KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – MARCH 30: Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with teammates after the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-1 to win the opening day game at Kauffman Stadium on March 30, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images Do you think your office is interesting? Most people probably would disagree. Maybe parts of your job are interesting, but the office-y parts? The ones where you’re answering emails or getting a Gatorade from the fridge or politely asking your coworker if they had a good weekend while you pass each other in the hallway? Probably not. I would argue that the clubhouse is the baseball office. It shouldn’t be interesting. And it’s really not. But there is some intrigue in the mundane. The following are some scenes from the Royals clubhouse. Some of them important. Some less so. Sam Mellinger, VP of communication, waves at the reporters and TV camera operators in the room: Stephen Cruz is ready for his interview. We crowd around Cruz, the cameras turn on, and questions are sent his way, taking a short detour through a translator. Cruz answers in Spanish, the
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