<\/p>\n

He is batting .218 with 171 hits, 17 home runs, 78 RBIs, 64 runs and four stolen bases in 278 career MLB games.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if P\u00e9rez gets signed before the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Astros Right Now\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyJose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros forces Wenceel Perez #46 of the Detroit Tigers out at second and attempts to throw to first in the fifth inning at Daikin Park on June 16, 2026 in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

The Astros come into their series with the Guardians as the fourth-place team in the American League West with a 35-41 record in 76 games.<\/p>\n

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 18-20 in 38 games at home).<\/p>\n

Guardians Right Now\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyManager Stephen Vogt<\/a> #12 of the Cleveland Guardians looks on during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 10, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

The Guardians are the second-place team in the American League Central with a 40-35 record in 75 games.<\/p>\n

They are 21-18 in 39 games on the road.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 22: Manager Joe Espada #19 of the Houston Astros reacts during the fourth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-343649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}