Whit Merrifield didn’t need his alarm clock Thursday.
“I woke up about 6 and wasn’t able to get back to sleep,” Merrifield said. “I was tossing and turning the rest of the morning. My first thought when I woke up was what time can I leave to get to the field and not be overly early? I piddled around a little bit at the apartment and got here around 8:30 ready to go.”
There were a couple of younger teammates in the clubhouse when Merrifield arrived, so it wasn't too early for Thursday's game against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.