Thursday night, the Astros and Royals are kicking off their ALDS matchup with Game 1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The Astros got to the ALDS by beating the Yankees in the Wild Card game Tuesday.
From the looks of things, the Royals expected the Yankees to win the Wild Card game. They had the wrong opponent -- and logo! -- on Wednesday's lineup card. Check it out:
 
Did the Royals expect the Yankees to win the Wild Card game?
 
Obligatory: Hey, George Springer and Carlos Correa won't be Yankees until after they become free agents in six years!
Anway, I've been informed bench coach Don Wakamatsu is responsible for the lineup card, so chances are he had both Yankees and Astros cards ready to go, and simply grabbed the wrong one.
Or maybe he's just being spiteful because he was looking forward to a mid October swing through the Big Apple. We post, you decide.
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