Very often, theroad to baseball’s major leagues has a few stops in the minors before the player finally gets to “The Show.” Former Barnegat High School pitching ace Mark McCoy’s goal is to get to the big leagues, and the lefty is off to a good start with the Burlington Royals, one of the Kansas City Royals’ three Rookie League affiliates.
The Royals selected McCoy in the 29th round of June’s amateur draft. He had just finished his junior season at Rutgers University before deciding to turn pro.
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