This past season, Perez posted a .236/.284/.446 slash line and hit 30 home runs — the second-highest total of his career, trailing his franchise record-tying 48 homer season in ’21. Perez also drove in 100 runs, marking his third season with at least 100 RBIs and second consecutive after a remarkable 2024 season that saw Perez help the Royals back to the postseason for the first time in nine years.
The 2025 season also saw Perez reach the 300-homer and 1,000-RBI career milestones. He’s one of eight primary catchers in Major League history with 300 home runs and one of 15 catchers with 1,000 RBIs.
Perez ranks among the Royals’ all-time leaders in home runs (second, 303), RBIs (second, 1,106), extra-base hits (third, 634), hits (sixth, 1,712) and games (seventh, 1,707). Perez is 14 homers shy of matching Hall of Famer George Brett (317) for the club’s all-time home run record.
While Perez continues to put a bow on what could very well be a Hall of Fame career, he always insists that he’s not done yet. His catching workload has decreased, and will likely continue to do so, especially with the emergence of Royals top prospect Carter Jensen. But staying fresh allows Perez to continue to be an offensive threat in the middle of Kansas City’s lineup. He continues to defy time. His numbers support that, as does the way he carries himself on and off the field, in the clubhouse and around his teammates.
He’s the heart and soul of the franchise. The Captain isn’t going anywhere.
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