World Series MVPs: Where Are They Now?

2015: Salvador Perez, Catcher, Kansas City Royals

Before Salvador Perez won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, he was an up-and-coming catcher who had been named to three consecutive All-Star teams and a young star on the league’s hottest team. His career had been well on its way before being rewarded for his hard work for the 2015 world champions.

Since that day in 2015, Perez has not stopped producing at a high level. He has stayed atop the baseball world at the catching position by being both an offensive threat at the plate and a defensive asset behind it. He hit 22 home runs in 2016 to go along with 64 runs batted in. To further prove he is a complete player, he added his fourth Gold Glove Award and first Silver Slugger to his resume. He was also selected to his fourth All-Star team.

Perez is a franchise player the Kansas City Royals can build around. He is a complete player, and he is only 26 years old. That’s scary. He has shown much enthusiasm playing the game and for his team. After winning the World Series, he got a Royals World Series champions tattoo on his bicep. With the Royals missing the playoffs in 2016, hopefully Perez can help lead them back to contention in 2017.