Milwaukee Brewers' outfield prospect Hedbert Pérez has been through the wringer since joining the organization as part of their 2019 international free agent class. It started with Pérez missing out on his first season of professional baseball due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling minor league baseball back in 2020. Pérez, who was just 17 years old at the time, missed out on learning the ropes of professional baseball in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) like many of the Brewers’ other international free agent signees.
The DSL is where fellow Venezuelan outfielder Jackson Chourio first turned heads, a path that current Brewers top prospect Jesús Made followed to a tee.