Rookie catcher Carlos Perez will make his major league debut tonight against the Seattle Mariners, a day after he was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake. It sounds as if Perez, 24, will be more than a backup to struggling starter Chris Iannetta.
“I’d imagine Chris will catch a little bit more, but Carlos is going to get his playing time for sure,” Scioscia said. “I don’t know if I’m going to put an arbitrary number on how many games guys are going to catch. Carlos will get an opportunity to play and Chris is still going to play. We’ll give them both their looks and see how things progress.”
Perez hit .361 in Triple-A with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 72 at-bats while Iannetta is hitting .094 with no home runs and 1 RBI in 64 at-bats.