White House Press Secretary enjoys KC visit

WASHINGTON — About five minutes into White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest’s daily media briefing on Thursday, he was interrupted by the presence of Royals manager Ned Yost, first baseman Eric Hosmer and catcher Salvador Perez.

Yost presented Earnest with a No. 15 Royals jersey (the year of the team’s World Series championship) with his name on the back.

“We just had a real fear you might hijack the president’s jersey,” Yost said, “so we decided to get you your own.”

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Earnest smiled with appreciation and said later he suspected something might be up because numerous photographers were front and center at his podium when he began addressing reporters.

“That’s not normally the case,” Earnest said.

The jersey was just one of several special moments on the day for Earnest, a Kansas City native and an unabashed huge Royals fan. Earnest also got to enjoy the ceremony in the East Room when President Barack Obama honored the Royals for their 2015 championship season.

“This came along at the right time for everyone,” Earnest said in reference to some of the troubling issues domestically and abroad. “It’s a nice break for everyone.”

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Actually, Earnest, who attended high school at The Bartow School in …

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