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Yankees catcher Chris Stewart suffered a left foot contusion while being hit by a pitch in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, and he will undergo precautionary X-rays, the team announced. Stewart was 1 for 1 with a run before exiting.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who took a hard foul ball off the mask Thursday, returned to action Friday night against the Tigers.

Perez finished 0 for 2 with a strikeout and was replaced by George Kottaras in the top of the fifth inning. He is hitting .284 with 10 homers and 64 RBI in 422 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez has returned to the team's starting lineup Friday against the Tigers.

Perez left Thursday's game with dizziness, but the move was considered precautionary. Perez felt good enough to play Friday, and will hit sixth. Perez has a .286/.320/.419 slash line in 420 at-bats. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez could return to the starting lineup Friday against the Tigers, according to the Kansas City Star. 

Perez left Thursday's game with dizziness, but it's not believed to be serious. Manager Ned Yost said Perez will play if he's feeling well Friday. Perez was hit in the head with a pitch while catching, and there was some concern he was dealing with concussion-like issues. The dizziness passed shortly after Perez returned to the locker room.

Perez is hitting .286/.320/.419 in 420 at-bats. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Thursday's game due to "mild dizziness."

The move was considered precautionary, though it's worrisome that Perez was dealing with dizziness considering he had a concussion earlier this year. Classifying the injury as "mild" could imply the team doesn't believe it's too serious. But concussion-related issues are always difficult to project.

Perez is hitting .281/.315/.412 in 417 at-bats. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Thursday's game against the Mariners with a possible concussion, according to the Kansas City Star.

Perez left after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning. He had taken a hard foul off his mask earlier in the game. Perez is hitting .281/.315/.412 in 417 at-bats. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez is not in the team's lineup Thursday against the Twins.

Perez will be replaced by George Kottaras behind the plate. Perez is hitting .281/.312/.410 in 398 at-bats. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez had a big game Wednesday during a win at Minnesota. Perez drove in four runs on the four-hit night. 

Perez hit two home runs for the Royals as he went deep in the fourth inning for a two-run shot and added another in the eighth. He now has nine HRs on the season. Perez also drove in a run in the ninth but wasn't credited with an RBI as he hit into a double play. 

The backstop finished 4 for 5 and added a double. He's batting .281 on the year and has gone 11 for 22 (.500) with a double, four homers and 13 RBI over a five-game hitting streak. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez homered Monday during a one-game series win over the Rays. Playing at home, Perez went deep off Cesar Ramos in the sixth inning.

Perez's two-out three-run blast, his seventh of the year, gave the Royals a 10-1 lead. He added a sacrifice fly in the game and finished with four RBI. Perez went 1 for 3 and is batting .271 on the year.

The backstop of the Royals has homered in back-to-back games and has seven RBI over that span. In fact, he's driven in nine runs in his last three contests and is up to 56 runs driven in on the year. He's heating up right now with base hits in eight of his last nine contests.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit his sixth home run in Sunday's win over Washington.

Perez finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI. It was Perez's first home run at home since June 7 against Houston. His batting line sits at .270/.303/.377