Royals Get Great News on Salvador Perez Injury Update After Hit by Pitch

The Kansas City Royals were dealing with a bit of a scare when Salvador Perez was hit by a pitch on Saturday night. Thankfully, though, X-rays have reportedly come back negative, which is obviously a great development for the All-Star catcher.

Salvador Perez Injury Update

Perez has had an up-and-down start to the 2022 season. While he's got an AL-best 5 home runs, the catcher is only hitting .234, representing a big decline from the 2021 season, when he hit .273 with 48 home runs and 121 RBI. He's also only drawn 2 walks in 51 at-bats this year. On the bright side, the power is still clearly there.

It doesn't sound like Perez is looking at a lengthy absence, so hopefully he can get things back on track soon.

Still, with Perez likely sitting Sunday's game out, Kansas City is a +164 underdog against the Seattle Mariners.

Max Staley is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Max Staley also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username mstaley1212. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.