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What happened to Salvador Perez? Live updates for Royals at Twins 5/23/25

What happened to Salvador Perez? Live updates for Royals at Twins 5/23/25

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By: Stan Son

Salvador Perez has been one of the great wonders in MLB over the last decade. Every year we expect Father Time to remain undefeated yet, since 2015, he’s hit at least 20 home runs in every season except for one: 2020, a shortened season.

In 199 plate appearances this season at 35 years old, his ISO is at a career-low .122. Is this the beginning of the end? Sample size is still too small and there’s lots of baseball left in the season.

That said, Perez will be out for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. He was slated to start and bat cleanup, but was scratched late due to an illness.

Freddy Fermin ($2,400) will get the start at catcher and bat seventh in the lineup. In 95 plate appearances this season, Fermin is slashing .236/.277/.281 with a 4.2% walk rate, 16.8% strikeout rate and a .045 ISO. He has a career .115 ISO.

Stan Son
Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
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