Kennedy seeking answers on pre-set position

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KANSAS CITY — For the second consecutive outing on Wednesday night, Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy was questioned by an umpiring crew about the pre-set position of his hands.

It started last week in Houston when the umpiring crew instructed Kennedy to make at least one hand visible to the baserunner at first base during his pre-set.

The request startled Kennedy then.

“I’d been in this position with my hands my whole career,” Kennedy said, “and no umpire ever had questioned me.”

Kennedy tried to comply vs. the Astros, but he began to worry he was going to balk as he tried to get his hands where the umpires …

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