# Ángel Perdomo

Ángel David Perdomo (born May 7, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates.

## Career
### Toronto Blue Jays

Perdomo signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on November 28, 2011. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched to a 5.40 earned run average (ERA), 13 strikeouts, and 13 walks in seven games totaling 112⁄3 innings. He remained with the DSL Blue Jays in 2013, pitching 262⁄3 innings and posting a 0–1 win–loss record, 3.04 ERA, and 43 strikeouts. Perdomo was promoted to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2014, and appeared in 13 games. He would compile a 3–2 record, 2.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 46 innings.
Perdomo began the 2015 minor league season with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and later earned a promotion to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. He pitched a combined 691⁄3 innings in 2015, and posted a 6–1 record, 2.60 ERA, and 67 strikeouts. Continuing to progress through the Blue Jays minor league system, Perdomo was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season. In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game as an injury replacement for Dylan Unsworth. Perdomo made 25 starts and two relief appearances for the Lugnuts in 2016, and posted a 5–7 record, 3.19 ERA, and 156 strikeouts in 127 innings. He played the entire 2017 season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and went 5–6 with a 3.70 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 751⁄3 innings. Perdomo stayed with Dunedin in 2018, pitching to a 1–5 record, 3.63 ERA, and 100 strikeouts in 791⁄3 innings. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

### Milwaukee Brewers

Perdomo signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on November 12, 2018. He split the 2019 season between the Biloxi Shuckers and San Antonio Missions, going a combined 5–2 with a 4.28 ERA over 69+1⁄3 innings. Perdomo was added to the Brewers 40–man roster on November 2, 2019.
On August 13, 2020, Perdomo was called up to the active roster. He made his MLB debut on August 18 against the Minnesota Twins.
On August 11, 2021, Perdomo was placed on the injured list with a lower back strain, and was later transferred to the 60-day injured list on September 1.

### Tampa Bay Rays

On July 19, 2022, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. Perdomo was designated for assignment on July 30. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on August 4. In 21 appearances for Durham, Perdomo logged a 4-2 record and 2.12 ERA with 48 strikeouts across 29+2⁄3 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.

### Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 22, 2022, Perdomo signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2023 season, where he made 20 appearances and registered a 3.18 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 22+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 3, 2023, Perdomo had his contract selected to the major league roster. On July 25, Perdomo surrendered a home run to San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto. He then intentionally hit the following batter, Manny Machado, with a pitch and was subsequently ejected. The following day, Perdomo was suspended three games for the incident. On August 20, he was placed on the injured list with left elbow discomfort. Four days later, he was transferred to the 60–day injured list, ending his season. In 30 appearances for Pittsburgh, he posted a 3.72 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work. On October 6, Perdomo underwent Tommy John surgery, ruling him out for the entirety of the 2024 season. Following the season on November 2, Perdomo was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Indianapolis.

### Atlanta Braves

On November 6, 2023, Perdomo was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves. However, on November 17, Perdomo was non-tendered by Atlanta, making him a free agent.
On December 7, 2023, Perdomo re–signed with the Braves on a one–year, split major league contract.

### Los Angeles Angels

On March 17, 2025, Perdomo was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.