Salvador Perez Launches His 24th Home Run
3 years agoKansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez had a strong game in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored. The home run was his 24th of the year, which is tied for ninth-most in the majors. Over 100 games this year, Perez is slashing .278/.307/.508 with 63 RBI and 47 runs. He has stellar underlying power metrics with a 56% hard-hit rate that ranks in the 99th percentile and a 93.1 mph average exit velocity that ranks in the 95th percentile.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN