Salvador Pérez

Salvador Johan Pérez Díaz (born May 10, 1990), nicknamed "El Niño" and "Salvy", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a nine-time MLB All-Star, five-time Gold Glove Award winner, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, three-time All-MLB selection, Roberto Clemente Award winner, and received the World Series Most Valuable Player Award when the Royals won the 2015 World Series. He represents the Venezuelan national team on the international level.

While Perez played catcher almost exclusively for the first 11 years of his career, he has also spent considerable time at first base since the 2023 season, and played the most games of his career at first base in 2024, appearing there in 49 games, 44 of which he started. This is partially due to the damage Perez's knees sustained after playing catcher professionally almost every game for over a decade.

Pérez holds the single-season MLB record for most home runs as a primary catcher with 48, surpassing Johnny Bench, who hit 45 during the 1970 season. Provided by Wikipedia