CF,RF - Detroit Tigers
- Age 26
- Bats: B
- Throws: R
Availability
Tigers outfielder Wenceel Perez hit his first homer of the season in a 2-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday.
Fantasy Impact
Summoned from Triple-A on Friday, Perez played hero on Wednesday, clubbing a go-ahead solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie in an eventual 2-1 Tigers victory. After failing to make the Tigers out of camp, Perez hit two homers with an .808 OPS in 10 Triple-A games before replacing the injured Parker Meadows on the Tigers roster. Perez posted a solid .738 OPS in 100 games with the Tigers last season, and he should be in for fairly regular at-bats with Meadows sidelined for at least a couple of months.
The Tigers recalled Wenceel Pérez from Triple-A Toledo.
Fantasy Impact
Perez gets called up with Parker Meadows placed on the injured list. He is starting in right field on Friday back up in the majors.
Perez entered camp as the early favorite to be Detroit's primary right fielder but hit .158 with no extra-base hits across 38 spring plate appearances. He posted a .738 OPS across 383 plate appearances in the regular season last year.
Fantasy Impact
The Tigers optioned Perez to Triple-A Toledo Tuesday, with Kevin McGonigle stepping in as the roster replacement and Matt Vierling expected to benefit most from the move. Perez is still expected to receive a look at the big-league level at some point in 2026.
Wenceel Perez went 1-for-3 with a home run on Thursday against the Guardians.
Fantasy Impact
Perez hit one of two long balls for the Tigers in the opening frame. The Tigers head into the final series of the season tied with the Guardians at the top of the division.
Wenceel Pérez went 1-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts in the Tigers’ 5-2 loss to the Guardians on Tuesday.
Fantasy Impact
Pérez now has 81 hits, 42 RBI, and 12 home runs across 326 at-bats. Batting .249 with a .308 OBP, he’s shown flashes of power while also chipping in eight steals.
