![Tampa Bay Rays batter Fernando Perez watches as he follows through on a three-run home run against the New York Yankees in the second inning of their MLB American League baseball game Tampa Bay Rays batter Fernando Perez watches as he follows through on a three-run home run against the New York Yankees in the second inning of their MLB American League baseball game](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E87RDW/tampa-bay-rays-batter-fernando-perez-watches-as-he-follows-through-on-a-three-run-home-run-against-the-new-york-yankees-in-the-second-inning-of-their-mlb-american-league-baseball-game-at-yankee-stadium-in-new-york-september-14-2008-reutersray-stubblebine-united-states-2E87RDW.jpg)
Tampa Bay Rays batter Fernando Perez watches as he follows through on a three-run home run against the New York Yankees in the second inning of their MLB American League baseball game
![Meet Fernando: Former Pro Baseball Player & Your SoNYT Instructor | The School of The New York Times Meet Fernando: Former Pro Baseball Player & Your SoNYT Instructor | The School of The New York Times](https://nytedu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/featured-people_fernando-perez_1400x800.jpg)
Meet Fernando: Former Pro Baseball Player & Your SoNYT Instructor | The School of The New York Times
![The Athletic on Twitter: "A pitcher and a catcher lead Major League Baseball in home runs.🤯 1⃣: 41 — Shohei Ohtani 2⃣: 37 — Salvador Perez 3⃣: 36 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Athletic on Twitter: "A pitcher and a catcher lead Major League Baseball in home runs.🤯 1⃣: 41 — Shohei Ohtani 2⃣: 37 — Salvador Perez 3⃣: 36 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E99w1GaXMAEF6JL.jpg:large)
The Athletic on Twitter: "A pitcher and a catcher lead Major League Baseball in home runs.🤯 1⃣: 41 — Shohei Ohtani 2⃣: 37 — Salvador Perez 3⃣: 36 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
![Fernando Perez '04CC Writes for New York Times While Rehabbing Injury - Columbia University Athletics Fernando Perez '04CC Writes for New York Times While Rehabbing Injury - Columbia University Athletics](https://gocolumbialions.com/images/2008/10/20/DUAARUNEZSZPRPT.20081020140232.jpg)
Fernando Perez '04CC Writes for New York Times While Rehabbing Injury - Columbia University Athletics
![New York Yankees Jose Molina has a baseball bounce off of his chest while Tampa Bay Rays Fernando Perez slides into home in the second inning at Yankee Stadium in New York New York Yankees Jose Molina has a baseball bounce off of his chest while Tampa Bay Rays Fernando Perez slides into home in the second inning at Yankee Stadium in New York](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYJPG1/new-york-yankees-jose-molina-has-a-baseball-bounce-off-of-his-chest-while-tampa-bay-rays-fernando-perez-slides-into-home-in-the-second-inning-at-yankee-stadium-in-new-york-city-on-september-13-2008-upi-photojohn-angelillo-TYJPG1.jpg)