Challenge System this season as its latest in-game innovation. And it’s been met with satisfactory approval. The trio entered Sunday’s game with a 37-24 record in ABS challenges. Collectively, they have successfully challenged six strikes and overturned four balls.

While the Royals have mostly gotten out of their early season offensive slumber, one slugger in the lineup is still struggling, Salvador Perez. The longtime face and icon of the franchise is off to one of his slowest starts to a season ever.

For eight games over the past week and a half, the Royals’ catcher was someone other than Salvador Perez, a rarity for as long as the 36-year-old catcher has been with Kansas City. Instead, Perez put

The Kansas City Royals have had an up and down season. The ball club is currently 19-25 and in last place in the American League Central standings. However, they have been able to find some success with the new ABS challenge system.

Perez back catching: After over a week as DH, Salvador Perez returned behind the plate Tuesday, hitting a solo homer in a loss to the White Sox. Health under watch: Perez is playing through hip soreness, and the Royals will decide his catching workload on ...

Royals fourth. Bobby Witt called out on strikes. Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Salvador Perez singles to deep right field. Vinnie Pasquantino to third. Carter Jensen doubles to deep left center field. Salvador Perez to third. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Jac Caglianone walks. Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen to third. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey flies out to center field to Victor Scott.