The Royals lost 5-1 to the Angels in Danny Duffy's first start of the 2019 season. By
The Royals called up third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez from Triple-A Omaha prior to Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium, and Gutierrez arrived at the ballpark in the middle of the game around the sixth inning.
Saturday night, he’ll make his major-league debut at third base.
“When I see that my name is in the lineup, I said, ‘This is a day. Let’s go,’” said Gutierrez, a native of the Dominican Republic.
Gutierrez, who spent part of spring training with the big club, has batted .