- Mike Sweeney
Michael John Sweeney (born July 22, 1973, Orange, California) is a first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who has played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals. Sweeney made his major league debut on September 14, 1995, as a catcher. While his ability with the bat impressed the Royals, they were less than enamored with his skills behind the plate. His big break came in 1999 when the Royals tried unsuccessfully to trade him during spring training. - Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppan (born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. - George Brett
George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He is considered one of the greatest third basemen in Major League Baseball history. - Zack Greinke
Donald Zackary Greinke (born October 21, 1983 in Orlando, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Apopka, Florida. He is a right-handed pitcher, who throws a fastball topping out at 97 miles per hour; a slider; changeup; curveball; and a slow curve, which he has thrown as slow as 50 miles per hour. After being selected out of high school (and turning down a scholarship to Clemson) in the first round of the 2002 draft, … - Mark Teahen
Mark Thomas Teahen (born September 6, 1981 in Redlands, California) is a US Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He graduated from Yucaipa High School in 1999 and attended St. Mary's College in California, and was drafted in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics, 39th overall. Teahen was one of the featured players in the book Moneyball, which claimed that Teahen had the potential to become the next Jason Giambi. - John Buck
Johnathan Richard Buck (born July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, Wyoming) is an American baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Taylorsville, UT. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A catcher, Buck was acquired on June 24, 2004 from the Houston Astros as part of a trade for five-tool player Carlos Beltran, whom the Royals felt likely to lose to free agency at the end of the season. - Mark Grudzielanek
Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, Grudzielanek played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-04) and St.Louis Cardinals (2005). He signed a contract on December 16, 2005 to be the second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He bats and throws right handed. - Angel Berroa
Ángel Berroa is a Dominican baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. - David Dejesus
David Christopher DeJesus (born December 20, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is a center fielder currently with the Kansas City Royals. DeJesus was raised in Manalapan, New Jersey. In 1997, he was drafted out of high school by the New York Mets in the 43rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. However, DeJesus did not sign. He attended Rutgers University, and was drafted in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals. - Alex Gordon
Alex Jonathan Gordon (born February 10, 1984 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. Gordon, a third baseman, played collegiately at the University of Nebraska. In 2005, Gordon won the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy, Brooks Wallace Award, ABCA National Player of the Year Award, and Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award, and was considered by many to be the best collegiate player in the nation. - Reggie Sanders
Reginald Laverne "Reggie" Sanders (born December 1, 1967) is currently the starting right fielder for the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Reggie was born in Florence, South Carolina. He was 24 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 22, 1991, after being drafted in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He attended Spartanburg Methodist College. - Gil Meche
Gilbert Allen "Gil" Meche [MESH] (born September 8, 1978 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. Meche previously pitched for the Seattle Mariners. During his senior season at Acadiana High school, Meche suffered from a viral infection that caused him to miss a considerable amount of time playing baseball. Even with this medical set-back, because of his tremendous potential, … - Chuck Knoblauch
Edward Charles Knoblauch (born July 7 1968 in Houston, Texas) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1991-97), New York Yankees (1998-2001) and Kansas City Royals (2002). He played college baseball for Texas A&M University in College Station where he was selected as a second team All-American and was an important part of their championship program. - Jimmy Gobble
Billy James Gobble (born July 19, 1981 in Bristol, Tennessee) is an American professional baseball pitcher currently playing with the Kansas City Royals. He currently wears the number 41. - Joel Peralta
- Matt Stairs
Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a professional baseball player who plays for The Toronto Blue Jays. He has a wife, Lisa Stairs, and three daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler. In the off-season, he calls Bangor, Maine his home while coaching hockey for John Bapst High School, a private high school located in the center of Bangor. - Luke Hudson
Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977, in Fountain Valley, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Kansas City Royals. He is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee. Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 1998 MLB amateur draft, Hudson would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on July 1, 2002. He did not pitch in the Majors in 2003, but he made it back with the Reds in 2004, … - Ken Harvey
Kenneth Eugene Harvey is a professional baseball player. (born March 1, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a first baseman and designated hitter in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins organization. Harvey played his rookie season in Kansas City in 2003. After an impressive first half of the 2004 season, featuring an early battle with Baltimore Oriole Melvin Mora for the AL lead in batting average, … - Justin Huber
Justin Patrick Huber (born July 1, 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian baseball player. He was originally drafted by the New York Mets but was infamously traded at the 2004 trading deadline in a three-way trade with the Pirates and Royals for Kris Benson. Huber is presently a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Huber made his Major League debut on June 21, 2005. - Doug Mientkiewicz
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz [mint-KAY-vich] (born June 19, 1974 in Toledo, Ohio) is a Polish American first baseman for the New York Yankees. He is known more for his defensive skills than for his abilities with the bat. He previously played for the Minnesota Twins (1998-2004), Boston Red Sox (2004), New York Mets (2005), and Kansas City Royals (2006). He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He is one of the few major leaguers to not wear batting gloves, … - Kyle Snyder
Kyle Ehren Snyder (born September 9, 1977 in Houston, Texas) is a Relief Pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox. Previously, Snyder played with the Kansas City Royals (2003, 2005). He is listed at 6-8 and 220 pounds, is a switch hitter, and throws right handed. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where he played baseball. In 1999, he was a first round MLB draft pick. Through 2006, Snyder has posted a 6-14 record with 116 strikeouts and a 5.92 ERA in 184 innings pitched. - Terrence Long
Terrence Deon Long (born February 29, 1976 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an outfielder who last played for the New York Yankees. Long bats and throws left-handed. He has a career batting average of .269. The New York Mets drafted Long in the first round (20th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. On July 23, 1999, the Mets traded him and Leo Vasquez to the Oakland Athletics for Kenny Rogers. - Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball. In football, Jackson played running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. In baseball, Jackson played left field and designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, … - Emil Brown
Emil Quincy Brown (born December 29, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional baseball player who currently plays outfield for the Kansas City Royals. Taken by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 1994 draft, Brown made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 in a limited role. He became the everyday center-fielder during the 2001 season, but this five-tool propsect could never manage to capitalize on his potential, … - Mike MacDougal
Robert Meiklejohn MacDougal is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago White Sox. He bats and throws right-handed. A former star pitcher for Wake Forest University, MacDougal began his career as a starting pitcher but suffered a fractured skull late in the 2001 season when he was struck in the head by a bat that had escaped from the hand of Carlos Beltrán. He lost feeling in his right arm and was unable to pitch for three months. - Mark Redman
Mark Allen Redman (born January 5, 1974 in Duluth, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher, currently playing in the Texas Rangers farm system. - Jeremy Affeldt
Jeremy David Affeldt (born June 6, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. A left-hander, Affeldt made his major-league debut on April 6, 2002. He struggled for his first two seasons with finger blisters and recurring problems with the fingernail on the middle finger of his pitching hand, which often landed him on the disabled list or in the bullpen. - Ambiorix Burgos
Ambiorix Wayne Burgos (born April 19, 1984 Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a righthanded pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. With the Kansas City Royals in 2005, he made his major league debut and appeared in 59 games. Despite only pitching in 60 innings as a reliever he managed to be 10th in the league for wild pitches. In 2005 Burgos had the highest average fastball velocity of American League relievers, at 96.5 mph, … - Hal McRae
Freed from a logjam on the Cincinnati Reds bench, Hal McRae found a home with the Kansas City Royals. He became the first player to make a career out of being a full-time designated hitter, and retired with nearly every record for that position. He passed his aggressive baserunning on to George Brett and others on the Royals, and helped the team to seven post-season appearances, six division titles, two pennants, and their only World Series title. - Denny Bautista
Denny Bautista is a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He has a career ERA of 7.11 Bautista is a first cousin of pitching star Pedro Martinez. He made his major league debut on May 25, 2004 with the Baltimore Orioles. The following month, Kansas City acquired him in exchange for veteran reliever Jason Grimsley. - Paul Phillips
Paul Anthony Phillips (born April 15, 1977 in Demopolis, Alabama) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays with the Kansas City Royals, and has a career batting average of .200. He attended University of Alabama.He is a first cousin of Andy Phillips, 1st baseman for the New York Yankees. - Scott Elarton
Vincent Scott Elarton (born February 23, 1976 in Lamar, Colorado) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Kansas City Royals. He has also played for the Houston Astros (1998-2001), Colorado Rockies (2001-2004) and Cleveland Indians (2004-2005). At 6' 8", Elarton is among the many pitchers whose height is more commonly associated with the National Basketball Association (like 6' 10" Randy Johnson, … - Calvin Pickering
Calvin Elroy Pickering (born September 29 1976 in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1998 and 2005 for the Baltimore Orioles (1998-99), Cincinnati Reds (2001), Boston Red Sox (2001) and Kansas City Royals (2004-05). In a five-season majors career, Pickering posted a .232 batting average with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 95 games played. - Joe McEwing
Joseph Earl McEwing (born October 17, 1972 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball player who has spent most of his career with the New York Mets, where he played from 2000 through 2004. He recently signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Super Joe", he is a utility player who has played every position on the field, except for pitcher, throughout his major league career. McEwing is a fan favorite because of his energy, … - Shane Costa
Shane Costa (born December 12, 1981 in Visalia, California) is a professional baseball player who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals as a part-time outfielder. At 6'0" and 220 lbs. from California State University, Fullerton, Costa made his Major League debut on June 2, 2005 against the New York Yankees. - Chris George
Christopher Coleman George (Born September 16, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is a baseball pitcher currently playing with the Kansas City Royals. He has a career ERA of 6.48. - Donnie Murphy
Donald Rex "Donnie" Murphy (born March 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California) is a second baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization of Major League Baseball. He attended Riverside (California) Polytechnic High School and Orange Coast Community College in Costa Mesa, Califoria and was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 2002 amateur draft. In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in 39 games for the Royals, hitting .163 with one home run and eleven RBI. - Elmer Dessens
Elmer Dessens Jusaino [dah-SENZ] (born January 13, 1971 in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. He bats and throws right handed. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. His 2007 salary is $1.7 million. His pitching speed can reach 90-93 mph. On March 26, 2007 Dessens was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Brewers for reserve outfielder Brady Clark and cash. He will be a free agent after the 2007 season. - Scott Sullivan
William Scott Sullivan (born March 13, 1971 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who most recently played with the Kansas City Royals in 2004. He attended Auburn University. From 1996-2003, Sullivan was one of the Cincinnati Reds's most durable relief pitchers. He set a club record by pitching at least 100 innings of relief every season from 1998-2001. - Andrew Sisco
Andrew Frank Sisco (born January 13, 1983 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado) is a relief pitcher in the Chicago White Sox system. The 6'10" left-hander was the second pick in the 2005 Rule 5 Draft, taken by the Royals from the Chicago Cubs organization. Sisco was the Cubs' second-round pick in the 2001 draft. A starter in the minors, he was 4-10 with a 4.21 ERA in Class A in 2004. The Royals have, to date, used him as a relief pitcher.
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