Robert Perkins (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian

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for the Canberra Cavalry of the

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Career

Perkins plays in the

for the Canberra Cavalry. He signed a minor league contract with the

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in January 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the

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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 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 The Asheville Tourists are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. It is located in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville teams have played under the Tourists moniker in different ...

where he posted a .200 batting average with one home run and 14 RBIs in 41 games, and 2016 with the

Modesto Nuts The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the Central Valley. They ...

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

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. He spent 2017 with Asheville, the

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an ...

, and the

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where he batted a combined .222 with five home runs and 18 RBIs in 53 games between the three teams. Perkins split the 2018 season between Asheville and the Double–A

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. 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.

International career

Perkins was selected for the Australian national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification in 2016 and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Robbie 1994 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Asheville Tourists players Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball catchers Canberra Cavalry players Grand Junction Rockies players Hartford Yard Goats players Lancaster JetHawks players Modesto Nuts players Sportspeople from Canberra Tri-City Dust Devils players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2023 World Baseball Classic players 21st-century Australian sportsmen