Salvador Perez is of the Latino ethnic group. Salvador Johan Pérez Díaz, nicknamed “Salvy”, was born in Valencia, Venezuela.
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Salvador Perez was called up to the majors by the Kansas City Royals for the first time on August 10, 2011, and debuted against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
On August 29, 2011, Salvador Perez hit his first Major League home run against Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers.
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In his rookie year, Salvador Perez batted .331/.361/.473 with 3 home runs and 21 runs driven in, in 39 games played.
Salvador Perez was awarded the American League Gold Glove Award for his defense at catcher following the 2013 season.
Salvador Perez finished the year 2013 playing 138 games with a .292/.323/.433 average, 13 home runs, and 79 RBI. On March 30, 2023, Salvador Perez was named as the Royals’ fourth-ever captain.
In Game 1 of the 2014 World Series against the San Francisco Giants, Salvador Perez hit a home run off eventual series MVP, Madison Bumgarner.
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