Perez passes Brett with 318th HR for Royals record
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- Salvador Perez hit his 318th career home run Saturday, passing George Brett's Kansas City Royals franchise record in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
- The record-breaking homer was a 401-foot solo shot off Kyle Finnegan over the Tigers' bullpen in left, leading off the seventh inning with the Royals trailing 2-1.
- George Brett had held the Royals' franchise record for 40 years, having passed Amos Otis with his 194th home run on April 9, 1986.
- Perez received an ovation from the Comerica Park crowd after the record was announced.
- The blast was Perez's 31st career homer against Detroit — trailing only the 36 he has hit against the Minnesota Twins.
- Perez's 318 homers for a single team rank third among active one-team players, behind Mike Trout (422, Angels) and Aaron Judge (385, Yankees).
Why it matters: Perez, a cornerstone of the Royals for over a decade, now owns a franchise record that stood for 40 years — a rare single-team loyalty feat in the free-agent era that places him third among active sluggers behind Trout and Judge.
