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Royals catcher Salvador Perez is hopeful of being cleared of his concussion in time to be activated to start Sunday against Boston, the Kansas City Star reports. 

Perez has hit .278/.309/.382 with four home runs and 43 RBI in 335 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez was cleared for further physical activity Friday, after he was limited to cardio exercises Friday. According to The Kansas City Star, Perez could be activated from the concussion disabled list when he is eligible Sunday, but it is still not assured. 

Royals catcher Salvador Perez is feeling fine as he continues to make progress in his recovery from a concussion, MLB.com reports. Perez worked out on a bike for 15 minutes Wednesday before jogging and undergoing physical testing Thursday.

"I did my bike workout yesterday and felt great," Perez told MLB.com Thursday. "I felt nothing in my head. I still feel better every day."

Despite his progress, Perez may not be activated from the seven-day disabled list Sunday when first eligible.

"Sal is an extremely valuable component to our team, and we can't take any chances of anything like that," manager Ned Yost told MLB.com. "We need to make sure we do it right. Of course, like anything it's a healing process and it was a very slight concussion so the healing process is going to be much faster and we are still hoping to stay in the seven-day realm."

Perez has hit .278/.309/.382 with four home runs and 43 RBI in 335 at-bats.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes, currently hitting .302 with eight home runs and two steals over just 162 at-bats, should be one of the main beneficiaries of Mark Reynolds' DFA. 

Gomes' main drawback this season has been a a lack of playing time, but Reynolds' departure should open up time at first base, DH, or catcher (with Carlos Santana seeing more time at first/DH) for the 26-year-old Brazilian. 

Owned in 14 percent of leagues, Gomes can be added in two-catcher formats just on the hope that he sees the bulk of at-bats. In shallower formats, he's probably going to have Ryan Doumit-ish value -- his offensive upside has to be coupled with the risk of Ryan Raburn or Jason Giambi getting some of those suddenly-available at bats.

Gomes may see his value rise with playing time, but he's definitely worth an add in deeper leagues right now based on the prospect of significant at-bats the rest of the season. 

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez (shoulder) was activated from the 15-day disabled list and recalled from a rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno Thursday. Sanchez last appeared in a game for San Francisco July 8.

Toronto catcher Josh Thole drove in two runs Wednesday afternoon in Seattle. It wasn't enough in the 9-7 defeat.

Thole went 2 for 5 in the game with his second double of the year for the Blue Jays. His ground-rule double in the second inning scored both runs.

The 26-year-old backstop had gone 1 for 22 in his previous nine games before notching the two hits Wednesday. He's still batting just .121 on the season over 66 at-bats.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez (concussion) has been cleared to participate in a very light workout, the Kansas City Star reports Wednesday. Perez will get on the exercise bike for 15 minutes. 

The catcher will attempt to catch a bullpen Friday while wearing a hockey-style mask. That said, that schedule is very tentative at this time. 

Perez woke up Tuesday without a headache for the first time since suffering his concussion. The catcher for the Royals was batting .278 before suffering his injury. He has four home runs and 43 RBI. 

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee Tuesday, MLB.com reports. Grandal is expected to need nine to 12 months of recovery time after the operation to repair his ACL.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is not in the team's starting lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Mesoraco will be replaced by Corky Miller, who will hit eighth. With Ryan Hanigan out with a wrist injury, Mesoraco has received the full-time workload behind the plate. He's hitting .250/.308/.404 in 228 at-bats. 

Royals injured catcher Salvador Perez, who has been placed on the 7-day disabled list for concussions, told club officials Tuesday that he awoke for the first time without any headaches, the Kansas City Star reports. 

Perez had been diagnosed with a "low grade" concussion. He is hoping to return when first eligible for the Royals. 

The backstop for the Royals was batting .278 before getting hurt with four homers and 43 RBI over 335 at-bats.