Professional career Salvador Pérez




1 professional career

1.1 minor leagues
1.2 kansas city royals

1.2.1 2011
1.2.2 2012
1.2.3 2013
1.2.4 2014
1.2.5 2015
1.2.6 2016
1.2.7 2017







professional career
minor leagues

pérez signed royals $65,000 when 16 years old. minor league career began in 2007 when placed in arizona rookie league.


kansas city royals
2011

pérez called majors first time on august 10, 2011. picked off 2 baserunners, caught 5 popups – both uncommon occurrences royals season – , recorded first hit. on august 29, pérez hit first major league home run against max scherzer of detroit tigers. in game, pérez triple away hitting cycle. in rookie year, batted .331 3 hrs , 21 runs driven in, in 39 games played.


2012

on february 27, 2012, pérez signed five-year, $7 million extension includes 3 club options. under team control through 2019. earn $26.75 million if reaches of incentives , of options picked up. extension covers pre-arbitration seasons, 2 of 3 arbitration eligible years, and, if of options picked up, final arbitration year , first 2 years of free agency. pérez earned $.75 million in 2012, $1 million in 2013, $1.5 million in 2014, $1.75 million in 2015 , earn $2 million in 2016. options $3.75 million in 2017, $5 million in 2018 , $6 million in 2019.


while catching bullpen session before spring training game in 2012, pérez tore meniscus in left knee. did not return until july 2. in 2012 season, hit .301 11 homers , 39 rbis in 79 games played.



pérez (right) , ervin santana kansas city royals in 2013


2013

on july 16, 2013, pérez catcher mariano rivera in rivera s final all-star game before retirement. after season, pérez awarded american league gold glove award defense @ catcher. finished year playing 138 games .292 batting average, 13 home runs, , 79 rbi.


2014

in 2014, logged more starts (143) other catcher in major leagues. pérez played 150 games in 2014 batting .260 28 doubles, 17 home runs, , 70 rbi.


in 2014 american league wild card playoff, pérez singled down left field line in bottom of 12th inning, knocking in winning run lift royals on oakland 9–8.


in game 1 of 2014 world series against san francisco giants, pérez hit home run off eventual series mvp madison bumgarner, representing run given bumgarner in 5 world series appearances covering 36 innings. pérez final out of series, popping out pablo sandoval in foul territory clinch series giants.


2015

pérez batting in 2015 american league division series


in 2015, pérez voted start in 2015 all-star game, third all-star appearance.


pérez batted .364 in 2015 world series, royals won in 5 games. in series-clinching win, perez grounded third in ninth inning allowing tying run in royals comeback. game continued innings. in 12th, perez singled right no outs , jarrod dyson pinch ran perez. dyson score, giving royals first lead of night. royals won 7–2 in twelfth inning, making them 2015 world series champions. pérez unanimously named world series valuable player. first catcher win award since 1992 , second venezuelan win world series mvp. won third consecutive gold glove award in 2015.


2016

on march 1, pérez signed five-year extension remain team. perez named fifth consecutive all-star game starting catcher american league along teammate eric hosmer. pérez finish 2016 season 22 home runs, more other american league catcher en route first career silver slugger award. pérez won fourth consecutive gold glove award on november 8th.


2017

on august 6, perez placed on 10-day disabled list due intercostal strain.








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