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All-Star Perez latest Royal injured in collision
- Updated: May 28, 2016
8:22 PM ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez was injured in the ninth inning Saturday when Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert collided with Kansas City’s All-Star catcher while trying to catch a foul popup against the Chicago White Sox.
Cuthbert slid with a forearm and elbow into the left thigh of Kansas City’s All-Star catcher, who called off Chien-Ming Wang (3-0), settled under Adam Eaton’s foul popup about 30 feet from the plate near the third-base line and snagged the ball just before he was hit.
This collision with 3B Cheslor Cuthbert left Royals catcher Salvador Perez with a quad contusion. Ed Zurga/Getty Images
Perez was taken for an MRI after the game and the extent of his injury was not announced. The preliminary diagnosis was a bruised left thigh.
The Royals rallied for seven runs …
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