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Royals’ Salvy Splash nearly had diffferent name
- Updated: September 13, 2016
KANSAS CITY — The now famous Salvy Splash almost never was.
In fact, Royals catcher Salvador Perez, as he talked about the birth of his second son on Monday night, recalled how when he was born, he wasn’t supposed to have been named Salvador.
“When I was born, my mom had to stay in the hospital,” Perez said before Tuesday’s game against the A’s. “My dad took me home and I was a healthy baby. She told him to tell [the authorities] that my name should be ‘Johan Salvador …
