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Yordano Ventura Reemerging as a Key Cog for Championship-Hopeful Royals

It's hard to know what you're supposed to call a comeback anymore. But with Yordano Ventura, the term is sounding more and more appropriate.

It was only a couple weeks ago that the Kansas City Royals demoted their 24-year-old fireballer down to the minors for the express purpose of clearing up a classic case of bad pitching. That didn't end up lasting long thanks to an injury to Jason Vargas, but the message was clear: The Royals didn't view Ventura as a guy who could help a starting rotation that needed help.

Well, now look at him.