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Roberto Pérez has catcher locked down for Indians in 2020

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After years of serving as Trevor Bauer’s personal catcher and backup to Yan Gomes, Roberto Pérez did not disappoint in his first full season behind the plate in 2019. The Indians shoved him into the starting role early in the offseason when they traded Gomes — who, when healthy, was the Tribe’s starting catcher for the last six years — to the Washington Nationals for Jefry Rodriguez, Daniel Johnson, and a PTBNL (Andruw Monasterio).