Venezuela's Francisco 'K-Rod' Rodriguez & Salvador Perez Suffer Injuries On Same Play In World Baseball Classic Game

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez was injured after his Royals teammate Drew Butera slid into him during Venezuela‘s showdown against Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday.

Venezuela's Salvador Perez undergoing X-rays on knee after collision with Royals teammate Drew Butera. https://t.co/P7o0UhiXmY pic.twitter.com/7dMwF8H6Qx

— MLB (@MLB) March 12, 2017

Así abandonó el estadio Salvador Pérez. Esperemos que no sea nada grave. ¡Ánimo! 👏🏼🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/PHJPQ5y6CS

— El Abonado (@elabonado) March 12, 2017

Detroit Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez also somehow managed to get injured on the play.

#Tigersfamily closer k-rod Francisco Rodriguez down and hurt in WBC on same play that took out Salvador Perez @mario_impemba pic.twitter.com/gT0d9c0jIa

— pfnnewmedia (@pfnnewmedia) March 12, 2017

Brace yourselves: People who say MLB teams are crazy to let players represent their countries in the WBC are coming…

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