SportsBeat KC: Celebrating Salvy ... but why is this Royal’s best season happening now?
Behold Salvador Perez. He’s swinging baseball’s hottest bat, with home runs in five straight games. That matches a Royals record, which he can own exclusively Tuesday night. He has also tied the team mark for home runs in a month with 12.
Perez has gone from being a good hitter to great this season, and we talked about why it’s happening this season on SportsBeat Live, The Star’s daily sports podcast with beat writer Lynn Worthy and columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian.
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Mellinger Minutes: Celebrating Salvy, Chiefs predictions and keeping secrets
With Salvador Perez mashing, we recall some of the Royals’ top offensive seasons
Perez is AL Player of the Week after historic stretch
Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star