Indians C PÃ©rez has ankle surgery, expected ready for camp

Posted October 17, 2019 7:00 am

By TOM WITHERS

CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians catcher Roberto PÃ©rez had surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle.

The team said PÃ©rez underwent the arthroscopic procedure Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 30-year-old PÃ©rez is expected to be fully recovered by spring training in February.

PÃ©rez had a career-best season for the Indians, who made him their full-time starter after trading All-Star Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals in November. PÃ©rez batted .239 with 24 homers and 63 RBIs in 119 games. He entered the season with just 21 homers.

He also played at a Gold Glove level behind the plate, not allowing a passed ball. Perez threw out a league-high 41 percent of would-be base stealers while handling one of baseball's best pitching staffs.

Only Bill Dicky (1931), Al Todd (1937) and Johnny Bench (1975) caught more games than PÃ©rez without committing a passed ball.

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