Martin Perez delivered a firm handshake with his right hand Friday night and extended his right arm to the side without a significant dip at the elbow.
He was proving his point, as if his words weren’t enough. The left-hander said that he will be ready to pitch for the Texas Rangers by Opening Day despite a freak off-season accident that resulted in a broken elbow.
“I am not going to miss any time,” Perez said before the Dr Pepper Rangers Awards Dinner. “I have conviction I will be ready the first day.”
General manager Jon Daniels said that the Rangers were expected Perez to miss the first month of the season after the Dec.