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Durable Perez nicked by bats, balls behind plate

But Perez is seemingly indestructible. He keeps coming back for more, although he did use smelling salts during Tuesday's game to clear his sinuses a little.

"Yesterday, I felt a little dizzy after the foul ball hitting my face," Perez said before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (3 p.m. ET air time, 4 p.m. game time on FOX Sports 1/Sportsnet).

Asked which hurt more, the foul balls or the bats hitting him on follow-throughs, Perez said, "I think the foul ball coming to my face, to here [indicating to the chin]. I think that's the worst for me.