The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 unvaccinated players who won¡¯t travel to Toronto for a four-game series that begins Thursday, manager Mike Matheny told reporters.
Due to Canada¡¯s vaccine requirement, the 10 players will be placed on the restricted list and won¡¯t be paid or receive service time.
Kansas City will be without key hitters such as All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi, infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield, first baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier and right-handed starting pitchers Brad Keller and Brady Singer.
Also not making the trip are catchers MJ Melendez and Cam Gallagher, outfielders Michael A. Taylor and Kyle Isbel and right-hander reliever Dylan Coleman.
The shortages leave Edward Olivares as the only outfielder currently available to play. There are no catchers.
The Royals plan to bring up reinforcements from Triple-A Omaha and Double-A Northwest Arkansas to fortify the roster.
Matheny released the information after Kansas City defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
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