Former kcroyals star Whit Merrifield told reporters in Minnesota that he’s received the vaccination for the coronavirus and will be able to travel with the club when the Blue Jays return to Canada. WhitMerrifield spent his entire career with the Royals, who drafted him in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB Draft. The Royals received two players in return from the Blue Jays, pitcher Max Castillo and infielder Samad Taylor. Merrifield received criticism near the end of his tenure with the Royals due to his stance on being unvaccinated and comments he made when explaining why he was one of 10 Royals players who did not make the trip to Toronto prior to the All-Star break. But now that he will be based in Toronto, Merrifield has gotten the shot. “I’ve understood for a couple of weeks now that this might be a possibility. I’ll be in Toronto when the team is there,” Merrifield said, according to MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson. Read more at the at the link in our bio ✏️ Lynn Worthy #KCRoy...