In the All-Star Game played at New York’s Citi Field, Salvador Perez, who replaced Joe Mauer behind the plate in the last inning, leads off the eighth with a single to right field off Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel. The Kansas City catcher becomes the first Royals’ player to get a hit in the Mid-summer Classic since Bo Jackson blasted his memorable moonshot at Anaheim Stadium in 1989.

On July 16, 2013 — In the All-Star Game played at New York’s Citi Field, Salvador Perez, who replaced Joe Mauer behind the plate in the last inning, leads off the eighth with a single to right field off Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel. The Kansas City catcher becomes the first Royals’ player to get a hit in the Mid-summer Classic since Bo Jackson blasted his memorable moonshot at Anaheim Stadium in 1989.

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