Royals catcher Salvador Perez wasn't expecting another All-Star selection. He knows he is not having a productive offensive season.
Perez is hitting .221 with 13 home runs and 41 RBIs. His .653 OPS is well below his career average of .736.
Yet Perez is so respected by his peers and league coaches that he was voted into his sixth consecutive All-Star Game. And because of an injury to his good friend, Tampa Bay's Wilson Ramos, he will make his fifth straight All-Star start. That's a starting streak that hasn't happened in All-Star history since Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez started from 1993-2001.