KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) -- The 300 home runs by a catcher club just got a little larger.

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez became the eighth player in Major League Baseball history to reach 300 home runs while being primarily a catcher. Perez’s 300th career home run, his 27th of the 2025 season, came on an 0-2 splitter in the top of the third inning of Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Perez, 35, joined Mike Piazza (399), Carlton Fisk (366), Johnny Bench (356), Yogi Berra (336), Lance Parrish (324), Ivan Rodriguez (311) and Gary Carter (307) among catchers who have reached the 300-home run plateau.

In Royals’ franchise history, Perez becomes the second member of the 300 home run club. Only Royals Hall of Famer George Brett has hit more in franchise history with

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