2009 Royals Roster

Arizona League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 20-35
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Manager: Julio Bruno (20-35)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Surprise, Arizona
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium

2009 Royals Statistics

The Royals of the Arizona League ended the 2009 season with a record of 20 wins and 35 losses, finishing sixth in the league's West Division.

The Royals scored 295 runs and allowed 381 runs, most in the circuit. Luis Piterson led batters with significant playing time by hitting .311, while Luis Ortega recorded a 4.49 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 2009 Royals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lane Adams, Alex Gordon, Tony Peña and Blake Wood.

Julio Bruno served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jack AdamsRRSeptember 25, 19865'11"210Los Gatos, CA US
Lane AdamsRRNovember 13, 19896'4"220Talihina, OK US
Ezequiel AmadorRRJuly 26, 19886'1"160Azua, Azua DO
Willian AvinazarRRFebruary 27, 19896'4"195Valencia, Carabobo VE
Geoffrey BaldwinLLNovember 8, 19906'4"195Grand Junction, CO US
Geronimo BatistaRRJune 10, 19906'3"180La Isabela, DO
Claudio BaveraLLJune 30, 19875'10"200Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Santos CabreraRRJanuary 28, 19905'10"170Palenque, DO
Federico CastanedaRRJanuary 26, 19846'3"205Torreon, Coahuila MX
Chanse CooperRRMarch 28, 19885'11"180Biloxi, MS US
Starling De La RosaLLSeptember 19, 19876'5"159San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Eric DiazLLOctober 4, 19886'0"195Jersey City, NJ US
Joe DickersonLLOctober 3, 19866'1"190Yorba Linda, CA US
Edul EscobarRRSeptember 2, 19905'11"185Panama, Panama PA
Yunior FigueroaSRAugust 8, 19906'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Brent FisherLLAugust 6, 19876'2"190Mesa, AZ US
Richard FolmerRRNovember 24, 19866'3"210Houston, TX US
Alex GordonLRFebruary 10, 19846'1"225Lincoln, NE US
Edwin HenriquezSRNovember 7, 19886'2"170Peralta, DO
Anthony HowardLLNovember 9, 19906'1"180Gaithersburg, MD US
Jeff HowellRRApril 1, 19835'11"200Melbourne, FL US
Jon KeckLLJune 18, 19886'6"215Joliet, IL US
Alex LlanosRRSeptember 21, 19906'1"160Caguas, PR
Chris LubanskiLLMarch 24, 19856'3"210Lansdale, PA US
Marc MaddoxRRSeptember 16, 19835'11"185Hattiesburg, MS US
Miguel MarianoLROctober 11, 19886'0"170La Romana, La Romana DO
Adrian MartinezRRJanuary 12, 19916'1"158San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mauricio MatosRRSeptember 10, 19906'0"185Bronx, NY US
Chris McConnellRRDecember 18, 19855'9"170Philadelphia, PA US
Henry MorenoRRJune 6, 19896'0"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Harold MozingoRRMarch 29, 19856'1"192Fredericksburg, VA US
Luis OrtegaRRAugust 4, 19876'3"170Mao, Valverde DO
Brian PeacockLLMay 7, 19906'3"190Orange, CA US
Tony PeñaRRMarch 23, 19816'2"180Santiago, Santiago DO
Luis PitersonRRJune 10, 19905'11"155Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Juan PoloniaSRDecember 16, 19896'1"173Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Lee RobertsRRJanuary 24, 19866'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
Craig RodriguezLLJune 27, 19856'4"210Sugar Land, TX US
Tyler SampleLRJune 27, 19896'7"245Elizabeth, CO US
Leonel SantiagoRRDecember 23, 19896'0"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Scott ShimekRRJanuary 21, 19876'4"220Yoakum, TX US
Eric ShortellRRMay 31, 19866'0"190Shawnee, KS US
Ryan StovallRRDecember 16, 19865'11"190Gainesville, FL US
Justin TrappRROctober 7, 19905'10"165Columbia, SC US
Ben TschepikowLRSeptember 22, 19855'11"200Fayetteville, AR US
Blake WoodRRAugust 8, 19856'5"233Atlanta, GA US
Josh WorrellRRNovember 17, 19866'5"215Arcadia, CA US
Robinson YambatiRRJanuary 15, 19916'3"185Sabana Grande de Boya, Monte Plata DO



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