Carter Jensen and the Royals were caught up in the news cycle last week after the rookie overslept ahead of a game. Since then though, he's responded admirably.
The Royals lost in crushing walk-off fashion to their AL Central rivals in the Guardians on Tuesday and their offense was frustratingly inefficient once again.
The Royals were victorious on Monday thanks to not only a strong Michael Wacha start, but the power showing up on multiple occasions against the Guardians.
Ninth-round pick Shane Van Dam made a strong first impression--firing three scoreless innings in his pro debut and giving Royals fans another arm to watch.
Luinder Avila is back in the major leagues now and the Royals will hope he can channel some of his standout WBC energy in his first start of the season.