Salvador Perez he avoided going blank in his last shift on Wednesday. The Venezuelan went 1-for-4 in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 defeat against the Seattle Mariners and went on a date with history.
That only hit by the usual catcher – who was designated in the game – at T-Mobile Park was a double. Enough to rise to the top 20 of all time among his compatriots in the Major Leagues.
It was tubey 267 for life for Salvador Pérez. With it, he broke the parity he maintained in twentieth place with Carlos Guillén, according to Baseball-Reference records.
It was also the tenth hit of its kind for the 34-year-old Carabobeño in the contest. only behind Vinnie Pasquantino (12) y Bobby Witt Jr. (11) among his fellow royals.
THE FOLLOWING
When scrutinizing the vinotinto list of doublets, one finds that it is only a matter of time before Salvador Perez super a Marco Scutaro y Gerardo Parraboth with 269. There are even very realistic possibilities that he will finish the harvest among the first 15 in the section, if good health accompanies him.
Next Venezuelan players in the ranking with the most doubles in the Major League:
283, Melvin Mora15 °
282, Edgardo Alfonzo, 16°
275, Oswaldo Guillén17°
269, Marco Scutaro18°
269, Gerardo Parra19 °
267, Salvador Perez20 °
Fuente: Baseball-Reference
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A little further on the vinotinto list is Carlos González, who is on step 14, with 302 doubles. Salvador Pérez would need to hit 36 more tubeys to surpass him, but his limit in a season is 28, in 2014 and 2016.
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2024-05-16 00:14:35
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