There's a lot going on under the bill of minor-league pitcher Kevin Lenik’s Royals cap.
Coded messages are scribbled all over.
On the left is F.P.S. and (1-1)*. The right side has a cross. Down the middle, Lenik has written the words: Breath, Focus, This Pitch.
Those last four words are a reminder to Lenik, who is in his first major league spring-training camp after a long and winding road in baseball.
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“It helps to read it during the game,” Lenik said.