Perez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Athletics. Perez opened the scoring for the Royals with a solo blast off Hogan Harris in the sixth inning to tie the game at one apiece. After a slow start to the season, the veteran backstop has begun to heat up, going 6-for-15 (.400) with two homers and four RBI across his past three appearances. Overall, Perez owns a .196 batting average and .586 OPS with five homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and 10 runs through 28 games.
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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 SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/5W 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 13313281940516331370047
Salvador Perez Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 516290.20919503300490.245Home 27170.23612302100260.276Away 39120.1797201200230.211Night 411210.26313402100370.298Day 1580.1366101200120.175March 1130.188200000060.188April 410210.20214303200360.243May 0550.263320010070.300Opponent vs MIL 1 1 2 0.200 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.333 vs BAL 0 0 4 0.286 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.286 vs SEA 0 2 3 0.273 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.333 vs NYY 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CWS 0 0 2 0.143 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.200 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 CLE 0 3 2 0.105 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.150 vs DET 1 4 3 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.231 vs ATH 1 2 4 0.308 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.357 vs MIN 0 0 3 0.250 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.308 Venue @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Cleveland 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.083 @ Seattle 0 2 3 0.273 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.333 @ Athletics 1 2 4 0.308 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.357 @ Atlanta 1 1 2 0.167 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.167 @ Kansas City 2 7 17 0.236 12 3 0 2 1 0 0 26 0.276 @ Detroit 1 4 3 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.231
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Salvador Perez: Breaking News
Launches homer Saturday
Perez went 3-for-5 with a home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's win over the Angels. Perez launched his fourth homer of the season with a solo shot to left field in the bottom of the second inning, and he later plated a run with an RBI single in the following frame, scoring Bobby Witt. Despite Saturday's strong outing, the backstop continues to have an underwhelming season, owning a .186 average with a .555 OPS through 108 plate appearances.
Could see more DH time
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said prior to Sunday's game against the Yankees that Perez could see more of his starts at designated hitter over the next few days since the veteran backstop has been dealing with a sore hip of late, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports. Perez will be in the lineup at DH for the series finale Sunday, one day after he received his first day off of the season in what Quatraro termed as a "mental breather." Though Perez suggested in a post on social media Saturday that he didn't agree with Quatraro's assessment, the skipper said that the two talked Sunday and have put any potential discord behind them. Perez appears set to get a break from catching for the next few games but should remain a near-everyday player for the Royals, despite getting off to a rough start to the season. Over 81 plate appearances, the 36-year-old is currently sitting on a .517 OPS, which would be the lowest mark of his career by 175 points.