Salvador Perez is a Kansas City Royals institution. The future Royals Hall of Famer has a chance at Cooperstown itself, as his illustrious 13-season career has seen him appear in 1,552 games and nearly 11,000 innings behind the plate. Should he remain as a Royal for the next few years, he’s likely to eclipse the great George Brett for most home runs in franchise history.
But that’s a pretty big “if.” See, after almost two decades in the Royals organization, Perez is currently slated to become a free agent after 2025, when his extension he signed in March of 2021 runs out.