Perez led the unlucky rankings with a 3.0 score. In 155 games, he posted 30 homers but a .236 average, .284 OBP, and .729 OPS, along with 0.4 WAR—matching a career-low OPS and signaling a down year despite his usual power output.

Perez delivered in the clutch with a decisive double in the ninth, extending the cushion and reinforcing his status as a trusted late-game producer in KC’s lineup.

Perez delivered a pivotal three-run double in the ninth, providing late-life insurance and underscoring his late-inning clutch value.

Perez’s 48-HR catcher mark in 2021 stands as the previous catcher HR benchmark Raleigh surpassed; Raleigh’s pace now leads the era’s modern power.

Perez collects RBI No. 1,013 with a first-inning single, climbing to second on KC’s all-time RBI list and continuing his run-producing impact atop the order.