For Pete's Sake

Royals’ Salvador Perez has been sharing awesome photos from his African safari

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Sad as it might be to consider, a day Royals fans dread will eventually come.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez will announce his retirement at some point.

Fortunately for Royals fans, that’s not around the corner. Perez is 34 and coming off a season that saw him win a Silver Slugger Award and again make the All-Star Game.

But when Perez hangs up his cleats, what might he do with his time? Photography could be something he pursues.

Perez has taken up the hobby and he’s currently in Africa with Royals team photographer Jason Hanna and others. That includes another photographer, Vanessa Joy.

It appears to be a big group of photographers on this trip to Africa.

Hanna, Joy and Perez have all shared photos from their trip to Africa. Here are some of the pictures that have been on Instagram and X. First up are pictures and video of Perez with elephants in Kenya.

Naturally, kids have been taken with Perez.

Here are some other pictures of Perez during his time in Africa.

Screengrab of Vanessa Joy Insta story
Screengrab of Vanessa Joy Insta story Salvador Perez squeezed onto a plane with others for a flight in Africa.

This story was originally published December 6, 2024 at 9:42 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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