▁BC ▁Chinese ▁monarch s <0x0A> </s> ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Pérez ▁( born ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁who ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁He ▁has ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ) ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies , ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers , ▁and ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Minor ▁le agues ▁Pérez ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Boston ' s ▁" Min or ▁League ▁P itch er ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁while ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁Domin ican ▁Summer ▁League ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Fut ures ▁Game ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁while ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁Port land ▁Sea ▁D ogs . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁purchased ▁his ▁contract ▁from ▁the ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁November ▁, ▁and ▁option ed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁T ides ▁in ▁March ▁. ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁The ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁selected ▁him ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁Major ▁League ▁debut ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in