Robbie Perkins
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=Robbie Perkins, May 30 2018.jpg
|caption = Perkins with the Asheville Tourists in 2018
|name=Robbie Perkins
|team=Canberra Cavalry
|number=9
|position=Catcher
|bats=Right|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|5|29}}
|birth_place=Canberra, Australia
}}
Robert Perkins (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian professional baseball catcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League.
Career
Perkins plays in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry.{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-cavalry-catcher-robbie-perkins-aiming-to-represent-australia-at-the-2020-olympic-games-20141209-123ydo.html|title=Canberra Cavalry catcher Robbie Perkins aiming to represent Australia at the 2020 Olympic Games|first=Lee|last=Gaskin|date=10 December 2014|publisher=|accessdate=3 February 2017}} He signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in January 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the Grand Junction Rockies{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-robbie-perkins-suits-up-for-australia-c163576728|title=Rockies' Robbie Perkins suits up for Australia|website=MLB.com |publisher=|access-date=3 February 2017}} and spent the whole season there, batting .162/.234/.265 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 35 games. He spent 2014 with Tri-City Dust Devils{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/archives/a-dust-devil-from-down-under/article_b760b10c-ce4f-538a-a862-71b745e50787.html|title=A Dust Devil from Down Under|date=25 June 2014|publisher=NBC Right Now|accessdate=2 April 2019}} where he compiled a .202 batting average with one home runs and seven RBIs in 38 games. Perkins spent the 2015 season with the Asheville Tourists where he posted a .200 batting average with one home run and 14 RBIs in 41 games, and 2016 with the Modesto Nuts where he slashed .238/.396/.310 in only 15 games due to injury.
During the 2016-17 Australian Baseball League season, Perkins was named the Cavalry's most valuable player.{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/australia-catcher-robbie-perkins-named-canberra-cavalry-mvp-20170130-gu1yrm.html|title=Australia catcher Robbie Perkins named Canberra Cavalry MVP|first=David|last=Polkinghorne|date=31 January 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 February 2017}} He spent 2017 with Asheville, the Albuquerque Isotopes, and the Lancaster JetHawks where he batted a combined .222 with five home runs and 18 RBIs in 53 games between the three teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=564434#/career/R/hitting/2018/ALL|title=Robbie Perkins Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=MiLB.com|accessdate=19 May 2018}}
Perkins split the 2018 season between Asheville and the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats. In 32 games between the two affiliates, he hit .232/.272/.306 with two home runs and six RBI. Perkins elected free agency following the season on 2 November 2018.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2018|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/|access-date=May 1, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}
International career
Perkins was selected for the Australian national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification in 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-cavalry-catcher-robbie-perkins-called-into-australia-squad-for-wbc-qualifiers-20160204-gmlldk.html|title=Canberra Cavalry catcher Robbie Perkins called into Australia squad for WBC qualifiers|first=David|last=Polkinghorne|date=4 February 2016|publisher=|accessdate=3 February 2017}} and 2019 WBSC Premier12.{{ cite web | url=https://baseball.com.au/news/boral-team-australias-premier12-roster-announced/ | title=BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED | work=baseball.com.au | author=DAVID PENROSE | date=October 8, 2019 | accessdate=October 15, 2019 }}
References
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External links
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{{Australia roster 2023 World Baseball Classic}}
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Category:Albuquerque Isotopes players
Category:Asheville Tourists players
Category:Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Category:Canberra Cavalry players
Category:Grand Junction Rockies players
Category:Hartford Yard Goats players
Category:Lancaster JetHawks players
Category:Sportspeople from Canberra
Category:Tri-City Dust Devils players
Category:2017 World Baseball Classic players