The Venezuelan Salvador Pérez (Salvy), figure of the Kansas City Royals, hit his 12th homer of the season during his return to action after undergoing surgery to repair damage to his left thumb.
In the top of the fifth inning, “Salvy” punished a 100 mph fastball from New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole to get the ball out to center field.
In accordance with Baseball Savantthe Venezuelan catcher’s connection, with runners on the corners, posted an exit speed of 105.4 mph and traveled 424 feet at Yankee Stadium.
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With this hit from four corners, the Valencian reached 37 RBIs in 2022 and was seven RBIs away from 700 in his career.
Test passed
“Salvy” underwent surgery in June to repair damage to the thumb of his left hand.
“Let’s go for more (…) one more test that I will overcome,” said the Venezuelan player after starting the recovery process at home.
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“El Niño”, who started the season with the desire to connect 50 home runs, hope to finish the campaign strong and receive the go-ahead to see action in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) in order to arrive “ready” (ready) to the World Baseball Classic.
