Amos Joseph Otis is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1967 to 1984,most prominently as an integral member of the Kansas City Royals team that won the franchise's first American League Western Division championship in 1976,and their first American League pennant in 1980. Although the Royals lost the 1980 World Series in six games to the Philadelphia Phillies,Otis produced a .478 batting average with three home runs in what would be his only World Series appearance.
The 1994 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike. The season marked the Royals' alignment into the new American League Central division.
Richard Charles Thompson is a professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. Thompson spent most of his 12-year career playing in Minor League Baseball,and retired in 2024 after a foot and head injury.
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds,and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:
Below are select minor league players,and the rosters of the minor league affiliates,of the San Francisco Giants:
Jarrod Martel Dyson is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals,Seattle Mariners,Arizona Diamondbacks,Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.
Antoan Edward Richardson is a Bahamian professional baseball coach currently serving as the first base coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Before his professional career,he played college baseball at Palm Beach Community College and Vanderbilt University. Richardson served as the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants from 2020 to 2023 and served as the bench coach for the 2023 Great Britain national baseball team.
Billy Rayshun Hamilton is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Kansas City Royals,Atlanta Braves,New York Mets,Chicago Cubs,Miami Marlins,Minnesota Twins,and Chicago White Sox. The Reds selected Hamilton in the second round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft,and he made his MLB debut in 2013.
Lane Weston Adams is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves.
Michael Anthony Taylor is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals,Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins. Taylor was drafted by the Nationals in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB draft,made his MLB debut with them in 2014,and was a member of the 2019 World Series championship team. He won a Gold Glove Award and Fielding Bible Award in 2021.
John Patrick Reinheimer is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets. He played college baseball at East Carolina University.
Adam Trevor Engel is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with them in 2017. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.
Robert Andrew Witt Jr. is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected second overall by the Royals in the 2019 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2022.
Nicholas Lopez is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft,and made his MLB debut with them in 2019. He has also played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves.
Timothy Donald Locastro is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Arizona Diamondbacks,New York Yankees,and New York Mets. He holds the MLB record for most consecutive successful stolen bases to start a career,with 29.
Kameron Lee Misner is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Esteury Ruiz Reyes is a Dominican professional baseball center fielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the San Diego Padres and also played for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2023,he set the American League record for stolen bases in a rookie season with 67.
Charles Brewer Hicklen is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Cal Stevenson is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Stevenson played college baseball for the University of Nevada,Reno Wolfpack,Chabot Junior College,and the University of Arizona. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Stevenson in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft.
