Perennial Kansas City Royals All-Star Salvador Perez Keeps Moving Up This Prestigious Power List

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Monday night.

The win moved the Royals to a very disappointing 29-73 while the loss dropped Cleveland to 49-51.

In the victory, the Royals got a two-run home run from catcher Salvador Perez, who continues to be one of the most productive catchers of his generation.

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

Salvador Pérez hit his 240th career HR, tying Jorge Posada for the 3rd-most HR by primary catchers since 2000.

He trails only Brian McCann (282) and Víctor Martínez (246).

Salvador Pérez hit his 240th career HR, tying Jorge Posada for the 3rd-most HR by primary catchers since 2000.

He trails only Brian McCann (282) and Víctor Martínez (246). pic.twitter.com/1KIjsBp0dL
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 25, 2023

In addition to the 240 homers, Perez has 775 career RBI. He is a four-time Silver Slugger award winner, a five-time Gold Glover, an eight-time All-Star selection and a World Series champion (2015). He also won MVP of that World Series, when the Royals beat the New York Mets.

This season, he's hitting .246 with 17 homers and 43 RBI and has been the most reliable player on one of the worst teams in baseball.

The Royals and Guardians will play game two of their series on Tuesday night in Cleveland as veterans Zack Greinke and Aaron Civale square off.

Greinke is 1-10 this season with a 5.40 ERA for the Royals and is a candidate to be dealt at the trade deadline. Civale is now 3-2 for Cleveland with a 2.71 ERA and will need to pick up the slack in the wake of the injury news to ace Shane Bieber.

First pitch from Progressive Field is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.

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