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Dear Careless A.L. Base Runners

by Rob Neyer

Salvador Pérez missed the first half of the season. He leads major-league catchers with four pick-offs. Also, as Bob Dutton notes:

↵↵Perez’s four pickoffs are the club’s single-season record for a catcher. He is also already tied for the club’s career record with seven pickoffs after only 836â…” innings over 95 career games as a catcher.

↵↵Ninety-five games. Franchise record. Ninety-five games.

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Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/10/3807653/royals-notes-putting-perezs-pickoffs.html#storylink=cpy

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