There was a twist in the Salvador Perez injury story.
Four days after freak play during a World Baseball Classic game left Perez gingerly limping from the field, he was back in the Royals clubhouse on Wednesday. Perez said that a second scan of his knee didn’t reveal any damage.
But manager Ned Yost said the bigger problem was that Perez had a hyperextended left elbow as a result of the collision with teammate Drew Butera.
Yost said Perez should resume activities in about a week.
There is no timetable set for Perez’s return to a game.