Salvador Perez’s secret is out: He’s a perfume wearing baseball star

KANSAS City Royals catcher Salvador Perez wears women’s perfume for every game, and umpires rave about the smell.

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 21: Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants during Game One of the 2014 World Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 21, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Perhaps this explains the Royals’ 3.34 postseason ERA.

Catcher Salvador Perez wears women’s perfume for every game, and umpires rave about the smell.

“You smell good, my friend, thank you,” they tell him, Perez told the New York Times. “We sweat, stink, you know. We need to put on something — just on the field. A lot different off the field.”

It began one day when shortstop Alcides Escobar sprayed some perfume on Perez’s jersey, prophesying it would get him four hits. Perez, indeed, got four hits, so he ordered a dozen boxes.

His preferred brands are Victoria’s Secret and 212 VIP.

Maybe Perez should switch to cologne. It couldn’t hurt his .135 playoff batting average.

Originally published as Salvador Perez’s secret is out: He’s a perfume wearing baseball star