Each year, the Royals have their minor-league players visit the team’s academy in the Dominican Republic.
General manager Dayton Moore told The Star’s Vahe Gregorian last year that he hopes the trip allows American-born players to appreciate where many of their teammates come from.
“It’s important to get out of your comfort zone in anything you do, and it’s important to understand where many of your teammates come from, some of the challenges that they have,” Moore said. “And let me say this: Everybody has challenges in this game, whether you grow up in the (United States) or not.