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Salvador Perez definitely meant to give this home-plate umpire a bear hug

By Gemma Kaneko

Look, some people might say that Salvador Perez ran into home-plate umpire Mike Everitt while going after a foul ball in the fourth inning of Thursday's 4-2 win over the Cardinals. But we prefer to think that Perez just appreciated Everitt's officiating and spontaneously decided to give him a hug:

It wouldn't be the first time Salvy has done something nice for an umpire -- he's the kind of guy who wears perfume behind the plate. 

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