CINCINNATI -- The most interesting prospect for the Royals also happens to have the most fascinating name -- Balbino Fuenmayor, a 25-year-old Venezuelan who a year ago at this time was toiling in the independent Can-Am League in Quebec.
Now Fuenmayor has played for the World Team in a 10-1 loss to the U.S. Team at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game while also rising quickly through the Royals' system. He recently was promoted to Triple-A Omaha after tearing up opponents in Double-A -- .354 average, 15 homers, 51 RBIs.
But it's the name that also has caught everyone's attention.