By Madison Williams The catcher is expected to miss around eight weeks as he recovers from a left thumb surgery. View the original article to see embedded media. The Royals placed star catcher Salvador Pérez on the 10-day injured list on Friday. The seven-time All-Star will be undergoing surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament on his left thumb, the organization said. He is expected to return this season. Royals manager Mike Matheny went into more detail about Pérez’s expected return saying that the team predicts the catcher will be gone for about eight weeks. “We’ll use that as a temp…