Today's Linkster #53 · MLB

Salvador Perez to Craig Kimbrel

On Friday, October 23, 2026, everyone playing the MLB Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Salvador Perez to Craig Kimbrel in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through teams, but any shared college or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Salvador Perez (C, 2016–2025) Team: Kansas City Royals.
  • Craig Kimbrel (RP, 2016–2025) Teams: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.

Seasons 2016–2025. Teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

3 players solved it on the day (1 more gave up). 3 matched par. The winning run was nickarmano's: 2 moves in 0:17.2.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through teams alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Salvador Perez
  2. Kansas City Royals Zack Greinke
  3. Houston Astros Craig Kimbrel

No other kind of link made it any shorter.