Discord in the clubhouse? Salvador Perez contradicts manager over day off – Yahoo Sports

On Saturday, manager Matt Quatraro gave Salvador Perez a day off for the first time since August of last year, when the team captain missed two games due to illness. Other than that, his most recent day off without an injury or illness concern was June 21, 2025. Perez has struggled to start the year, hitting just .160/.210/.307 in 20 games. Quatraro said the day off was to give him a “little mental breather.” Salvy is famous not just in Kansas City, but around the league as a guy who doesn’t want to sit. Up until now, everyone has taken it in stride as a fun thing to make jokes about. Advertisement That perhaps is in a new context now. Salvy contradicted Quatraro, posting on social media, “I don’t need a mental breather.” He even went posted on Instagram, calling the idea he needed a break as “FAKE.” Sal DOES need time off Most of the Royals’ blogosphere spent the entire offseason pontificating that the team needed to play him less or at least shift him from behind the plate into a designated hitter role more often. Over at Inside the Crown, David Lesky noted that Salvy hit much better
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