Major League Baseball Royals Perez hit a home run of No. 45 this season against Athletics on the 16th, and took the lead in the home run king battle with Angels Shohei Ohtani and others.
Perez is 31 years old from Venezuela.
Known as a catcher of smashing shoulders, he teamed up with Otani in this year's All-Star game and also participated in home run competitions.
In the Athletics match on the 16th, he hit the 45th two-run home run this season for the third consecutive game, and took the lead in the major leagues alongside the Blue Jays Guerrero Jr. who did not have a match that day.
Angels Otani hit two hits in the game on the 16th, but there were no home runs and he remained at 44, retreating to third place in the home run king battle.
Perez is aiming to break the record in the remaining 16 games, alongside the most home run record as a catcher marked by Johnny Bench of the Reds in 1970.
In addition, the number of home runs at the end of the first half of July was 21 and there was a difference of 12 from Otani who was running alone at the top, but in the second half it was an amazing pace of 24 in 56 games. I caught up with and finally took the lead.