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Royals GM Dayton Moore 'disgusted' by Whit Merrifield vaccine remarks
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Royals' Merrifield talks about vax remarks
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Royals' Whit Merrifield Backtracks Initial COVID Comments
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Royals' Whit Merrifield apologizes for COVID-19 vaccine comments
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Potential trade target backtracks on COVID-19 vaccine remarks
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Royals' Whit Merrifield apologizes for COVID-19 vaccine comments
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Whit Merrifield criticized for Covid-19 vaccination comments
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Royals GM Dayton Moore 'disgusted' by Whit Merrifield vaccine remarks
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Andrew Benintendi, Whit Merrifield among 10 unvaccinated Kansas
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Royals' Whit Merrifield Backtracks Initial COVID Comments
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Royals president says Whit Merrifield 'sorry' for comments made
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