Blue Jays catcher Arencibia engaged to singer Kimberly Perry

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia is engaged to Kimberly Perry, a member of The Band Perry.

The engagement was confirmed Tuesday by the 30-year-old singer’s publicist.

Arencibia, 27, popped the question Monday night after paying a surprise visit to her parent’s house in Greeneville, Tennessee with the 3.3-karat emerald cut diamond ring the couple had designed in Chicago.

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The two met in early 2012 at a festival in Florida and started dating a few months later.

Arencibia, a native of Florida, lives in Nashville during the off-season. He has been with the Jays for four seasons.

Perry, whose hits with her brothers Neil and Reid include “If I Die Young,” told The Tennessean Arencibia is “a really gentle soul.”

The Band Perry kicks off a world tour on Thursday in New Mexico. They play Caesars Windsor in Ontario on Oct. 20.

An 11-city Canadian tour starts Jan. 9, 2014 in Penticton, B.C. and ends Jan. 24 in Kingston, Ont.

Arencibia and Perry plan to tie the knot next summer.