Royals' Salvador Perez breaks atlanta braves jersey for men Johnny Bench's MLB record with 46th home run by catcher
September 21, 2021
Royals catcher Salvador Perez made history on Monday, hitting his 46th home run Stanceof the season and breaking Johnny Bench's longtime single-season record for homers by a catcher (45) in the process.
Perez's big moment came in the fifth inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader vs. the Indians. His record-breaker, Kansas City's third two-run homer of the game, gave the Royals a 7-0 lead in an eventual 7-Shohei Ohtani 2 victory:
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Bench, who set the record in 1970 — in just his fo atlanta braves jersey youth xl urth season in the majors — was happy to congratulate Perez on his accomplishmMLB Kids Clothing ent:
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Perez, who had a 274/.314/.542 slash line entering Monday's doubleheader, has had a career year at the plate, setting personal bests in home runs, runs (80), hits (157) and RBIs (115).
The 11th-year catcher has more than just Bench's record available to him this year. He's also in a tight race with the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (46) and the Angels' ShoheiMLB iPhone Accessories Ohtani (44) for the MLB lead in home runs. The last player to lead the majors in homers while a primary catcher (75 percent of games played that season atlanta braves all star game jersey ) was Bench when he homered 40 times in 1972. He could also become the first catcher to lead MLB in RBIs since Bench drove in 129 in 1974.
Perez (115) has a narrow lead over second-place Jose A atlanta braves jersey women red breu of the White Sox (113).