Louisville Slugger and MLB Network announced the 2016 Silver Slugger Award winners on Thursday night. The list includes Salvador Perez, making him the first Royals catcher to win the award.
Perez is the ninth Royal (12th time) to take home Silver Slugger honors and first since DH Kendrys Morales in 2015. He’s the first non DH to win the award for Kansas City since 3B Dean Palmer in 1998.
The 26-year-old Perez posted a career-high 22 home runs in 2016, the most ever as a Royals catcher, surpassing his previous record of 21 done in 2015.