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Sal Perez decided to protect himself after Eric Hosmer almost killed him

When Eric Hosmer’s bat flew into the dugout, Salvador Perez remembered that he had some protective equipment to wear. 

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One of the perks of being a catcher is having some armor on hand in case of emergency. So when Salvador Perez saw Eric Hosmer’s bat go flying over his head, he decided to protect himself. 

Hosmer had the bat go flying out of his hands after taking a big cut and it spun like a helicopter right over Perez’s dome. 

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He didn’t have any extra masks to hand out to the rest of the team?

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