▁Pérez ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract ▁worth ▁$ 9 ▁million , ▁with ▁club ▁options ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁season ▁worth ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 2 . 5 ▁million . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁batt ed ▁. 2 0 7 /. 2 9 1 /. 3 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Pérez ▁batt ed ▁. 1 6 8 /. 2 5 6 /. 2 6 3 . ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁lowest ▁batt ing ▁average ▁against ▁right - hand ers ▁among ▁all ▁ML B ▁hit ters ▁( 1 4 0 ▁or ▁more ▁plate ▁appearances ), ▁at ▁. 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Indians ▁trad ed ▁G om es , ▁opening ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁Pérez ▁to ▁assume ▁regular ▁catch ing ▁duties . ▁ ▁Gold ▁Glo ve , ▁Field ing ▁Bible , ▁and ▁Wilson ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Awards ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Pérez ▁established ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁career ▁high s ▁off ens ively , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 3 9 /. 3 2 1 /. 4 5 2 , ▁while ▁also ▁being ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁def ensive ▁work . ▁ ▁He ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁through ▁b one ▁sp urs ▁in ▁an ▁an k le ▁from ▁April ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁not ing ▁that ▁was ▁" t elling ▁myself ▁don ’ t ▁quit . ▁ ▁You ▁waited ▁for