KANSAS CITY -- First baseman Frank Schwindel, who is the Royals organization's Triple-A Omaha Player of the Year, admits he had mixed feelings in late July when his good friend and fellow first baseman Ryan O'Hearn got the call to the big leagues while he didn't.
Schwindel, who was the club's George Brett Minor League Player of the Year last season, put together another solid campaign in 2018, hitting .286 with a career-high 24 home runs, 38 doubles and 93 RBIs.
But when the time came for the Royals to promote a first baseman, it was O'Hearn, not Schwindel.