Kansas City Royals

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Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain follows through on a sacrifice fly to score Alex Gordon in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)

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Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar fields a ball hit by Colorado Rockies' DJ LeMahieu, starting a double play n the third inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)

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Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer celebrates his two-run home run against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)

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An unidentified Kansas City Royals player practices in a batting cage during spring training baseball practice Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Kansas City Royals' Raul Mondesi wears a tribute to teammate Yordano Ventura, who died in a car accident last month, as he prepares to bat during spring training baseball practice Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Kansas City Royals' Terrance Gore waits to take batting practice on Tuesday. The Royals opened spring training on Tuesday with heavy hearts following the death of pitcher Yordano Ventura. (Associated Press)

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy wears patch in memory of Yordano Ventura, a Royals pitcher who was killed in a car accident last month, during spring training baseball practice Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost blows a bubble before a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals are reporting to spring training in Arizona with expectations of competing for another AL Central title after missing the postseason a year ago(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

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A billboard memorializing Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura is shown along I-29 in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. The Kansas City Royals organization gathered together Friday to remember Yordano Ventura in a private Celebration of Life for the pitcher who died Sunday in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Kansas City Royals Lorenzo Cain (6) celebrates after hitting in the game-winning run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The Royals beat the Nationals 7-6. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

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Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) falls over Minnesota Twins' Brian Dozier during a rundown between second and third bases in the ninth inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, April 8, 2016. Dozier was out on the play. The Royals defeated the Twins 4-3. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Kansas City Royals' Yordano Ventura throws a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Toronto Blue Jays' Ben Revere celebrates a double against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Toronto Blue Jays' Ben Revere celebrates a double against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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New York Mets' Daniel Murphy reacts as he scores from second on a hit by Lucas Duda during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)