KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals tonight announced a two-year contact agreement with catcher Salvador Perez through the 2027 season.
“Salvy is a Royals legend and one of the most important players this franchise has ever had,” said Executive Vice President/General Manager J.J. Picollo. “We had the option for next year, but everyone knew we wanted to make sure his legacy with us continued longer than that. We appreciate Salvy’s commitment to the Royals, and we’re just as excited as our fans.”
Perez, 35, is a nine-time All-Star, five-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, the 2015 World Series Most Valuable Player and the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award winner. In 2023, Perez was named the fourth Captain in franchise history.
He is one of two catchers in Major League history to win at least five Gold Glove Awards and five Silver Slugger Awards, along with Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez.
In 2025, Perez completed his 14th season—all with Kansas City—and recorded 30 home runs and 100 RBI in 155 games. The 30 HR were the 2nd-highest total of his career, trailing his franchise-record-tying 48-HR season in 2021. This marked his third season with at least 100 RBI and second straight.
Salvy in 2025 became the second catcher in Major League history (min. 50% of games at the position) to record at least 100 RBI in his age-35 season (or older), following Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, who had 107 RBI as a 37 year old in 1985.
The 2025 season also saw Perez reach the 300-HR and 1,000-RBI career milestones. He’s one of eight primary catchers in Major League history with 300 HR and one of 15 catchers with 1,000 RBI.
He ranks among the Royals all-time leaders in HR (2nd, 303), RBI (2nd, 1,106), extra-base hits (3rd, 634), hits (6th, 1,712) and games (7th, 1,707). Perez is 14 HR shy of matching Hall of Famer George Brett (317) for the club’s all-time HR record.