2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mikey Perez
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cerritos, Calif.
- High School:
- Gahr HS
Notes
Selected in the 15th roundย (No. 459ย overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins ... Career slash line ofย .243/.366/.443 over 83 games (68 starts) ... Led UCLA in home runs in 2021 (11).ย
2021
Started all 57 of UCLA's games as a true junior ... Was the lone Bruin to start every game in 2021 ... Made 42 starts at second base, 11 at shortstop, and four at third base ... Slashed .231/.347/.448 over 212 at-bats with 52 runs scored, 49 hits, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBIs, and 29 walks ... Led the team in home runs, and was the only Bruin to reach double digits ... Ranked second on the team in runs, RBIs, and HBPs (nine); ranked third in at-bats and walks ... Ranked ninth among all Pac-12 players in runs scored ... Made just five errors on the year, good for a .976 fielding percentage ... Had a .490 on-base percentage in at-bats where he led off an inning ... Hit .222 in Pac-12 play ... Was most often deployed in the No. 5 spot in the lineup (20 times), also appeared in the two hole and each spot 6-9 ... Had a strong March, batting .315 for the month with three home runs and 13 RBIs ... Had 12 multi-RBI games, second-most on the team, and led the club in both three-RBI (six) and four-RBI (two) performances ... Had an 18-game reached base streak at one point, the fourth-longest by a Bruin in 2021 ... Had a seven-game hit streak from Apr. 10-20 that saw him go 10-29 (.345) with two home runs and seven RBIs ... Set or matched career highs in home runs (2), runs (4) and RBIs (4) to help UCLA to a 13-12 win at Cal Poly on Mar. 13 ... Had three hits and three RBIs in a Mar. 28 rubber match win at USC ... Went 3-4 and drove in three on Apr. 11 at Stanford ... Clubbed home runs in consecutive games on three occasions ... Started all four games of the Lubbock Regional, going 2-15.ย
2020 (Summer)
Played in 11 games for the Longboarders of the San Diego League ... Was named First Team All-San Diego League ... Starting second baseman for Team Sea at the San Diego League All-Star Game; played alongside Carson Hamro ... Batted .326 for the season with three home runs and six RBIs.ย
2020
Appeared in 13 games, including nine starts ... Slashed .333/.476/.455 with four doubles and six RBIs in 33 at-bats ... Drew six walks and three HBPs ... Scored 15 runs, second-most on the team ... Started the last eight games of the year, batting .407 (11-27) over that span ... Rated as the No. 10 sophomore hitter in the country per D1Baseball's analytical rankings ...ย Made starts at both middle infield positions and also played third base ... Had a five-game hit streak from Feb. 26 to Mar. 3 and hit safely in seven of the final eight games of the year ... Reached base safely in nine consecutive games to close the year ...ย On Mar. 1 vs. Illinois, went 2-2ย with two doubles, two walks, and a career-high five runs, becoming the first Bruin to cross home five times in one game since Chase Strumpf on Apr. 21, 2017 ... Was 1-1 in stolen base attempts ... In the season finale against USC on Mar. 8, went 3-5 (season-high in hits)ย with a double, two RBIs, and three runs scored ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll forย spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019 (Summer)
Spent his summer with the Mankato Moondogs in the Northwoods League ... Slashed .290/.350/.449 with 10 doubles, six home runs, and 22 RBIs over 176 at-batsย ... Had a seven-game hit streak from Aug. 2-9 ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games on Jul. 25 and 26 ... Finished a triple short of the cycle and clubbed his first homer of the summer on Jun. 16 against Willmar.ย
2019
Played in 13 games during his freshman season, making two starts ... Slashed .200/.385/.300 with one double and one RBI over 10 at-bats ... Was 7-7 in fielding chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Drew two walks and one hit-by-pitch ... Appeared in five Pac-12 games, batting .333 (1-3) ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 16 against St. John's as a defensive replacement at second base ... Recorded his first career on hit on Mar. 24 against Arizona, a pinch-double ... Recorded a pinch-single against UC Irvine on Apr. 9, driving in a run for his first career RBI ... Received his first NCAA plate appearance on Feb. 17 against St. Johns, drawing a hit-by-pitch ... Started as the DH against Michigan on Mar. 8 and as the third baseman against East Carolina on Apr. 12 ... Pinch-ran and scored his first career run at Stanford on Apr. 5 ... Had a season-high four assists against ECU on Apr. 12 ... Appeared in one game during the postseason, playing outfield against Loyola Marymount on Jun. 1.ย
2018 (Summer)
Slashed .248/.317/.404 for the Portland Pickles in the WCL โฆ Flashed some power, clubbing five home runs and 20 RBIs over 40 games โฆ Played shortstop primarily โฆ Earned an All-WCL honorable mention โฆ Went 4-5 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored against Cowlitz on Jul. 3.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Gahr High School (Cerritos, Calif.) under head coach Gerardo Perezย โฆ Ranked No. 17 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ Ranked No. 115 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass First Team All-American โฆ Named to the Rawlings Top Prospect List and the Top Prospect Team at the 2017 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Competed for Team United in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars โฆ 2017 Press-Telegram first team selection โฆ 2017 HMG-Community News Player of the Year โฆ 2017 All-CIF SS first team selection โฆ 2017 17U Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass Third Team All-American โฆ Played for the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2016 Underclass Area Code Games โฆ 2016 San Gabriel Valley League Co-Player of the Year โฆ 2016 All-CIF SS selection โฆ Played for the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2015 Underclass Area Code Games โฆ Helped team high school team to three-straight San Gabriel Valley League titles โฆ As a junior at Gahr HS, his .406 with 16 runs, 15 RBIs, two home runs and eight doubles โฆ As a sophomore, hit .357 with 22 runs, 31 RBIs and 18 stolen bases โฆ As a freshman, hit .378 with 26 runs and 31 RBIs with seven doubles and also stole 30 bases.
Personal
Michael Kalani Perez was bornย in Anaheim, Calif. ... Parents are Gerardo Perez and Kelly Inouye-Perez ... Has one younger sister, Kylie ... Mother is the head softball coach at UCLA ... Was coached by his father, Gerardo, at Gahr ... Chose to come to UCLA because "it's a great school and has a great baseball program" ... His favorite athlete is Carlos Gonzalez ... His favorite cuisine is Hawaiian food ... In his free time, enjoys watching movies and playing board games and videogames ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ... History was his favorite subject in school ... Majoring in history at UCLA.ย
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2021)
At-Bats: 6 at Washington State (5/8/21)
Runs: 5 vs. Illinois (3/1/20)
Hits: 3 (three times)
RBI: 4 (twice)
Doubles: 2 (twice)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 2 at Cal Poly (3/13/21)
Stolen Bases: 1 (five times)
