Valerie Perez

Valerie Marie Perez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 170 lb.

• School Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• High School Calallen High School

• Born August 12, 1991 in Corpus Christi, TX USA

Biographical Information

Valerie Perez has played for the USA women's national team.

She played softball, basketball and cross country in high school, then softball in college. She then became a firefighter and paramedic in her native Corpus Christi. At age 31, she made the US women's team for a major event for the first time, in the 2023-2024 Women's Baseball World Cup's 2023 group stage. She debuted against Australia, hitting 8th and playing short. She drew a walk from Gen Beacom her first time up and came around to score the first run of the US's 3-2 win. Her first hit was a two-run single off South Korea's Sayuri Ono, part of a 3-RBI day. She finished the group play at .375/.500/.375 with 4 runs and 5 RBI in 4 games, fielding .800. She tied for 9th in RBI in group A but also tied for 9th with 2 errors.