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KC Royals and Saul Garza get a second chance together

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An old saying goes, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This is not the case for a recent backstop signee by KC Royals.

The KC Royals drafted Louisiana State University catcher Saul Garza in 2019 but he chose to return to the school. After the limited five-round draft this year, teams were able to sign remaining players with a maximum of a $20,000 bonus. When Kansas City came calling again, Garza was happy to choose to join the franchise this time.

Before joining LSU, Garza had a monster year with Howard (TX) Junior College with a .