Royals' Yost wants Salvador Perez to be more patient at the plate
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Royals manager Ned Yost told reporters he believes that catcher Salvador Perez will work through his issues and learn how to be a patient hitter at the plate. According to BrooksBaseball.com, Perez is swinging at 58 percent of the pitches outside the zone.
"It's all part of developing as a hitter," manager Ned Yost said. "You can try and tell guys to stop swinging at balls in the dirt. But that's foolish. They've got to get to the point where they trust themselves, they trust their teammates, and they control their emotions in those situations so you don't try to do too much.
"When will that time come? I don't know. But it will come."
Perez is hitting .281/.291/.439 with nine doubles, six homers and 25 RBI in 46 games.
