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The Royals are unsure when catcher Salvador Perez will return from the bereavement list. 

Perez last played May 24 due to the death of his grandmother. He returned to Venezuela and the Royals have had difficulty reaching him according to manager Ned Yost. Perez is attempting to bring his mother back to the United States with him, which may be forcing Perez to lag in Venezuela.

Yost said his best guess for Perez's return is Monday, although there is some hope he returns for the weekend.

Indians catcher/infielder Yan Gomes went 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI at catcher Thursday against the Reds. It was Gomes's second three-hit performance in his last five games.

Gomes doesn't have a clear path to playing time in Cleveland, seeing action in 12 games in May, but when he's played, he's hit. He has a .319 batting average and five home runs in 69 at-bats this season.

Yankees catcher Chris Stewart was back in action Monday night against the Mets.

Stewart, who missed seven of his previous eight games with a groin injury, recorded a single in the seventh inning for his only hit of the night. He finished 1 for 3 in a 2-1 defeat. He is hitting .276/.313/.395 with three home runs and seven RBI in 76 at-bats.

Yankees catcher Chris Stewart returned to the starting lineup Monday against the Mets despite a lingering groin injury. Stewart sat out Sunday after returning Friday and missing seven of the previous eight games due to the issue. 

Stewart entered Monday batting .274 with seven RBI over 26 games. 

Yankees catcher Austin Romine was behind the plate for the seventh time in eight games Sunday at Tampa Bay because starting catcher Chris Stewart continues to deal with a groin injury, according to MLB.com. Stewart returned to the lineup Friday after missing five straight games, but he hasn't started the last two games.

The Royals placed catcher Salvador Perez on the bereavement list Saturday. He is expected to be out for a minimum of three to a maximum of seven games.

Perez is hitting .419 with five RBI in his last nine games played.

Yankees catcher Chris Stewart returned to the lineup Friday after missing a week with a groin injury, getting two hits in four at-bats while scoring a run and driving in a run.

The two-hit game gives Stewart his highest batting average since the end of April. He has hit .278/.316/.403 with three home runs in 72 at-bats.

Soon after his two-homer game Monday, I said Yan Gomes wasn't worth the trouble in Fantasy because he's a backup catcher. But he has homered once since then and seems to be getting more playing time, having started four of the Indians' last seven games.

Now, part of the reason was because Nick Swisher missed three games for the birth of his daughter. But Gomes clearly made an impression in Swisher's absence, and manager Terry Francona was singing his praises even before then.

Given the versatility up and down their lineup -- from Swisher to Carlos Santana to Mark Reynolds to Gomes himself -- the Indians could find creative ways to keep giving Gomes at-bats, perhaps sitting Drew Stubbs or Michael Brantley occasionally for him. He's most likely looking at no more than 3-4 starts per week, but as a poor man's Evan Gattis, he could factor in leagues that require starting two catchers.

Yankees catcher Chris Stewart will return to the lineup Friday against Tampa Bay, the Journal News reports. Stewart has been out since May 16 with a groin injury. He will split time with catcher Austin Romine.

Returning from a bruised hip, Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 3 for 4 with an RBI before being removed for a pinch runner in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to the Angels Thursday. It was Perez's eighth multi-hit game in May, raising his season line to .320/.336/.422 with a home run in 152 plate appearances.