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Royals are featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated


The Royals’ Billy Butler is on the cover of a regional issue of the Aug. 25 edition of Sports Illustrated.
The Royals’ Billy Butler is on the cover of a regional issue of the Aug. 25 edition of Sports Illustrated.

Remember this day, Royals fans.

The Royals are on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated, which can mean many things.

One, they’re jinxed. You’ve heard about the SI jinx, right?

Two, it’s the start of a new chapter in Royals history.

We will let you decide.

We do know this: Billy Butler’s cover presence marks the second time a Kansas City sports figure has been on SI’s cover in the last month. Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was the other.

To reach Pete Grathoff, call 816-234-4330 or send email to pgrathoff@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published August 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM.

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