KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench's record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th in a 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez may not have made his 10th All-Star Game on Sunday, but he still achieved some history ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Johnny Bench’s single-season home run record for a catcher was broken Monday when Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Pérez hit his 46th homer of the year.

Kansas City Royals captain Salvador Perez became the 12th primary catcher to hit at least 250 homers in his career. ... The exclusive list includes Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, ...

Two Major League Baseball analysts say Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez should make Hall of Fame. He got 1,500th hit, ... Johnny Bench. Sounds like a viable candidate to me! ...

Salvador Perez has been named Royals team captain. ... passing the previous mark set by Hall of Famer Johnny Bench (45) in 1970. In 2021, Perez was named the Royals Roberto Clemente Award nominee.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez’s milestone hit on Sunday should bolster his Hall of Fame case. ... Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, Ivan Rodriguez, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk and Mike Piazza.

Kansas City Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez has a groin strain. He sustained the injury in Sunday’s game against the New York Mets.

Raleigh tied Bench's record in the top of the first inning with a two-out, solo home run to left center field to give the Mariners an early 1-0 lead.. Then came the big shot for "Big Dumper" in ...