This is the stuff of legends.
Before the Royals’ game Friday night against the Cleveland Indians, Royals catcher Salvador Perez met with a fan named Colin Couch, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair.
Perez made a bold promise: I’ll hit a home run tonight.
Oh boy did he deliver. In the first inning, Perez crushed a fastball from Indians starter Mike Clevinger over the right-center field fence. The ball was estimated to have traveled 454 feet, making it the farthest-hit home run of the season by a Royals player.
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