Royals' Salvador Perez: Returns to lineup Wednesday
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Perez (illness) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Perez missed each of the previous two contests with an illness, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday. The Royals will be going for their sixth straight victory and eighth win over their last nine contests.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Sitting again Tuesday
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Perez (illness) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
The veteran catcher was scratched from Monday's lineup due to an illness and will be held out of the starting nine again Tuesday, though he's expected to be available off the bench, per Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Luke Maile will receive another start behind the plate for Kansas City.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Pulled from Monday's lineup
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The Royals scratched Perez from the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers due to an illness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Perez was initially slated to catch and bat fifth in the series opener, but the veteran backstop was unexpectedly removed from the lineup about three hours before first pitch after apparently feeling under the weather. Luke Maile will step in behind the plate in place of Perez, who had started at either catcher, first base or designated hitter in each of Kansas City's last 43 games.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Swats 21st homer
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Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Monday's 7-4 win against Washington.
The veteran backstop notched his 294th career long ball with a 404-foot, two-run blast off Nationals starter Cade Cavalli in the sixth. Perez has flashed his power since the All-Star break, hitting .267 (23-for-86) with eight homers, 14 RBI and 13 runs scored across 22 games. Through 475 total plate appearances in 114 games, the 35-year-old is slashing .248/.394/.454 with 68 RBI and 39 runs scored.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Belts homer No. 20
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Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
The veteran catcher took Max Scherzer deep in the sixth inning, giving Perez his fifth straight 20-homer campaign and the ninth of his Hall of Fame career. The 35-year-old has been getting plenty of work at first base and DH this season to preserve his legs, but with Freddy Fermin now a Padre, Perez might need to be behind the plate more often over the final two months unless the Royals decide top prospect Carter Jensen, who has eight homers in his first 24 Triple-A games, is ready for his big-league debut.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Good to go as DH
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Perez (elbow) is batting fifth as the designated hitter Tuesday against Atlanta.
Perez departed Monday's contest with a left elbow contusion after being hit by a pitch, but he's back in the starting nine for the second game of the series. The veteran slugger has carried a hot bat in July with seven doubles, nine homers, 20 RBI and a .346/.391/.765 slash line in 22 games this month.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Diagnosed with elbow contusion
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The Royals announced that Perez exited Monday's game against Atlanta with a left elbow contusion.
Perez took a 94 mph fastball from Spencer Strider off the elbow in the bottom of the third inning and was later removed from the contest in the top of the fifth. Freddy Fermin replaced Perez behind the plate. The hot-hitting Perez should be viewed as day-to-day, with Tuesday versus Atlanta being his next chance to play.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Leaves game after HBP
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Perez exited Monday's game versus Atlanta in the top of the fifth inning after previously getting hit by a pitch in the elbow, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Perez was hit with a Spencer Strider fastball in the bottom of the third inning but stayed in the game only to be removed in favor of Freddy Fermin in the top of the fifth. Prior to exiting, Perez was 1-for-1 at the plate with one RBI. The veteran catcher has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball over the last month-plus, slashing .304/.340/.685 with nine home runs, 20 RBI and 14 runs scored over the previous 30 days leading into Monday's contest.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Slugs two homers in victory
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Perez went 2-for-5 with a pair of two-run home runs in a 12-4 win versus the Cubs on Monday.
Perez cleared the wall twice in the contest, belting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and another two-run shot in the eighth. The veteran backstop has gone deep four times in his past three games and has batted .467 (7-for-15) with six RBI in his first four contests coming out of the All-Star break. After a slow start to the season, Perez is up to 17 homers on the campaign, and his 60 RBI ranks second most among big-league backstops.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Homers in win
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Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over Miami.
Perez knocked a double and scored a run in the fourth inning before adding an insurance run with his solo shot in the eighth. He's up to 15 homers this season, including two during the three-game series against Miami and six in his last 10 appearances. The veteran slugger has gone 14-for-34 (.412) during that 10-game stretch, boosting his season slash line to .251/.294/.444 through 391 plate appearances.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Clubs pair of homers
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Perez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs during Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
Perez notched his second multi-homer game of 2025, taking Bailey Falter yard in the fourth inning and tagging Isaac Mattson for a solo shot in the eighth. The 35-year-old catcher has now homered in three of his last four games, bringing his season total up to 13 round trippers. In July, Perez has gone 13-for-35 (.371) with 11 RBI.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Goes yard again
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Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI double during Monday's 9-3 win over the Pirates.
Perez homered for a second consecutive night, tagging Chase Shugart for a solo shot in the fifth inning. The veteran catcher has been crushing the baseball in July, going 9-for-28 (.321) with four doubles and a pair of long balls across seven games. Perez is slashing .238/.290/.406 on the year.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Clubs 10th homer
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Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 4-0 win against the Diamondbacks.
The 35-year-old reached double-digit homers for the 13th consecutive season when he slugged a 415-foot solo shot off Arizona starter Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth. The long ball snapped an 11-game homerless draught over which Perez hit .227 (10-for-44) with eight RBI and no runs scored. Through 358 total plate appearances, the veteran is slashing .235/.277/.393 with 50 RBI and 20 runs scored in 86 games.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Drives in three Tuesday
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Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Mariners.
Perez had gone 4-for-23 (.174) with two RBI over his previous six games. He broke out of that small slump in this contest, supplying a two-run double in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the ninth to account for half of the Royals' runs. The catcher has showed some signs of aging in his age-35 season, batting .237 with a .670 OPS, nine home runs, 46 RBI, 19 runs scored and 22 doubles across 81 games. He last had an OPS under .700 for a full year in 2014 -- given his track record, he could turn things around to close out 2025.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Rare breather Thursday
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Perez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.
It's the first day off in more than a month for Perez, who has gone 1-for-8 at the plate in the first two games of the series. Freddy Fermin is catching and batting eighth for the Royals in Thursday's series finale.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Slugs ninth homer
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Perez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Padres.
The Kansas City veteran started at designated hitter and notched his 282nd career homer with a 412-foot long ball off San Diego starter Randy Vasquez in the sixth inning. This marks Perez's fifth homer of the month, as he's been productive in June with a .280 average (21-for-75), 14 RBI and seven runs scored across 19 games. Overall, the 35-year-old is slashing .235/.277/.394 with 41 RBI and 19 runs scored through 308 plate appearances.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025
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Perez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and a double in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.
It was the fourth three-hit game this season for Perez, as well as his fourth game with multiple extra-base hits. The veteran slugging backstop is still batting just .240 with a .674 OPS for the year, but he's really starting to pick things up at the plate in June. Through 57 at-bats this month, Perez is hitting .316 with four long balls, three doubles and 12 RBI.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Continues to heat up with homer
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Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-3 defeat to the Yankees.
The veteran slugging backstop has struggled at the plate for most of the year -- he has a .638 OPS in 2025 -- but he's gotten back on track recently. Across his last 17 games (74 plate appearances), Perez is slashing .286/.324/.500 with four homers, three doubles and 12 RBI. Perez has played 64 of Kansas City's 68 games this year while bouncing around at catcher, first base and designated hitter, so he remains locked into an everyday role.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Back in lineup
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Perez (illness) will start at designated hitter and bat fourth Saturday against the Twins.
After missing Friday's contest with an illness, Perez seems to be feeling well enough to return to action Saturday. The 35-year-old backstop has been in an extended slump recently, slashing just .205/.224/.301 in 76 plate appearances since the start of May.
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Royals' Salvador Perez: Scratched with illness
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Perez was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Twins due to an illness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Perez will step out of the lineup Friday while he fights off his illness, which will put Freddy Fermin behind the dish and seventh in the Royals' batting order.
