2017 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 25-MAN ROSTER (as of July 4, 2017) Manager: Ned Yost (3). Coaches: Assistant Hitting-Brian Buchanan (44), Pitching-Dave Eiland (58), Catching-Pedro Grifol (28), Bullpen-Doug Henry (57), Third Base-Mike Jirschele (23), First Base-Rusty Kuntz (18), Hitting-Dale Sveum (21), Bench-Don Wakamatsu (22). No. Pitchers (13 + 2 DL) B-T Ht. Wt. Born Age Birthplace 62 Al Alburquerque R-R 6-0 195 06-10-86 31 San Pedro de Marcos, D.R. 54 Scott Alexander L-L 6-2 195 07-10-89 27 Santa Rosa, Calif. 41 Danny Duffy L-L 6-3 205 12-21-88 28 Goleta, Calif. 43 Neftalí Feliz R-R 6-3 225 05-02-88 29 Azua, Dominican Republic 39 Jason Hammel R-R 6-6 225 09-02-82 34 Greenville, S.C. 40 Kelvin Herrera R-R 5-10 200 12-31-89 27 Tenares, Dominican Republic 55 Nate Karns (60-day DL) R-R 6-3 225 11-25-87 29 Franklin, Pa. 31 Ian Kennedy R-R 6-0 200 12-19-84 32 Huntington Beach, Calif. 61 Kevin McCarthy R-R 6-3 210 02-22-92 25 Rockville Centre, N.Y. 26 Mike Minor R-L 6-4 220 12-26-87 29 Chapel Hill, Tenn. 47 Peter Moylan R-R 6-2 220 12-02-78 38 Attadale, Australia 48 Joakim Soria R-R 6-3 200 05-18-84 33 Monclova, Mexico 64 Matt Strahm (60-day DL) R-L 6-3 200 11-12-91 25 West Fargo, N.D. 51 Jason Vargas L-L 6-0 210 02-02-83 34 Apple Valley, Calf. 34 Travis Wood R-L 5-11 180 02-06-87 30 Little Rock, Ark. No. Catchers (2) B-T Ht. Wt. Born Age Birthplace 9 Drew Butera R-R 6-1 200 08-09-83 33 Evansville, Ind. 13 Salvador Perez R-R 6-3 250 05-10-90 27 Valencia, Venezuela No. Infielders (5+1 DL) B-T Ht. Wt. Born Age Birthplace 19 Cheslor Cuthbert (10-day DL) R-R 6-1 205 11-16-92 24 Corn Island, Nicaragua 2 Alcides Escobar R-R 6-1 195 12-16-86 30 La Sabana, Venezuela 35 Eric Hosmer L-L 6-4 225 10-24-89 27 South Miami, Fla. 15 Whit Merrifield R-R 6-1 195 01-24-89 28 Florence, S.C. 8 Mike Moustakas L-R 6-0 215 09-11-88 27 Los Angeles, Calif. 46 Ramón Torres S-R 5-11 190 01-22-93 24 Santiago Rodriguez, D.R. No. Outfielders (5+1 DL) B-T Ht. Wt. Born Age Birthplace 38 Jorge Bonifacio R-R 6-1 220 06-04-93 24 Santo Domingo, D.R. 6 Lorenzo Cain R-R 6-2 210 04-13-86 31 Valdosta, Ga. 4 Alex Gordon L-R 6-1 220 02-10-84 33 Lincoln, Neb. 37 Brandon Moss L-R 6-1 210 09-16-83 33 Monroe, Ga. 16 Paulo Orlando (60-day DL) R-R 6-2 210 11-01-85 31 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 Jorge Soler R-R 6-4 240 02-25-92 25 Havana, Cuba 2017 Pronunciation Guide Name Pronunciation Name Pronunciation Jorge Bonifacio ....................BONE-ee-fah-see-oh Mike Jirschele ............................. Jursh-LEE Drew Butera..............................Byoo-tair-ah Mike Moustakas........................moo-STOCK-us Cheslor Cuthbert ............................chess-luhr Eric Skoglund.............................skOH-glund Alcides Escobar ...........................al-SEE-dess Jorge Soler . So-LAIR Neftalí Feliz .....................nef-tah-LEE Feh-LEEZ.