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Baseball player Carlos Estevez smiles for a photo with a member of the Royals Literacy League

Baseball player Carlos Estevez smiles for a photo with a member of the Royals Literacy League

A young student smiles at the camera wearing a Kansas City Royals blue plastic baseball helmet

Royals player Carlos Estévez stands before a class of students at Whittier Elementary as part of the Royals Literacy League

May 24, 2026

Kansas City Public Schools

Thank you to Royals pitcher Carlos Estévez for being a Whittier Elementary Classroom Champion!

With the help of the Royals Literacy League, we're pushing not just for literacy but for a lifelong love of reading. This big goal is made possible by support from community role models like Estévez!