KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have set their 25-man roster for the World Series, which begins Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. CT on FOX. The Royals have placed infielder Raul Mondesi on the World Series roster by selecting his contract from Northwest Arkansas (AA). To make room for Mondesi on the 40-man roster, the club has designated right-handed pitcher Joba Chamberlain for assignment. Mondesi will replace outfielder Terrance Gore on the active postseason roster. Scroll down for roster highlights or click here to see the complete roster.
2015 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
WORLD SERIES ROSTER
No. Pitchers (11)
47 Johnny Cueto
17 Wade Davis
41 Danny Duffy
40 Kelvin Herrera
44 Luke Hochevar
46 Ryan Madson
39 Kris Medlen
45 Franklin Morales
30 Yordano Ventura
36 Edinson Volquez
32 Chris Young
No. Catchers (2)
9 Drew Butera
13 Salvador Perez
No. Infielders (7)
24 Christian Colon
2 Alcides Escobar
35 Eric Hosmer
27 Raul Mondesi
25 Kendrys Morales
8 Mike Moustakas
18 Ben Zobrist
No. Outfielders (5)
6 Lorenzo Cain
1 Jarrod Dyson
4 Alex Gordon
16 Paulo Orlando
15 Alex Rios
Manager: Ned Yost (3). Coaches: Pitching-Dave Eiland (58), Catching-Pedro Grifol (28), Bullpen-Doug Henry (57),
Third Base-Mike Jirschele (23), First Base-Rusty Kuntz (81), Hitting-Dale Sveum (21), Bench-Don Wakamatsu (22).
Name Pronunciation
Johnny Cueto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KWAY-toh
Jarrod Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . juh-ROD
Alcides Escobar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . al-SEE-dess
Luke Hochevar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HO-chay-vur
Eric Hosmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOZ-mur
Mike Jirschele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jersh-LEE
Name Pronunciation
Raul Mondesi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAHN-deh-see
Franklin Morales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . moer-AH-lez
Kendrys Morales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KEHN-dreez moer-AH-lez
Mike Moustakas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moo-STOCK-us
Yordano Ventura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yoer-DAH-noh vehnt-CHER-uh
Edinson Volquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EHD-in-sin VOHL-kehz
