Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (illness) is out of the starting lineup for the second straight day due to an illness in the second game of the series on Tuesday against the visiting Texas Rangers.

Perez (illness) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Rangers. Perez missed each of the previous two contests with an illness, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday. The Royals will be going for their sixth straight victory and eighth win over their last nine contests.

Cal Raleigh autographed a toilet seat for one fan, along with the scores of baseballs and other paraphernalia “The Big Dumper” signed for shrieking Little Leaguers. Raleigh gave the kids a real treat hours later.

Salvador Perez popped out of the visitors’ dugout at Fenway Park on Tuesday afternoon and within a few minutes was in the middle of a crowd of Red Sox players and coaches. Alex Cora chatted with Kansas City’s catcher for almost 10 minutes. Red Sox game planning coach Jason Varitek gave Perez a hug, as did Trevor Story and several other players.

Watching baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s probably skewed how a lot of us think about how baseball players age. It was not uncommon for players in their late 30s and into their 40s to still be very productive. We are not in that world anymore.

Noah Cameron pitches into the sixth inning, and Salvador Perez hits a go-ahead homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

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When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball hist