Watch Live: Brewers take on Rockies in Free Game of the Day

On Tuesday night, Milwaukee Brewers super-utility man Hernan Perez came through for his team in a big way. Down 4-3 to the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning, Perez knocked a two-run triple down the right field line and into the corner. Those runs put the Brewers up for good, and they’d win 6-4. For Perez, a guy whose first team had given up on him just over a year ago, it was a pretty good night.

You can watch the Brewers close out their series with the Rockies, and you can watch for free because it’s Yahoo Sports’ MLB Free Game of the Day. First pitch is at 2:10 p.m. ET, and you can stream it on the Yahoo Sports app, Yahoo’s Sports Home, MLB index, video home and this very post. Local blackouts apply, per MLB rules.

So who is Hernan Perez? He didn’t start his career with the Brewers. He began his time in professional baseball at age 16 when he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2007. He would eventually land in their list of top ten organizational prospects, but his trajectory with the Tigers didn’t match his talent rating. After a two at-bat call-up in 2012 (where he went one-for-two), he would get call-ups in each of the next two seasons, and neither stint was anything to write home about. His longest was in 2013 when he hit just .197 in 71 plate appearances. After he hit .061/.088/.061 in 34 plate appearances in 2015, the Tigers designated Perez for assignment, leaving him available for the Brewers to pick up.

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Since the Brewers grabbed him off waivers, Perez has blossomed. He spent the rest of 2015 getting more major league playing time than he’d ever had before, hitting a respectable .270/.281/.365, and playing primarily second and third. In 2016 he’s picked up the pace and put up a line of .282/.308/.458 in 292 plate appearances. On top of that, he’s hit 11 home runs. To put that in context: before 2016, Perez had hit just one homer in the majors.

But that’s not all. Perez fits precisely into the Brewers’ rebuilding plan. As Brew Crew Ball pointed out on Tuesday, Brewers GM David Stearns has said that he wants every prospect in their system to be able to play more than one position. Perez represents that flexibility. While he’s primarily played third base and right field in 2016, he’s also spent time at (get ready for this list): first base, second base, shortstop, and left field.

The Brewers’ front office leadership is still new, but Perez could fit right in with what they’re trying to build. If this leaves the Tigers wondering what they missed, no one could blame them.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher