Yost calls team meeting to ease anxiety

KANSAS CITY — With the defending World Series champion Royals fading fast from playoff contention, manager Ned Yost held a team meeting prior to Wednesday’s series finale with the Angels.

Yost would not reveal what was discussed in the meeting.

“It was quick,” Yost said. “[Maybe] two minutes.”

But Yost did concede that his Royals, losers in 14 of their last 19, probably are getting frustrated, and perhaps are concerned about Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline and whether or not the front office will buy or sell.

“At times you kind of get caught up in situations because the media makes such a big deal about the Trade Deadline, and are you buying or are you selling?” Yost said. “More than three quarters of the things that are said on TV, they’re just made up. They’re not even close … when guys’ names get mentioned, that not only adds some anxiety for the player, [but] for his teammates, too, because everybody is really, really happy here.

“Nobody …

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