Overview

• He homered twice off Taijuan Walker, with a first-inning two-run shot and a third-inning drive for the milestone, giving him 27 home runs this season.
• He is the eighth primary catcher to reach 300 home runs, joining Johnny Bench, Mike Piazza, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter, Iván Rodríguez and Lance Parrish.
• He is the 13th active player with 300 home runs and the 10th active player with 1,000 RBIs, becoming the third this year to hit the RBI mark after Bryce Harper and Mike Trout.
• Within Royals history, he is the second player to reach 300 homers and the third to surpass 1,000 RBIs, trailing franchise icons George Brett and Hal McRae.
• The milestones came in an 8–6 loss at Citizens Bank Park that dropped Kansas City below .500, and Perez said he would have felt better with a team win.