{"id":2513476,"date":"2026-07-23T02:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2513476"},"modified":"2026-07-23T02:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:16:55","slug":"salvador-perez-ties-royals-history-with-moon-shot-vs-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/salvador-perez-ties-royals-history-with-moon-shot-vs-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvador Perez ties Royals history with moon shot vs. Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-salvador-perez-ties-kansas-city-history-moon-shot-giants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Salvador Perez ties Royals history with moon shot vs. Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Salvador Perez ties Royals history with moon shot vs. Giants&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Salvador Perez ties Royals history with moon shot vs. Giants<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ClutchPoints&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s been a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-lands-on-il-for-first-time-in-mlb-career\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sluggish season for the Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;sluggish season for the Kansas City Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">sluggish season for the Kansas City Royals<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/salvador-perez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Salvador Perez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Salvador Perez&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Salvador Perez<\/a> is still putting in the work as one of the club\u2019s best players. The 15-year veteran supplanted himself in the organization\u2019s history books on Wednesday after going yard against the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/san-francisco\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco Giants;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Francisco Giants&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_os9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_os9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_os9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the bottom of the seventh with a man on second, Perez launched the ball <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/2080029400439947416\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:toward deep-right center field;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;toward deep-right center field&quot;}\" class=\"link \">toward deep-right center field<\/a> to trim the Giants\u2019 lead down to 3-2. That home run just so happened to be the 317th of his career, which ties the Royals\u2019 record of most home runs hit by a single player in franchise history. One more dinger and Perez will be the outright home run leader in <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Kansas City<\/a> over George Brett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalvador Perez tied George Brett for the most home runs in Royals franchise history with homer number 317,\u201d Talkin\u2019Baseball posted on X.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Watch sports LIVE with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/lp\/sports\/?irad=368998&amp;irmp=492408\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fuboTV (free trial);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;fuboTV (free trial)&quot;}\" class=\"link \">fuboTV (free trial)<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p>That was Salvador Perez\u2019s 14th home run of the season. He is easily on pace to surpass 20 home runs in a single campaign for the sixth straight year. After the Royals\u2019 5-4 win over the Giants, the 36-year-old catcher has also recorded 78 hits and 43 RBIs through 369 at-bats, giving him a .211 batting average on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_qc9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_qc9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_qc9sdcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s victory <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-jac-caglianone-exits-giants-game-shoulder-injury\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:gave the Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;gave the Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">gave the Royals<\/a> a 3-0 sweep over the Giants. It\u2019s the second consecutive series win for Kansas City, as the club beat the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/san-diego\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Diego Padres;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Diego Padres&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">San Diego Padres<\/a> 2-1 in the prior three-game series. While the team is 5-5 in its last 10 games, the franchise still has quite the hill to climb if they hope to contend for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-lands-on-il-for-first-time-in-mlb-career\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. lands on IL for first time in MLB career;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. lands on IL for first time in MLB career&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. lands on IL for first time in MLB career<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/houston-astros\/astros-news-houston-trades-pitcher-involved-in-2024-no-hitter-to-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Astros trade pitcher involved in 2024 no-hitter to Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Astros trade pitcher involved in 2024 no-hitter to Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Astros trade pitcher involved in 2024 no-hitter to Royals<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\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 sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salvador Perez ties Royals history with moon shot vs. Giants appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. While it\u2019s been a sluggish season for the Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez is still putting in the work as one of the club\u2019s best players. 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