Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez belted his 46th home run of the 2021 season, breaking Baseball Hall of Fame member Johnny Bench's single-season record for homers by a catcher.
The 31-year-old Perez hit a two-run homer during the fifth inning of Monday's game against the Cleveland Indians, surpassing Bench's home run total from 1970 for the most by an individual who played at least 75% of his team's games at catcher.