Salvador Johan Pérez Diaz is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher, he was born on 10 May 1990. He plays for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star, five-time Gold Glove Award winner, and received the World Series Most Valuable Player Award when the Royals won the 2015 World Series over the New York Mets. Today we will discuss about Salvador Perez: Grand Slam| Hall of Fame| Contract.
Salvador Perez: Grand Slam| Hall of Fame| Contract…
Pérez was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. He was abandoned by his father at age four and raised by his mother, Yilda Diaz. When he was eight years old, the two relocated to Valencia to live with Yilda’s mother, Carmen de Diaz. Yilda supported the family by selling homemade cakes, flan, and lasagna.
| Salvador Pérez | |||
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 13 | |||
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| Born: May 10, 1990 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 10, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through August 27, 2021) |
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| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 188 | ||
| Runs batted in | 625 | ||
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Grand Slam
Catcher Salvador Perez joined a select group of players in franchise history Thursday night when he hit a grand slam in the sixth inning of the Royals’ 6-4 win at Seattle.
Perez is the 10th player ever to win a Royals fan $25,000 by hitting that grand slam in the Sonic Slam inning.
David Dicus of Kansas City will be the recipient of a really big check from Sonic.
Hall of Fame
It has been a long time since someone has gone into the MLB Hall of Fame as a member of the Kansas City Royals. George Brett was inducted into the exclusive club in 1999 without even a legit consideration for any former player making a top 10 in voting since. With the recent success of a franchise that went 29 years between playoff appearances, the Royals will be getting another player into the Hall of Fame. His name is Salvador Perez.
Contract
Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, The Athletic reported the deal is the largest contract in Royals history, with Perez scheduled to make $18 million in 2022, $20 million in 2023 and 2024, $22 million in 2025 and $13.5 million and a club-option $2 million buyout in 2026.
