Perez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Perez got the scoring started by taking lefty Connelly Early deep on a 94 mph fastball in the bottom of the first inning. He later singled in the sixth and eighth innings, giving Perez his third three-hit game of the season. After seeing his average dip below the Mendoza Line with an 0-for-5 start to the series against the Red Sox, Perez is now slashing .211/.259/.368 with eight home runs, 21 RBI, 18 runs scored and a 9:42 BB:K across 201 plate appearances this season. After being in the 91st percentile with a 14.8 percent barrel rate last season, Perez is barreling just 8.5 percent of his batted balls in 2026. He's also experienced sharp declines in his hard-hit rate and bat speed at 36 years old.
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Salvador Perez Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 4-1101100000020013/23L 3-2312010110040063/202-2111000120000042/28W 16-3200000001020002/27W 7-6200000000100002/258-8201100000020012/23L 3-2300000000040002/21L 10-3200000000040002/20W 7-332201012002006
Preseason Totals 19472203511200018 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/25L 4-3321000111040045/24W 6-3413300030020035/23W 5-0400000000050005/22L 2-0400000000020005/20L 4-3413200110020065/19L 7-1200000002020005/18L 3-1300000000120005/17W 2-0212100121040055/16L 4-2400000000050005/15L 5-4511100000050015/14L 6-2402200000050025/13L 6-5400000000040005/12L 6-5512100110040055/9W 5-1300000000050005/8W 4-3300000001050005/7L 8-5500000000050005/6L 3-1200000011050005/5W 5-3401100020050015/4W 6-2411100010040015/3W 4-1310000000120005/2W 3-2401100000070015/1W 6-3311010020040024/30L 5-2201100000120014/29L 5-2401100010010014/281-1312100110020054/26W 11-9511100010030014/25W 12-1523200120040064/24W 6-3400000000060004/22L 8-6400000000020004/21W 6-5401010000030024/20L 7-5613300000050034/19L 7-0400000000080004/17L 2-1300000000030004/16L 10-9412100140080054/15L 2-1400000000060004/14L 2-1401100000010014/12L 6-5400000000070004/11W 2-0401100000060014/10W 2-0301100000020014/9L 2-0300000000150004/8L 10-2400000000050004/7L 2-1300000001050004/6W 4-2400000000070004/5L 8-5401010000000024/4W 8-2221000111020044/4L 5-2400000000050004/2L 5-1401100000030014/1W 13-9411010001040023/30W 3-1401100000040013/29W 4-1400000000040003/28L 6-2411000110000043/27L 6-040110000002001
Regular Season Totals 19420422940925942030073
Salvador Perez Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 925430.21529509400750.263Away 512190.20912202200360.237Home 413240.22017307200390.283Day 311140.17310103200240.216Night 614290.24419406200510.295March 1130.188200000060.188April 410210.20214303200360.243May 414190.23813206200330.300Opponent vs MIL 1 1 2 0.200 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.333 vs MIN 0 0 3 0.250 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.308 vs STL 1 2 3 0.273 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.308 vs NYY 1 1 1 0.091 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.167 vs SEA 0 5 6 0.261 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.292 vs BAL 0 0 4 0.286 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.286 vs DET 1 4 3 0.167 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.200 vs ATH 1 2 4 0.308 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.357 vs CLE 0 4 2 0.077 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.138 vs BOS 1 1 3 0.333 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.500 vs ATL 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.167 vs LAA 1 3 4 0.286 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.286 vs CWS 1 1 6 0.222 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.250 Venue @ Atlanta 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.167 @ Cleveland 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.083 @ Chicago 1 1 4 0.308 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.308 @ Athletics 1 2 4 0.308 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.357 @ Seattle 0 2 3 0.273 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.333 @ Kansas City 4 13 24 0.220 17 3 0 7 2 0 0 39 0.283 @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ St. Louis 1 2 3 0.273 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.308 @ Detroit 1 4 3 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.231
Salvador Perez Player Profile
Career History
Salvador Perez: Breaking News
Productive in win
Perez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and a second RBI in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Perez drove in the opening run with a first-inning sacrifice fly before adding a bit more oomph to hit a solo shot in the fourth. The catcher has two homers among seven hits over his last six games, a span in which he's batting .292 with four strikeouts. He's back above the Mendoza Line now, batting .205 with a .595 OPS, seven homers, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored and five doubles over 45 contests.
Blasts sixth homer
Perez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox. Perez crushed an outside sinker from Erick Fedde over the right-field fence for a solo homer to give the Royals an early 2-0 lead in the first frame, though Kansas City was unable to hold on in a disappointing defeat. The veteran backstop has long staved off Father Time, but he has shown notable decline offensively so far in 2026. Through 40 games, the 36-year-old is slashing .197/.238/.344 with six homers, five doubles, 18 RBI and 15 runs. Tuesday snapped a four-game hitless streak for Perez, who will look to build on the performance and heat up at the plate moving forward.