OF ROYALS BASEBALL WAGE

on July 1 in Detroit, his third Major League game. He lined a 361-ft. solo homer to right field in the 4th inning, making him one of only eight Royals to have his first career hit be a home run.

Coincidentally, just two weeks later in Toronto, fellow rookie Nate Eaton became the ninth Royal to ever turn the trick, blasting a 416-ft. home run in the 9th inning of his Major League debut.

“The only voice I could hear was my mom’s,” Eaton said after his unforgettable night.

“These are the people that have been there my entire life and they sacrificed so much for me to get to this point, because without them, I couldn’t have been here. So to make them proud is really awesome.” different way of how things are done. I’m excited to see what it is.”

To say the rookies left it all out on the field last year would be an understatement, and they plan to keep that momentum going as they head into 2023.

The club was met with a slew of changes in the offseason as the Royals reimagined nearly their entire coaching staff, with Manager Matt Quatraro now at the helm.

Quatraro, more affectionately known as “Q,” comes from Tampa Bay with a fresh perspective on analytics and team chemistry.

With guys like Witt Jr., Melendez and Pasquantino leading the way and the farm system loaded with even more exciting talent, the Kansas City Royals are primed to shock the baseball world, in 2023 and beyond.