The Kansas City Royals have been patiently waiting for catcher Salvador Perez to get healthy.
The team’s fans? Not so much.
Backup catcher Drew Butera put together several nice performances as a scheduled fill-in for Perez during the majority of the season. However, he has been largely inconsistent—particularly on defense—since shifting into a full-time role.
Butera, though, posted his first four-hit game in Sunday’s onslaught against the Chicago White Sox.
If that wasn’t enough to grant fans a little more patience with Perez’s recovery from an intercostal injury, Cam Gallagher‘s showing on Monday night should do the trick.