Perez signed with the Yankees out of Venezuela and has played all of 2025 at Single-A, slashing .209/.368/.236 for an OPS of .604 in 83 games at Tampa, before now playing with Bradenton. He ranks 15th in the Pirates farm system according to MLB Pipeline.

According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, New York landed Pirates closer David Bednar by packaging together three virtually unheralded prospects: catcher Rafael Flores, catcher Edgleen Perez, and center fielder Brian Sanchez. None of them cracked the Yankees’ upper-tier rankings. One wasn’t even drafted.

The New York Yankees have revamped their bullpen. Most notably, the Yankees are set to acquire two-time All-Star closer David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, reports The Athle