The Royals announced that they have designated catcher Brett Hayes for assignment. The move will allow KC to activate fellow backstop Salvador Perez from the seven-day disabled list.
Hayes, 29, saw just three games of big league action (all last week) before being DFA'd. The catcher has a .219/.266/.364 slash line across parts of five major league seasons and a .252/.294/.398 in five Triple-A campaigns.