First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. Thursday, March 27, when the Royals take on AL Central rival Cleveland Guardians.

As he reached his dugout, though, his teammates seemed like ... “I wasn’t sure if that was going to happen or not,” Tucker told MLB Network, regarding the prank. “And then everyone was ...

It just makes sense, and it harkens back to the "good ole days" of MLB when Sosa and Mark McGwire ... but he was seen giving hitting advice in the Cubs dugout during spring training.