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MLB Deep Cut #40, Monday, November 2: “Name a player who played for both the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers.” The prompt had 102 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
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- Darrell Porter: Milwaukee Brewers 1971–1976, Kansas City Royals 1977–1980
- Alcides Escobar: Milwaukee Brewers 2008–2010, Kansas City Royals 2011–2018
- George Scott: Milwaukee Brewers 1972–1976, Kansas City Royals 1979
- Kevin Seitzer: Kansas City Royals 1986–1991, Milwaukee Brewers 1992–1996
- Lorenzo Cain: Milwaukee Brewers 2010–2022, Kansas City Royals 2011–2017
- Mike Moustakas: Kansas City Royals 2011–2018, Milwaukee Brewers 2018–2019
- Carlos Santana: Kansas City Royals 2021–2022, Milwaukee Brewers 2023
- Martin Maldonado: Milwaukee Brewers 2011–2016, Kansas City Royals 2019
- Matt Stairs: Milwaukee Brewers 2002, Kansas City Royals 2004–2006
- Jason Kendall: Milwaukee Brewers 2008–2009, Kansas City Royals 2010
- Buck Martinez: Kansas City Royals 1969–1977, Milwaukee Brewers 1978–1980
- Jamie Quirk: Kansas City Royals 1975–1988, Milwaukee Brewers 1977
- Jim Wohlford: Kansas City Royals 1972–1976, Milwaukee Brewers 1977–1979
- Jim Sundberg: Milwaukee Brewers 1984, Kansas City Royals 1985–1986
- Ed Kirkpatrick: Kansas City Royals 1969–1973, Milwaukee Brewers 1977
- Tommy Davis: Milwaukee Brewers 1969, Kansas City Royals 1976
- Jose Cardenal: Milwaukee Brewers 1971, Kansas City Royals 1980
- Yuniesky Betancourt: Kansas City Royals 2009–2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2011–2013
- Bob McClure: Kansas City Royals 1975–1976, Milwaukee Brewers 1977–1986
- Joakim Soria: Kansas City Royals 2007–2017, Milwaukee Brewers 2018
- Zack Greinke: Kansas City Royals 2004–2023, Milwaukee Brewers 2011–2012
- Gregg Zaun: Kansas City Royals 2000–2001, Milwaukee Brewers 2010
- Tony Graffanino: Kansas City Royals 2004–2006, Milwaukee Brewers 2006–2007
- Kurt Bevacqua: Kansas City Royals 1973–1974, Milwaukee Brewers 1975–1976
- Scott Podsednik: Milwaukee Brewers 2003–2004, Kansas City Royals 2010
- Hunter Renfroe: Milwaukee Brewers 2022, Kansas City Royals 2024–2025
- Jackie Bradley Jr.: Milwaukee Brewers 2021, Kansas City Royals 2023
- Will Smith: Kansas City Royals 2012–2024, Milwaukee Brewers 2014–2016
- Sean Berry: Kansas City Royals 1990–1991, Milwaukee Brewers 1999–2000
- Ellie Rodriguez: Kansas City Royals 1969–1970, Milwaukee Brewers 1971–1973
- Jamey Wright: Milwaukee Brewers 2000–2002, Kansas City Royals 2003–2009
- Mark Canha: Milwaukee Brewers 2023, Kansas City Royals 2025
- Marty Pattin: Milwaukee Brewers 1969–1971, Kansas City Royals 1974–1980
- Joe Lahoud: Milwaukee Brewers 1972–1973, Kansas City Royals 1977–1978
- Jeff Suppan: Kansas City Royals 1998–2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2007–2010
- Nori Aoki: Milwaukee Brewers 2012–2013, Kansas City Royals 2014
- Graeme Lloyd: Milwaukee Brewers 1993–1996, Kansas City Royals 2003
- Thad Bosley: Milwaukee Brewers 1981, Kansas City Royals 1987–1988
- Jeremy Jeffress: Milwaukee Brewers 2010–2019, Kansas City Royals 2011–2012
- Doug Henry: Milwaukee Brewers 1991–1994, Kansas City Royals 2001
- Jonathan Broxton: Kansas City Royals 2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2014–2015
- Kelly Stinnett: Milwaukee Brewers 1996–1997, Kansas City Royals 2004
- Manny Pina: Kansas City Royals 2011–2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2016–2021
- Curt Leskanic: Milwaukee Brewers 2000–2003, Kansas City Royals 2003–2004
- Mark Davis: Kansas City Royals 1990–1992, Milwaukee Brewers 1997
- Paul Bako: Milwaukee Brewers 2002, Kansas City Royals 2006
- Bob Hamelin: Kansas City Royals 1993–1996, Milwaukee Brewers 1998
- Ricky Bones: Milwaukee Brewers 1992–1996, Kansas City Royals 1997–1998
- Bob Heise: Milwaukee Brewers 1971–1973, Kansas City Royals 1977
- David Riske: Kansas City Royals 2007, Milwaukee Brewers 2008–2010
- Brian Shouse: Kansas City Royals 2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2006–2008
- Jorge Fabregas: Kansas City Royals 2000, Milwaukee Brewers 2002
- Brad Boxberger: Kansas City Royals 2019, Milwaukee Brewers 2021–2022
- Bill Castro: Milwaukee Brewers 1974–1980, Kansas City Royals 1982–1983
- Ted Savage: Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1971, Kansas City Royals 1971
- Jorge de la Rosa: Milwaukee Brewers 2004–2006, Kansas City Royals 2006–2007
- Tom Murphy: Kansas City Royals 1972, Milwaukee Brewers 1974–1976
- Steve Hovley: Milwaukee Brewers 1969–1970, Kansas City Royals 1972–1973
- Ray Sadecki: Kansas City Royals 1975–1976, Milwaukee Brewers 1976
- Brett Phillips: Milwaukee Brewers 2017–2018, Kansas City Royals 2018–2020
- Glendon Rusch: Kansas City Royals 1997–1999, Milwaukee Brewers 2002–2003
- Ken Sanders: Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1972, Kansas City Royals 1976
- Jim Colborn: Milwaukee Brewers 1972–1976, Kansas City Royals 1977–1978
- Ricky Bottalico: Kansas City Royals 2000, Milwaukee Brewers 2005
- Wily Peralta: Milwaukee Brewers 2012–2017, Kansas City Royals 2018–2019
- Frank DiPino: Milwaukee Brewers 1981, Kansas City Royals 1993
- Jordan Lyles: Milwaukee Brewers 2018–2019, Kansas City Royals 2023–2024
- Ken Brett: Milwaukee Brewers 1972, Kansas City Royals 1980–1981
- Eduardo Rodriguez: Milwaukee Brewers 1973–1978, Kansas City Royals 1979
- Sandy Valdespino: Milwaukee Brewers 1969–1970, Kansas City Royals 1971
- Luke Maile: Milwaukee Brewers 2021, Kansas City Royals 2025
- Jorge Lopez: Milwaukee Brewers 2015–2018, Kansas City Royals 2018–2020
- George Kottaras: Milwaukee Brewers 2010–2012, Kansas City Royals 2013
- Jacob Barnes: Milwaukee Brewers 2016–2019, Kansas City Royals 2019
- Erik Kratz: Kansas City Royals 2014–2015, Milwaukee Brewers 2018
- Elmer Dessens: Kansas City Royals 2006, Milwaukee Brewers 2007
- Blaine Boyer: Milwaukee Brewers 2016, Kansas City Royals 2018
- Jake Junis: Kansas City Royals 2017–2021, Milwaukee Brewers 2024
- Mike Boddicker: Kansas City Royals 1991–1992, Milwaukee Brewers 1993
- Joel Payamps: Kansas City Royals 2021–2022, Milwaukee Brewers 2023–2025
- Bob Scanlan: Milwaukee Brewers 1994–2000, Kansas City Royals 1996
- Anthony Swarzak: Milwaukee Brewers 2017, Kansas City Royals 2021
- Justin Grimm: Kansas City Royals 2018, Milwaukee Brewers 2020
- Hideo Nomo: Milwaukee Brewers 1999, Kansas City Royals 2008
- Jason Bourgeois: Milwaukee Brewers 2009, Kansas City Royals 2012
- Neftali Feliz: Kansas City Royals 2017, Milwaukee Brewers 2017
- Tommy Matchick: Kansas City Royals 1970, Milwaukee Brewers 1971
- Trevor Richards: Milwaukee Brewers 2021, Kansas City Royals 2025
- Neal Heaton: Kansas City Royals 1992, Milwaukee Brewers 1992
- Mac Suzuki: Kansas City Royals 1999–2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2001
- Randy Veres: Milwaukee Brewers 1989–1990, Kansas City Royals 1997
- Burch Smith: Kansas City Royals 2018, Milwaukee Brewers 2019
- Mark Lee: Kansas City Royals 1988, Milwaukee Brewers 1990–1991
- Art Kusnyer: Milwaukee Brewers 1976, Kansas City Royals 1978
- Kevin Koslofski: Kansas City Royals 1992–1994, Milwaukee Brewers 1996
- Wes Obermueller: Kansas City Royals 2002, Milwaukee Brewers 2003–2005
- Jim Pittsley: Kansas City Royals 1995–1999, Milwaukee Brewers 1999
- Matt Kinney: Milwaukee Brewers 2003–2004, Kansas City Royals 2004
- Irving Falu: Kansas City Royals 2012–2013, Milwaukee Brewers 2014
- Carlos Maldonado: Kansas City Royals 1990–1991, Milwaukee Brewers 1993
- Chris Demaria: Kansas City Royals 2005, Milwaukee Brewers 2006
- Brewer Hicklen: Kansas City Royals 2022, Milwaukee Brewers 2024
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