SportsBeat KC: Royals’ pitcher of the year is ...? And will Salvy be a league leader?
A week remains in the Royals’ season, so Salvador Perez has that much time to become the American League’s leader in home runs and RBIs. What else can the Royals’ accomplish in these final games of 2021?
On today’s episode of the daily SportsBeat KC podcast, beat writer Lynn Worthy and columnist Vahe Gregorian discuss the season’s final week, break down the candidates for the team’s pitcher of the year award and ponder how a successful year in the organization’s minor leagues translates into big-league achievement.
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Salvador Perez enters last homestand in search of more history
Perez says fan who got his record-breaking home run wanted $10,000
Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star