Salvador Perez

Who they were

Salvador Johan Perez Diaz, nicknamed "El Niño" and "Salvy", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher, designated hitter, and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a nine-time MLB All-Star, five-time Gold Glove Award winner, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, three-time All-MLB selection, Roberto Clemente Award winner, and received the World Series Most Valuable Player Award when the Royals won the 2015 World Series.

Early life

Early life Perez was born in Valencia, Carabobo , Venezuela. He was abandoned by his father at age four and raised by his mother, Yilda Díaz. When he was eight, they relocated to Valencia to live with Yilda's mother, Carmen de Díaz. Yilda supported the family by selling homemade cakes, flan, and lasagna. [ 1 ] To keep her only child busy, Yilda enrolled him in a baseball school in Valencia, where he showed an ability to throw, catch, and hit balls as young as age six.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Rawlings Gold Glove Award, World Series Most Valuable Player Award, Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, and Roberto Clemente Award.

Professional career Minor Leagues Perez signed with the Royals for $65,000 when he was 16 years old. [ 1 ] His minor league career began in June 2007 with the Arizona Complex League Royals . In 2008 and 2009, Perez played for the Burlington Bees and Idaho Falls Chukars . In 2010, Perez was promoted to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks and also played for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League . [ 2 ] In 2011, Perez was promoted again,

Why this date

Salvador Perez appears on our May 10 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.