SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Not long after Royals second baseman Christian Colon doubled in his first Spring Training at-bat on Sunday, he was greeted in the dugout by his offseason workout partner, Alex Gordon.
"See, all that hard work is already paying off," Gordon told him. "What did it take you last year to get your first hit? Twenty-two at-bats?"
Actually, it took 24 at-bats last spring before Colon got his first hit.
"[Gordon's] right," Colon said, smiling. "That hard work is paying off."
Colon worked out all winter with Gordon back in Kansas City and lost close to 10 pounds while also strengthening his core muscles and improving his agility.