The Kansas City Royals wore black patches with the inscription "Ace 30" in white lettering in honor of 25-year-old pitcher Yordano Ventura, who died in a car crash.
Salvador Perez will miss 7-10 days with a quad contusion, manager Ned Yost said Sunday.
Salvador Perez appears to have dodged a major injury; manager Ned Yost said his catcher suffered a quad contusion after colliding with Royals 3B Cheslor Cuthbert.
The St. Louis veteran moved into third place behind Ivan Rodriguez (13) and Johnny Bench (10) for the most Gold Gloves at the position.
The Royals' catcher hit .364/.391/.455 in the World Series, going 8-for-22 at the plate with two doubles while scoring three runs with two RBIs.
The Kansas City Royals lead all teams with four All-Star starters, while Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals are top vote-getters.
