On this occasion, he was Salvy splashed.
Salvador Perez, who has turned the water bucket splash during the television interview after a victory into a ritual, got drenched on Friday night after crushing a walk-off grand slam to beat the Twins 8-4.
“I didn’t feel anything,” Perez said. “I was super excited.”
Perez got the celebration bath after he crossed home plate to cap a Royals’ comeback.
They trailed 4-3 entering the ninth inning. But the Royals kept alive their recent torrid pace at Kauffman Stadium with a rally that started with one out.
Rosell Herrera doubled down the left-field line and scored the tying run on Whit Merrifield’s single to center.