Tigers and Royals to play before 2019 College World Series

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June 20, 2018 - 11:00 PM

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost argues with home plate umpire John Tumpane after Mike Moustakas was tossed from the game in the third inning against the Houston Astros on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS)

MLB: Kansas City Royals

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals will play a regular-season game in Omaha the week the 2019 College World Series opens, The Associated Press has learned.

Major League Baseball and the NCAA have been working to arrange a game as a kickoff event to the CWS, two people close to the situation told the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details.

A news conference with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was scheduled for Thursday at TD Ameritrade Park, the host site for the CWS.

The move would be similar to the regular-season games played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the Little League World Series.

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