The Kansas City Royals have three catchers on their active roster, including No. 2 prospect Carter Jensen , but Salvador Perez will still get the majority of the reps behind the plate.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro revealed as much on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Anne Rogers. She added that Quatraro indicated Jensen will “pinch-hit, pinch-run, go in for defense, etc.”

At 35 years old, Perez is still holding his own behind the plate. He's hit 23 home runs and has a .241 batting average and 100 OPS+. Bringing up Jensen will allow Perez to see some time at first base or DH to help keep him fresh, even if he remains the team's primary catcher with Luke Maile playing behind him.

In addition to his ability to help Perez behind the plate, Jensen brings a promising bat to the Kansas C

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