"Sending a Triple A team to Toronto" "That's almost 40% of the entire team!" - Baseball world reacts to Kansas City Royals players being put on restricted list ahead of team's trip to Toronto

The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 of their players ahead of their trip to Toronto to play the Blue Jays. This is because the players are not vaccinated, and Canada has issued a vaccination mandate to be able to play. Alec Lewis@alec_lewisRoyals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.1041202Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.&quot;Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.&quot;- Alex LewisWith 10 Royals players having to miss the series in Toronto, the organization will have to rely on a handful of Triple-A and Double-A players. This makes for a tough test as they face a playoff team if the season ends today in the Toronto Blue Jays.Gabe@Gabe_HarringtonSending a triple A team to Toronto because Dayton Moore runs an MLB team like a Christian youth group twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Alec Lewis@alec_lewisRoyals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.31Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.Sending a triple A team to Toronto because Dayton Moore runs an MLB team like a Christian youth group twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…The loss of 10 players equals around 40 percent of the total roster.Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinThat’s almost 40% of the roster! twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Alec Lewis@alec_lewisRoyals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.172Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.That’s almost 40% of the roster! twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Some are saying that this is a failure of leadership by the Kansas City Royals organization.Andrew Baggarly@extrabaggsOn some level, this is a failure of leadership from Mike Matheny and Dayton Moore. twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Alec Lewis@alec_lewisRoyals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.29241Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.On some level, this is a failure of leadership from Mike Matheny and Dayton Moore. twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…This season, there have been many instances where a player did not make the trip to Canada due to restrictions, but this has to be the most at one time.DP: MLB SVP of Nacho Consumption@_DP487Lmao this has to be some kind of record twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Alec Lewis@alec_lewisRoyals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.1085208Royals players Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, MJ Melendez, Brady Singer, Brad Keller, Kyle Isbel, Michael A. Taylor and Dylan Coleman will be placed on the restricted list for the four-game series in Toronto, per manager Mike Matheny.Lmao this has to be some kind of record twitter.com/alec_lewis/sta…Overall, it has to be disappointing for Royals fans that these 10 players will not be able to play in Toronto. The Royals and Blue Jays series begins tomorrow at 7:07 PM EDT.Kansas City Royals off to dreadful start in 2022Manager Mike Matheny argues with an umpire over a call during a Detroit Tigers v Kansas City Royals game.The Kansas City Royals have gotten off to another horrific start as the team enters July 13 with a record of 35-53, 13 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. Since the Royals' two World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015, the team has failed to have a winning season.In 2022, both the team's pitching and hitting have been problematic. The Royals rank in the bottom five of baseball in team ERA and runs per game. One of the few bright spots has been outfielder Andrew Benintendi and rookie Bobby Witt Jr.Benintendi, among other veteran players like Whit Merrifield, Michael A. Taylor, and Zack Greinke may be dealt with at the deadline as the team looks to rebuild.Overall, the Kansas City Royals are still a young team and are a couple of years away from competing in the American League. Hence, the team will likely look to add more prospects to the organization's farm system by the trade deadline.For more news and updates, go to the Sportskeeda Baseball page.

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