When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball hist

Perez went 2-for-3 against Scherzer. He singled in the fourth inning before hitting his 20th home run in the sixth. It was a record-breaking shot as he surpassed Royals legend George Brett with his ninth campaign of 20 or more home runs.

Watching baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s probably skewed how a lot of us think about how baseball players age. It was not uncommon for players in their late 30s and into their 40s to still be very productive. We are not in that world anymore.

Noah Cameron lanzó hasta la sexta entrada, el venezolano Salvador Pérez conectó un jonrón que significó la ventaja, y los Reales

As the 21-year-old outfielder—already batting leadoff for his Boston squad—approached the plate at Fenway Park, catcher Salvador Perez seemingly congratulated him with a pat on the back. Anthony responded with a "thank you" to the nine-time All-Star before giving him a wave and stepping into the box.

Salvador Perez hits a solo home run, with a custom bat of all five of his American League Gold Glove Awards, to give the Royals' a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 4th inning

Salvador Perez popped out of the visitors’ dugout at Fenway Park on Tuesday afternoon and within a few minutes was in the middle of a crowd of Red Sox players and coaches. Alex Cora chatted with Kansas City’s catcher for almost 10 minutes. Red Sox game planning coach Jason Varitek gave Perez a hug, as did Trevor Story and several other players.