The Royals introduced their new right fielder on Tuesday, and for close to two minutes, the visual optics of the event were more or less customary.
Jorge Soler, the 24-year-old outfielder by way of the Chicago Cubs, wore a pink button-down shirt and strolled into a press conference room on the bottom floor of Kauffman Stadium. At just past 4:30 p.m., he sat on a dais, his name placard in front of him, flanked by general manager Dayton Moore and interpreter Luis Perez. Soler smiled as a photographer clicked off a few rounds, and Moore began the introduction.