Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez was honored recently with the prestigious Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. This award is handed out annually by the Phi Delta Theta international fraternity. It goes to the player who best exemplifies the giving character of
Tonight the Kansas City Royals start a series in Chicago taking on the White Sox, who up until this week, had been playing the best ball in the American League. The Chisox have now dropped 4 out of 5, but from what we
Royals all-star catcher Salvador Perez put on a show at the Home Run Derby, smashing 28 homers in round one. His 28 home runs were the most ever for a catcher in the event, and second-most in the first round in Monday’s derby.
Unfortunately for Perez, he was up against eventual
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American League Championship trophy: Check
World Series trophy: Check
Gold Gloves: Check
Silver Slugger Award: Check
The hardware continued to pour in for the Kansas City Royals following their tremendous World Series title.
Alcides Escobar,
