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Royals Prepare for Post-Season; Some Players Get Rest

By Greg Echlin
Published August 28, 2015 at 2:38 PM CDT
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With a 13-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the American League Central Division, the Kansas City Royals are trying to keep their players fresh and rested for the inevitable clinching of a playoff spot. KPR’s Greg Echlin has more.

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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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