Salvador Perez

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1990) Baseball player Salvador PerezPérez with the Kansas City Royals in 2015Kansas City Royals – No. 13Catcher / Designated hitter / First basemanBorn: (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 (age 36)Valencia, VenezuelaBats: RightThrows: RightMLB debutAugust 10, 2011, for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statistics (through September 7, 2026)Batting average.262Hits1,832Home runs322Runs batted in1,087Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Kansas City Royals (2011–2018, 2020–present) Career highlights and awards 9× All-Star (2013–2018, 2021, 2023, 2024) World Series champion (2015) World Series MVP (2015) 2× All-MLB First Team (2020, 2021) 5× Gold Glove Award (2013–2016, 2018) 5× Silver Slugger Award (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024) AL Comeback Player of the Year (2020) Roberto Clemente Award (2024) MLB home run co-leader (2021) MLB RBI leader (2021) Medals Men's baseball Representing Venezuela World Baseball Classic 2026 Miami Team Salvador Johan Perez Diaz (born May 10, 1990), nicknamed "El Niño" and "Salvy", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher, designated hitter, and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). H