Catcher Salvador Perez was hit on the hand with a pitch last night. The X-Rays were negative. However, he’s still considered day-to-day with a contusion. Somehow that actually resulted in the big veteran getting a rare entire day off without being in the IL. Too bad the Royals apparently can only replace him with Ryan O’Hearn.
Listen, I don’t dislike Ryan O’Hearn. And, in fact, I suspect if I ever met him I’d really like him. He seems like a quiet, friendly kind of guy who happens to be incredibly strong and one of a mere handful of the best baseball players in the world.