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Royals prospects Ben Kudrna, Carter Jensen attend Futures Night

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Royals prospects Ben Kudrna, Carter Jensen attend Futures Night

Royals prospects Ben Kudrna and Carter Jensen attended Futures Night on Friday. KUDRna was drafted in the second round (43rd overall) and Jensen in third round, 78th overall. They were recognized for winning the organization’s Pitcher and Player of the Year Awards for Single-A Columbia.

Tyler Gentry, Tyler Jensen and Kudrna are playing for the Kansas City Royals. They are in Triple-A Omaha, Double-AA Quad Cities, High-AAA Quad City and Single- A Columbia. Jensen is the Royals' No. 13 prospect. He hit 11 home runs and posted a .745 OPS this year. KUDRNA is a pitcher who improved his changeup this season. He had a 3.48 ERA in 17 starts. The team's farm system has a total of 11 players in the minors. It includes OF Brewer Hicklen, Rector Núñez, C Luca Tresh, LHP Emilio Márquez, Roger Leyton, and Raffy Veliz.

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