Who Was Salvador Perez?
Salvador Johan Pérez Diaz, nicknamed “Salvy”, is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
Born on May 10, 1990 (age 31 years), in Valencia, Venezuela, Salvador is known to have a tall height that stands at 1.91m and a weight of 116kg.
Salvador got married to his wife by the name of Maria Gabriela in the year 2016. He is known to make an annual salary of 13 million USD.
The baseball player happens to be the son of his Yilda Diaz.
He is known to have made his major league baseball debut on August 10, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals and bats with the use of his right hand as well as throws with the use of his right hand as well.
Salvador has a batting average of .269 and a home run of 205 and 664 runs batted in.
Pérez was signed by the Royals for $65,000 when he was 16 years old. His minor league career began in 2007 when he was placed in the Arizona Complex League.
Salvador Perez Career Highlight And Awards
- 7× All-Star (2013–2018, 2021)
- World Series champion (2015)
- World Series MVP (2015)
- 2× All-MLB First Team (2020, 2021)
- 5× Gold Glove Award (2013–2016, 2018)
- 4× Silver Slugger Award (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- AL Comeback Player of the Year (2020)
- MLB home run leader (2021[a])
- AL RBI leader (2021)