Bourjos activated; Perez to Orem

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced today that outfielder Peter Bourjos has been activated from the disabled list and that outfielder Julio Perez has been assigned to Orem of the Pioneer League.

Peter Bourjos was placed on the DL back on May 18 with a ruptured tendon in his left ring finger. He had played in 25 games and was batting .275 (25-91) with a home run and 12 RBI with the Kernels and played in four rehab games with Tempe, batting .313 (5-16) with a triple and one RBI.

Julio Perez played in 67 games for the Kernels and was batting .216 (49-227) with two home runs and 14 RBI He had nine doubles and scored 20 runs and was 2 for 5 on stolen base attempts.

Bourjos will be in Cedar Rapids and is expected to be in the lineup for Monday’s home game with the Clinton LumberKings at 7 pm.

Today’s roster moves leave the Kernels at the Midwest League maximum of 25 players, with seven currently on the disabled list.