The Kansas City Royals won one of the best players of all time in the franchise.
According to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network, the Royals and Salvador Perez agreed to an extension of $ 82 million for four years on Sunday:
The 31-year-old is entering the final year of his six-year, $ 52 million contract, which started in 2016, and his new contract will begin next year. According to Spotrac, Perez will become baseball’s second highest-paid receiver, with $ 20.5 million a year.
Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto has the highest average annual value, $ 23.1 million. Buster Posey, star of the San Francisco Giants, earns $ 19.875 million a year, and Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal earns $ 18.25 million a season.
Perez helped the Royals win a World Series title in 2015. He was named World Series MVP after striking .364 / .391 / .455 with eight hits and two RBI. He is also six times All-Star, five times Gold Glover and three times Silver Slugger.
During the shortened pandemic campaign, the native of Venezuela cut 0.333 / 0.353 / 0.633 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI.