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Salvador Perez

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). 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. Perez has played his entire career with the Royals, and was named the teams' captain in 2023. He represents the Venezuelan national team on the international level.

Perez played catcher almost exclusively for the first eleven years of his career before problems with his knees required him to spend time away from the position in favor of first base starting in 2023, with the 2024 season seeing him appear at the position in 49 games and start 44 of them.

Perez 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