{"id":1949109,"date":"2025-08-08T10:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1949109"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:34:53","slug":"royals-salvador-perez-makes-first-class-gesture-to-red-sox-rookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-salvador-perez-makes-first-class-gesture-to-red-sox-rookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals&#8217; Salvador Perez Makes First-Class Gesture To Red Sox Rookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dci29cag6\">Salvador Perez&#8217;s reputation in Major League Baseball precedes him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_28aubqfja\">Not only is Perez a nine-time All-Star, one of the greatest catchers of his generation, and the captain of the Kansas City Royals. He&#8217;s known far and wide as one of the most gregarious personalities in the big leagues, and one of the best ambassadors for the sport at large.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_eru78xduu\">On Wednesday night, at Fenway Park, Perez showed just one more reason why he deserves those accolades.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_ta1pt1ukd\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_ta1pt1ukd\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Salvador Perez and Jonathan India\" title=\"Salvador Perez and Jonathan India\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4686,h_2635,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k22w2mnp4qtn6cfzfj.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Aug 6, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jonathan India (6) celebrates with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) after hitting a three run home run during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images \/ Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tgvxp48ot\">Before the Royals faced off with the Boston Red Sox in the final game of a three-game set at Fenway Park, Boston&#8217;s rookie outfielder, Roman Anthony, inked an eight-year, $130 million extension. It was the largest guaranteed deal ever signed by a player with his rookie eligibility intact. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7u866j3yz\">And although the Royals had lost the first two games of the series and are fighting for their playoff lives, Perez took the time to congratulate the 21-year-old on a serious accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6b08dovvd\">As Anthony walked to the plate in the first inning to a cheer from the Fenway Faithful, Perez appeared to offer his congratulations to Anthony, patting him on the shoulder. Anthony could be seen mouthing &#8220;thank you&#8221; as he readied himself for an at-bat against Royals starter Michael Wacha.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_du254ehbb\">It was a moment <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tylermilliken_\/status\/1953235943462166945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1953235943462166945%7Ctwgr%5E90d374250b8e49b0ace260da5389cb874c04ff97%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fsalvador-perez-greeted-roman-anthony-classy-move-after-massive-contract\" target=\"_blank\">that went viral <\/a>on social media, as the clip shared by popular Red Sox internet personality Tyler Milliken had almost 9,000 likes as of early Thursday afternoon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz\">Looks like Salvador Perez was congratulating Roman Anthony on his extension. Classy. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qn0O89wGFl\">pic.twitter.com\/qn0O89wGFl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylermilliken_\/status\/1953235943462166945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_a2tjdhtnt\">Then, Perez wound up contributing in a major way to a 7-3 Royals victory, smoking a single against Boston reliever Jordan Hicks that set the table for a three-run home run by Jonathan India that provided the knockout blow in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_59yijlobh\">Anthony, who has been fantastic in 47 games for the Red Sox so far, went 0-for-4, including a deep flyout to Royals right fielder Mike Yastrzemski that would have been a home run in all 29 other ballparks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zq8hg69vm\">The Royals know they have a good one on their side in Perez, and that will surely come into play when they make their own contract decisions on whether to exercise his $13.5 million extension for 2026 (almost certainly yes) and whether to extend him again beyond that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qxl2y5wej\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/cole-ragans-update-royals-officials-expressing-optimism-for-2025-return-jackson3\"><em><strong>Cole Ragans Update: Royals Officials &#8216;Expressing Optimism&#8217; For 2025 Return<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salvador Perez&#8217;s reputation in Major League Baseball precedes him. Not only is Perez a nine-time All-Star, one of the greatest catchers of his generation, and the captain of the Kansas City Royals. He&#8217;s known far and wide as one of the most gregarious personalities in the big leagues, and one of the best ambassadors for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1949110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1949109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Royals-Salvador-Perez-Makes-First-Class-Gesture-To-Red-Sox-Rookie.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1949109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1949109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1949109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1949109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}