Perez passes Brett for this Royals home run record

ARLINGTON, Texas. (KCTV) - Salvador Perez etched his name further into the Kansas City Royals record book on Tuesday night.

The Royals’ captain slugged a pair of home runs in the first game of Kansas City’s three-game series with the Texas Rangers, sending a 2-run blast to right field in the first inning and pulling a solo shot to left field in the sixth inning.

The multi-home run game for the 35-year-old catcher was the 18th of his career, surpassing Hall-of-Famer George Brett for the most multi-home run games in Kansas City Royals history.

It was Perez’s first game in the 2025 season with multiple home runs and the first for the 9-time MLB All-Star since he hit a pair in a game 9-4 win against Cleveland last August.

That performance last season helped Perez tie Brett at the time, and surpass Mike Sweeney’s 16 career multi-home run games in Royals franchise history.

Perez’s power showing included an RBI double for Kansas City in the fourth inning.