Salvador Perez is headed back to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The veteran catcher will represent the Kansas City Royals in the annual ballgame, slated for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It’ll be his ninth All-Star Game appearance.
Kansas City has an opportunity to gain ground on Cleveland in the American League Central Division race as the week concludes.
The Royals began a four-game series with Cleveland Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The divisional series will conclude Sunday.
Two SEC schools will soon slug it out for the national title in NCAA Division I baseball.
The University of Tennessee and Texas A & M University are slated to begin play in the best-of-three Men’s College World Series final Saturday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. Game 2 is slated for Sunday. Game 3, if needed, is scheduled for June 24.
