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Weight up: Merrifield eats 7 meals a day
- Updated: December 20, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Royals super utility man Whit Merrifield is right back at his rather unusual offseason training program.
You may recall that Merrifield raised some eyebrows last Spring Training when he revealed that in order to get stronger and to help his endurance, he spent his offseason working out multiple times a day.
And eating seven meals a day. That’s not a typo. Seven.
The regimen helped Merrifield increase his muscle mass as he put on 20 pounds, up to 195.
Merrifield, 27, subsequently made his Major League debut in 2016, rapped out 22 doubles, hit .283 and stole eight bases.
Merrifield also became a favorite among Royals fans, who nicknamed …
