Salvador Pérez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Diaz.

Salvador Pérez
Kansas City Royals – No. 13
Catcher
Born: May 10, 1990 (1990-05-10) (age 21) Valencia, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 2011 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.331
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	21
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2011–present)

Salvador Pérez Diaz (born May 10, 1990) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Pérez was called up to the majors for the first time on August 10, 2011.^[1] On August 29, Salvador Pérez hit his first major league home run against Max Scherzer of the Tigers. In that game, Pérez was a triple away from hitting the cycle.

References

^ Perez, catcher of the future, called on by Royals

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Kansas City Royals current roster

Active roster	1 Jarrod Dyson \| 2 Alcides Escobar \| 4 Alex Gordon \| 6 Lorenzo Cain \| 7 David Lough \| 8 Mike Moustakas \| 9 Johnny Giavotella \| 9 Derrick Robinson \| 12 Mitch Maier \| 13 Salvador Pérez \| 16 Billy Butler \| 17 Chris Getz \| 21 Jeff Francoeur \| 23 Danny Duffy \| 25 Clint Robinson \| 27 Brayan Peña \| 28 Manny Piña \| 32 Vin Mazzaro \| 35 Eric Hosmer \| 37 Sean O'Sullivan \| 38 Blake Wood \| 39 Luis Mendoza \| 40 Kelvin Herrera \| 41 Jeremy Jeffress \| 43 Aaron Crow \| 44 Luke Hochevar \| 45 Noel Argüelles \| 46 Louis Coleman \| 47 Nathan Adcock \| 48 Joakim Soria \| 52 Bruce Chen \| 55 Tim Collins \| 56 Greg Holland \| 59 Felipe Paulino \| 61 Everett Teaford \| -- Yuniesky Betancourt \| -- Jonathan Broxton \| -- José Mijares \| -- Jonathan Sánchez \| -- Ryan Verdugo

Coaching Staff	Manager 3 Ned Yost \| Bench Coach 49 Chino Cadahia \| 1st Base Coach 11 Doug Sisson \| 3rd Base Coach 14 Eddie Rodríguez \| Hitting Coach 36 Kevin Seitzer \| Pitching Coach -- Dave Eiland \| Bullpen Coach 58 Steve Foster

Persondata
Name	Perez, Salvador
Alternative names
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Date of birth	May 10, 1990
Place of birth	Valencia, Venezuela
Date of death
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