KC Royals: The Player The Division Rivals Hate To Face

Jun 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Drew Butera (9) celebrates his two-run home run with right fielder Jarrod Dyson (1) and shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

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May 24, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) dumps a bucket of water on second baseman Whit Merrifield (15) after they defeat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /

Twin Killing

Without question, the Royals’ player the Twins hate to face the most is Salvador Perez.

In his career against the Twins, Perez has an eye-popping slash line of .324/.342/.505 in 301 career plate appearances. That’s no small sample size.

Against the Twins, Perez has 16 doubles, three triples, and ten home runs with 41 runs driven in for the good guys.

While his overall numbers are impressive, his numbers at Target field have been incredible.

When he’s playing at the Twins’ home park, he’s got a slash line of .376/.394/.643. All ten of his home runs have come there and ten of his 16 doubles have come at Target field also.

He’s got a knack for driving in runs at Target Field also. He’s got 28 RBIs in just 165 plate appearances at Target Field and he’s become somewhat of a headache for the Twins and their fans.

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