Danilo Tartabull Mora is a Cuban–Puerto Rican former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1986),Kansas City Royals (1987–1991),New York Yankees (1992–1995),Oakland Athletics (1995),Chicago White Sox (1996),and Philadelphia Phillies (1997).
Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player,who played for the New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Kansas City Royals,and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones",which is a malapropism for Balboni. He is also known for the "Curse of the Balboni",an idea written about by Rany Jazayerli which said no baseball team with a player hitting more than 36 home runs for that team could win the World Series. Since Balboni was the last player to hit 36 home runs and win a World Series,,the curse bore his name. The curse ran from 1985 until Luis Gonzalez and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series.
Willie James Wilson is a former professional baseball player. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,and Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder known for his speed and ability as an effective leadoff hitter. Wilson's career total of 668 stolen bases currently ranks him in 12th place all-time among major leaguers.
Paul William Splittorff Jr. was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1984. After his playing career,Splittorff became a television color commentator for the Royals. He was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987.
Donald Edward Gullett is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1970 through 1978,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. Gullett was also a member of the New York Yankees teams that won two consecutive World Series championships in 1977 and 1978. After his playing career,he served as pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds from 1993 to 2005. In 2002,he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
David William Eiland is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for ten Major League Baseball seasons. Eiland played college baseball for the University of Florida and the University of South Florida,and thereafter,played professionally for the New York Yankees,San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has also been a pitching coach for the New York Yankees,the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals.
Paul Zuvella is a former Major League Baseball player and minor league baseball manager. Primarily a shortstop and second baseman,he stood 6'0" tall,weighed 178 pounds,and batted and threw right-handed.
Dennis Lee Rasmussen is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees (1984–87),Cincinnati Reds (1987–88),Chicago Cubs (1992),and Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw left-handed.
Jim "Wales" Walewander is an American former professional baseball infielder. Walewander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft. During his professional career,he played for the Tigers,New York Yankees and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Iowa State University and is an alumnus of Arizona State University and UCLA.
Andrew Joseph McGaffigan is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991.
Kenneth Earl Clay is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Following his brief major league career,Clay had several run ins with the law. Most recently,he was sentenced to five years in jail for grand theft for creating a fake sales order at the Sarasota,Florida copy machine office in which he worked.
Andrew Lee Cannizaro is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays between 2006 and 2008,and a former head baseball coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Ronald James Romanick is an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He is the minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Mets organization. Romanick played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels from 1984 through 1986. In 2011,he was the Oakland Athletics' pitching coach.
Brian Reed Doyle is a former Major League Baseball infielder. Although a reserve for most of his career,Doyle starred in the 1978 World Series for the World Champion New York Yankees that beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,California Angels,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ross A. Jones is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the New York Mets,Seattle Mariners,and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
Rodney Warren Boxberger is a former baseball pitcher. He won the 1978 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at the University of Southern California (USC).
Carl Joshua Henry,Jr. is an American former basketball and professional baseball player. Henry played in minor and independent baseball and in college for the Southern Nazarene University men's basketball team.
Michael Tyler Hensley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Hensley was a first round selection of the New York Yankees in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
