Royals' Salvador Perez breaks Johnny Bench's MLB record with 46th home run by catcher

Royals catcher Salvador Perez made history on Monday, hitting his 46th crowning achievement of the period as well as damaging Johnny Bench's long time single-season record for homers by a catcher (45) in the process.

Perez's large moment can be found in the fifth inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader vs. the Indians. His record-breaker, Kansas City's 3rd two-run homer of the video game, gave the Royals a 7-0 lead in an eventual 7-2 success:EVEN MORE: MLB standings 2021: Updated playoff bracket, magic numbers as of Sept. 19 SALVY Salvador Perez breaks the MLB record for the majority of Human Resources by a catcher in a single season(46

)( by means of @Royals)pic.twitter.com/WY199R3y4a-- FOX Sports: MLB(@MLBONFOX)September 20, 2021 Bench, that established the record in 1970-- in just his 4th season in the

majors -- was happy to praise Perez on his accomplishment: As Yogi claimed #Salvatoreperez @Royals @MLBNetwork I knew my document would certainly stand up until it was damaged! Congrats. Wonderful individual. Excellent catcher-- Johnny Bench( @JohnnyBench_5 )September 20, 2021 MORE: MLB wild-card race: 2011 Cardinals provide intend to teams still outside October's playoff picture Perez, that had a 274/.314/.542 lower line entering Monday's doubleheader, has had a career year at home plate, setting personal bests in crowning achievement, runs (80 ), hits(

157)and RBIs(115). The 11th-year catcher has more than just Bench's record available to him this year. He's also in a limited race with heaven Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (46) as well as the Angels' Shohei Ohtani (44) for the MLB lead in home runs. The last gamer to lead the majors in homers while a primary catcher (75 percent of games played that season) was Bench when he homered 40 times in 1972. He might likewise come to be the very first catcher to lead MLB in RBIs considering that Bench drove in 129 in 1974.

Perez (115) has a narrow lead over second-place Jose Abreu of the White Sox (113 ).