(610 Sports) – Salvador Perez is on pace to have his best year at the plate of his career. As of June 21st, Perez is batting .292 with 18 HRs and 47 RBI, which puts him on pace to eclipse career averages in all three categories. Behind the plate, the Royals' catcher has been his usual reliable self with a .996 fielding percentage and throwing out 35% of would-be base stealers.
With 1,391,586 votes, Perez is now the No. 2 vote-getter in the AL behind Vlad Guerrero Jr., the overall MLB leader. The Royals' catcher has also surpassed Mike Trout since the last update.
