Salvador Perez dons catcher's mask in dugout after Eric Hosmer loses his bat

It’s been quite a week for Royals catcher Salvador Perez — and it’s only Wednesday.

Perez clubbed a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning on Tuesday and helped the Royals beat the Indians 3-2.

On Monday night, Perez provided some comic relief as the Royals topped Cleveland 2-1. Eric Hosmer lost control of his bat and it flew into the dugout. Perez took precautionary actions:

How can you not like that?

Here’s something you see a lot on Perez’s Instagram account: behind-the-scenes photos with the Royals.

Here is Perez talking about his home run on Tuesday night:

Royals' Salvador Perez talks about his game-winning home run 

This story was originally published June 15, 2016 at 9:16 AM.