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Former Royals Closer Tagged With All-Star Game Loss

By Greg Echlin
Published July 12, 2017 at 2:40 PM CDT
Several current and former Royals players had prominent roles in the 2017 All-Star game
Several current and former Royals players had prominent roles in the 2017 All-Star game

The Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano homered off former Royals closer Wade Davis, who now pitches for the Chicago Cubs, in the American League’s 2-1 victory over the National League in last (TUE) night’s All-Star game. The Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez was the starting catcher and several other Royals got some playing time in the mid-season exhibition. Greg Echlin reports from Miami for Kansas Public Radio.

 

 

 
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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