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- Updated: September 17, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Royals manager Ned Yost isn’t ready to wave the white flag on the 2016 season. But Yost said he will mix in more of his young players down the stretch, starting with 2013 first-round Draft pick Hunter Dozier.
Dozier got his first Major League start on Friday, playing right field in a 7-4 loss to the White Sox. Dozier even got a hit and his first Major League RBI, and he did it off tough White Sox left-hander Chris Sale.
“He’s such a tough pitcher,” Dozier said. “I got a fastball and I hit it pretty hard, but they were shaded in the six-hole and I knew I had to hustle. Luckily, I got a hit there and we got two runs.”
Going forward, Dozier likely will play more as the Royals’ postseason possibilities fade.
“We’ll go day to day with him,” Yost said …
