Salvador Pérez breaks George Brett's record, becomes Kansas City's all-time home run leader

Salvador Pérez now stands alone in Kansas City Royals history. Three days after tying the franchise mark, the Venezuelan catcher launched his 318th career Major League Baseball home run on Saturday, surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett to claim the all-time lead for the organization.

The historic blast occurred in the top of the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Facing reliever Kyle Finnegan, Pérez connected on a slider, sending a towering 401-foot drive to left-center field. The home run tied the game at 2-2 and paved the way for the Royals' eventual 3-2 win.

Coincidentally, this milestone homer came at the same venue where Pérez hit his first MLB home run on August 29, 2011, against Max Scherzer. His career has been a steady climb: he needed six seasons to reach 100 homers by 2017, and on September 29, 2021, he hit his 200th. That same year, he tied the club record for a single season with 48 home runs. He surpassed 300 homers and 1,000 RBIs on September 13, 2025.

With this achievement, Pérez becomes only the third active player to hold the all-time home run record for his current franchise, joining Mike Trout (422 with the Angels) and Manny Machado (216 with the Padres). His 318 home runs also solidify his place as seventh all-time among catchers in MLB history (with at least 50% of games played at the position). He trails only Cooperstown legends like Mike Piazza (427), Johnny Bench (389), Carlton Fisk (376), Yogi Berra (358), Lance Parrish (324), and Gary Carter (324).

At 36 years old and in his 15th season with the Royals, the captain of the Venezuelan national team reaffirms his status as one of the greatest figures in the Missouri team's history, adding significant weight to his case for immortality.