Robbie Perkins
| Robbie Perkins | |
|---|---|
| File:Robbie Perkins, May 30 2018.jpg Perkins with the Asheville Tourists in 2018 | |
| Canberra Cavalry – No. 9 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: 29 May 1994 Canberra, Australia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Robert Perkins (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian professional baseball catcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
Career
[edit | edit source]Perkins plays in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry.[1] He signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in January 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the Grand Junction Rockies[2] and spent the whole season there, batting .162/.234/.265 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 35 games. He spent 2014 with Tri-City Dust Devils[3] where he compiled a .202 batting average with one home runs and seven RBI in 38 games. Perkins spent the 2015 season with the Asheville Tourists where he posted a .200 batting average with one home run and 14 RBI in 41 games, and 2016 with the Modesto Nuts where he slashed .238/.396/.310 in only 15 games due to injury.
During the 2016-17 Australian Baseball League season, Perkins was named the Cavalry's most valuable player.[4] He spent 2017 with Asheville, the Albuquerque Isotopes, and the Lancaster JetHawks where he batted a combined .222 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 53 games between the three teams.[5]
Perkins split the 2018 season between Asheville and the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats. In 32 games between the two affiliates, he hit .232/.272/.306 with two home runs and six RBI. Perkins elected free agency following the season on 2 November 2018.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]Perkins was selected for the Australian national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification in 2016[7] and 2019 WBSC Premier12.[8]
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External links
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Baseball catchers
- Canberra Cavalry players
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Hartford Yard Goats players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Modesto Nuts players
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Tri-City Dust Devils players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen