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Whit Merrifield Owes the Kansas City Royals Nothing - Sports Illustrated Kansas City Royals News, Analysis and More
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COVID-19 vaccinations add new twist to MLB trade deadline
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Kansas City Royals - We have acquired IF Samad Taylor and RHP Max Castillo from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for IF Whit Merrifield. Thank you, Whit, for all your contributions
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Royals' roster changes for Toronto series
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Royals' Andrew Benintendi mum on vaccination plan if he's traded
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KC Royals: Vax status may point to bigger problem
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Royals Trade Anti-Vax Whit Merrifield to Toronto Blue Jays
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Whit Merrifield's Tenure with the Royals Isn't Going to End Nicely – The Royals Reporter
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Whit Merrifield trade: Blue Jays add longtime Royals in trade deadline buzzer-beater, per report
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Ranking the Royals' In-Season Trades Up to the Deadline – The Royals Reporter
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Novavax's latecomer Covid-19 vaccine gets U.S. authorization. - The New York Times
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Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield says he 'poorly articulated' remarks about COVID-19 vaccine - ESPN
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COVID-19 vaccinations add new twist to MLB trade deadline, add constraints to Blue Jays
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Andrew Benintendi coy about getting vaccinated after trade to Yankees
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Andrew Benintendi, Whit Merrifield among 10 unvaccinated Kansas City Royals players out for Toronto Blue Jays series - ESPN