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It won't help at Tropicana Field and it was Royals Salvador virtually the -- his Major League debut will be on the He took place for the Royals this here it is the Royals the race coming up here in Saint Petersburg. Welcome about the Royals live.
I'm Joseph Goldberg is very young Royals team. Just got even younger Salvador Perez becomes the third 21. Year old on the roster are caused verse 41. Tim Collins does what He wanted and big Salvador Perez the team's. Top catching prospect is the youngest of the 41 year old turned 41. Gave it made six foot 3230. Pounds from Venezuela. He is known for being a spectacular. Spectacular. Defensive catcher. It's also really really likable kid had a chance to be involved with them over the last couple of your -- spring training or is working on his English and try to get better. And He is always happy to do interviews especially today.
Our room our our -- to those who learns how excited and do your starter. And just don't Milan and I go to really lose. -- don't -- too long I assume -- or do or term as your either your -- To -- moral of this Broussard.
So He couldn't talk for two hours because you're so excited now you're here but. You're always smiling -- coming reversing your -- it's it's even bigger today invest more blue.
After molded very very event I think there are and I'm sure they're really good little. It doesn't -- it was Boone fallen through doing bowlers. Glenn -- opponent to send.
so what about hearing you your commander gonna make your Major League debut tonight do you do you think you're going to be. Nervous excited just just play your normal game.
I don't know I'm just flowed and don't go out there and follow through with the --
Is in the starting lineup and about a particular day. Brought you by -- the quicker Rick Crawford takes a look at Salvador Perez recently promoted to triple play. Overall for the year to ninety batting average and home runs. And the defense SEC opponents caught stealing He is a spectacular. Defensive. -- Leftwich resulting Venezuelan production okay. I've got to believe they -- you know tonight. And other players well connections Salvador bread making his big league debut. Will be catching the police -- here in Saint Petersburg to motivate another major. Q a lot of it's -- Beginning on opening day for errant throw and made that got him involved all the way down the latest being 11 year old Salvador registered 41. -- at bay was -- the best defensive catcher in the organization by baseball America. And during 20092010. And 2011. And all these pitchers who've -- to a different levels -- raved about Salvador.
On -- is the hardest workers -- ever seen and I -- us got a smile on his face and always -- positive attitude about everything there's nothing that's what got -- here so fast. You know clearly it's an amazing you go home. And I just you know I think he's our best it's another player to have.
He's a big target is is he's a throw to these great defense we've had a great arm to her season -- just everything about him. Two strange is great defensive catcher this.
Got a chance to be really good he's young kid like anybody else but he's got tremendous tools. He's very athletic kids -- very good with us up perhaps He throws as good as any young catcher I've ever seen. Catch the ball set up nice find the plate -- but he's very intelligent. And has a real feel for colony game blocks the ball well so alone we'd like.