Welcome to the history books, Salvador Perez.
The Kansas City Royals catcher launched his 46th home run of the season in the fifth inning of Monday's game against Cleveland. That total put him ahead of former Cincinnati Reds backstop Johnny Bench for the most home runs in a single season for a player who primarily plays catcher:
Kansas City RoyalsWith his 46th home run, Salvy has passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs in a season by a primary catcher!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherRoyal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherRoyal</a> <a href="https://t.co/reGW8DY8mO">pic.twitter.com/reGW8DY8mO</a>
Kansas City RoyalsGoing places no catcher has gone before.