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RAMON
PEREZ
DIRECTOR,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
OPERATIONS
Enters his 42nd year in professional baseball and his seventh full season with the Tigers after joining the
organization on June 21, 2006.
• Responsible for overseeing the daily scouting operation in the Dominican Republic, while also operating the
club’s tryout camps in the Dominican Republic.
• Prior to joining the Tigers organization, he spent the previous five seasons (2002-06) with the Pittsburgh
Pirates as a scout and scouting supervisor in the Dominican Republic.
• Also worked in scouting and player development in the Dominican Republic for both the Los Angeles Dodgers
(1994-2002) and the Houston Astros (1985-93).
• Spent one season as a coach for Single A Vero Beach in the Dodgers organization, while also serving as a first
base coach (1994-2000) and third base coach (2000-01, 2004-05) for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League.
• Signed with the Astros as an infielder in 1970 and remained in the organization through the 1979 season.
• Saw action in the Dominican Winter League with Escogido (1973-75), Aguilas (1975-82) and La Romana (1983-84).
• Perez and his wife, Leonor, have a daughter, Paola (28) and son, Aldo (27).
KEVIN
HOOKER
PACIFIC RIM
COORDINATOR
Entering his fifth season with the Tigers after spending the previous seven seasons as a scout with the
Philadelphia Phillies organization.
• Responsible for overseeing the scouting operations in the Pacific Rim, which includes evaluating the
professional leagues in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China, scouting amateur players in Asia (mainly Japan,
Korea, Taiwan and China) and Australia and overseeing the organization’s Asian scouts.
• Spent seven seasons (2002-08) as a scout with the Philadelphia Phillies where he was responsible for scouting all
of Australia and added the coverage of Taiwan, Korea and Japan the last two years (2007-08).
• In addition to his scouting experience with the Phillies, he served as a baseball coach at various levels in
Australia for nine years (1997-2005).
• Was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 31st round of the June 1995 draft after completing his playing
career at Oregon State University.
• He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Gemma (11) and Ivy (10).
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