After signing a four-year, $72 million contract in early January, Alex Gordon is slated to return to his usual spot in left field for the defending World Series champion Royals. He is also scheduled to headline a collection of players returning to town this weekend for the club’s annual Royals FanFest at the Kansas City Convention Center at Bartle Hall.
The two-day event, which begins at noon Friday for season-ticket holders and 2 p.m. for all fans, will also feature appearances from World Series MVP Salvador Perez, closer Wade Davis, third baseman Mike Moustakas, left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy, right-handed starter Edinson Volquez, shortstop Alcides Escobar and reliever Joakim Soria, who returns to the organization after signing a three-year $25 million deal earlier this offseason.