Sean Manaea, the Oakland A's pitcher who threw a no-hitter Saturday night against the red-hot Boston Red Sox, got his start with the Royals.
In the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, the Royals used the 34th overall pick to select Manaea. Two years later, Manaea was the key part of a trade with the A's that sent infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist to the Royals just ahead of the trade deadline (right-hander Aaron Brooks was the other player that went to Oakland).
Zobrist had a sensational postseason, batting .303 with eight doubles, two home runs and six RBIs, and helped the Royals win the World Series.