TORONTO — - As Matt Kniginyzky was working his way up the Kansas City Royals ladder not a lot of good things were happening in the penthouse.
During the right-hander’s five seasons in the Royals chain, K.C. averaged roughly 97 losses a season under three different managers.
Yet, Kniginyzky saw good signs sharing clubhouses, buses and dugouts with Alex Gordon, Greg Holland, Luke Hochevar, Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando, who will all be getting World Series rings on opening day.
“It was nice to see those guys win, no matter how far removed you are; they all worked their butts off,” said Kniginyzky, inducted into the Ontario Blue Jays Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Woodbridge.