Among the five Royals farmhands who played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, catching prospect Allan de San Miguel starred with Team Australia in three games of Pool B action.
Although Team Australia went 1–2 and failed to advance, de San Miguel — a Perth, Australia native — hit .556/.636/1.111 (5-for-9) with a pair of doubles and a solo home run, starting all three of Australia’s games behind the plate. He also caught 2.0 scoreless innings with Peter Moylan — who is now back in Royals camp competing for a spot on the Big League roster — in Australia’s 4–3 loss to Cuba on March 9.