Backup Perez rose to occasion in '99 NLCS

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Eddie Perez will always best be known for being Greg Maddux's primary catcher. But over the years, the always-jovial will often playfully introduce himself as the 1999 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player. Nearly 20 years later, Perez's ascension to unlikely postseason hero remains a feel-good story.

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