Salvador Perez is a five-time Gold Glove Award winner. He won his fifth Gold Glove in 2018.
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After the 2013 season, Pérez was awarded the American League Gold Glove Award for his defense at catcher. He also won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award in 2015 and then his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Award on November 8, 2016.
In 2007, Salvador Perez began his minor league career when he was placed in the Arizona Complex League.
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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.
In the 2012 season, Salvador Perez hit .301/.328/.471 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs in 79 games played.
Salvador Perez was named to his fifth consecutive All-Star Game as the starting catcher for the American League along with teammate Eric Hosmer.
Salvador Perez would finish the 2016 season batting .247/.288/.438, hitting 22 home runs and driving in 64 runs en route to his first career Silver Slugger award.
On April 21, 2021, Salvador Perez hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9–8.
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