Royals manager Ned Yost got an additional scouting report on pitcher Jake Junis, called up along with Scott Alexander on Wednesday to bolster the major-league team’s bullpen.
Yost’s son, Ned, is the batting and third base coach for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, who played Junis’ Omaha Storm Chasers last week. Junis started and pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out seven.
“I called him after the game and asked him how Jake did, and he said really, really good,” Yost said. “We got reports from all angles.”
Junis was scheduled to start for Class AAA Omaha on Wednesday.