Perez (thumb) could head out on a rehab assignment over the weekend, MLB.com reports.
Perez has been sidelined since May 1 with a fractured thumb and saw limited action as the team's backup before the injury. Starter Yan Gomes is still struggling at the plate, which could yield a slight uptick in Perez's workload but he'll need to unseat Chris Gimenez, whose work with Trevor Bauer has the righty on a strong stretch of games (11 starts, 2.80 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 74 innings), first.