MLB NEWS

Royals sub Nix for Colon on Series roster

The Sports Xchange

October 21, 2014 at 1:49 pm.

The Kansas City Royals made a minor last-minute change to their World Series roster before Game 1 on Tuesday, adding Jayson Nix in place of Christian Colon.

The swap of utility players is the only alteration to the Royals’ roster from the American League Championship Series.

The 32-year-old Nix was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in August. He played in seven games for the Royals in the final month of the regular season. In 41 games overall this season, the well-traveled veteran batted .120 with one home run and four RBIs.

Colon, 24, is a rookie called up by the Royals in July. He was on the ALDS and ALCS roster and logged two plate appearances in the postseason.