Dozier, Bonifacio represent in Futures Game

June 28th, 2016
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      SAN DIEGO -- Third baseman Hunter Dozier and outfielder Jorge Bonifacio -- the Royals' Nos. 14 and 15 prospects, according to MLBPipeline.com -- represented the club in Sunday's SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Petco Park. 
      The World Team, for which Bonifacio started at designated hitter, beat Dozier's U.S. Team by a score of 11-3 to win the heralded prospect exhibition for the first time in seven years.
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      This season, Dozier has spent time between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha; between them, he's hitting .330 with 17 home runs in 83 combined games. Royals manager Ned Yost said he's been impressed with Dozier's growth as a hitter, as he ranks in the Top 10 in extra-base hits in among Minor League players.
      After entering the Futures Game in the eighth inning, Dozier went 0-for-1 on a fielder's choice. He did make a contribution after that, though, stealing second base during the very next at-bat. 
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      Bonifacio signed out of the Dominican Republic as a non-drafted free agent in 2009. He played on the World Team after what's been a very successful campaign in Omaha. In 84 games this year, he's hitting .290 with 13 home runs. Bonifacio has been named a Texas League (Double-A) All-Star in each of the last two seasons.
      As the World Team DH on Sunday, he walked in his two plate appearances.

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      "I was proud that both of those guys got selected," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "They are both great candidates."
      Last year, the Royals had three representatives in the Futures Game: infielders Balbino Fuenmayor, Raul Mondesi and Cheslor Cuthbert. Both Mondesi and Cuthbert are on the Royals' 40-man roster, with Cuthbert earning the starting third-base job following Mike Moustakas' season-ending ACL injury in May.
      "Proud of the year both guys are having," said vice president/assistant GM of player personnel J.J. Picollo. "They have matured as hitters and handled themselves well in Omaha. It's a great honor and well deserved to be part of such an event as the Futures Game."

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      Scott Chasen is a reporter for MLB.com based in Kansas City.