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• Royals' Salvador Perez: Behind plate Saturday

  3D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Perez (jaw) is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox. Perez was removed from Friday's game after taking a foul tip to his face behind the plate, but he is apparently no worse for wear Saturday and will start as he regularly does. He will hit fifth against White Sox starter Dylan Covey.

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• Royals' Salvador Perez: Removed for precautionary reasons Friday

  4D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Perez was removed from Friday's game for precautionary reasons after he took a foul tip in the jaw while catching, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports. Perez was 2-for-3 at the time, and with a 6-2 lead, it probably seemed safe to put in Drew Butera for the rest of the game. Unfortunately, the Royals promptly gave up five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning after Perez was taken out. Expect Perez back in the lineup at some point this weekend, but consider him day-to-day for now.

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• Royals' Salvador Perez: Shows health with homer, three RBI

  6D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a run-scoring groundout against Toronto on Wednesday. After three games out of the lineup with an intercostal issue, Perez has looked healthy back in the batter's box over his two games since returning. The potential for the injury to crop up again is concerning, but with Perez sitting on a career-high 26 homers and coming up on his career high in RBI (79; he's three short), he's got to be locked into fantasy lineups as long as the Royals are deploying him.

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• Royals' Salvador Perez: Back in action Tuesday

  7D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Perez (intercostal) is in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports. Perez has not taken the field since tweaking his side injury last Thursday, but he was expected to return to action Tuesday, and the Royals' lineup confirms he will indeed do just that. Perez is an ironman when healthy, but the Royals may look to take it easy with him the rest of the way, particularly if they are eliminated from playoff contention.

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• Royals' Salvador Perez: Expects to return Tuesday

  9D ago • By RotoWire Staff

  Perez (side) is expected to return Tuesday for the series opener in Toronto, The Associated Press reports. The catcher sat out three straight games to end the week after aggravating an intercostal injury Thursday. Time is running out on Kansas City's season, as they sit a handful of games out of the final wild-card spot, so manager Ned Yost will certainly get Perez back in the lineup as soon as possible. At the same time, should the club be eliminated from postseason contention, Perez could very well be shut down before the campaign officially ends.

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