KANSAS CITY, MO — Not long into what promised to be an eventful offseason, the Kansas City Royals learned that they had been eliminated from the list of teams pursuing free agent outfielder Juan Soto after he asked for more than the $50,000 per year and Amazon gift card the team had offered.
The joint statement, released Friday, came after US President Donald Trump announced his plan last week to reduce import tariffs on the South Asian country....