Blue Jays, Royals using same rosters from ALDS for ALCS

They were afterthoughts, two franchises that had carried the longest playoff droughts. But before the droughts, both teams met one crucial series in 1985. Now in 2015, the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, their droughts over, meet again.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals are sticking with the same 25-man rosters they used to advance out of the last round of the playoffs for their AL Championship Series.

The rosters were due before the start of Game 1 on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Toronto manager John Gibbons indicated Thursday there wouldn’t be much different, if anything, from the squad he used against Texas. That means left-hander Aaron Loup is part of the roster after he missed the final two games of the divisional round with a family issue.

The Royals decided to keep speedster Terrance Gore and outfield substitute Paulo Orlando on the roster they used against Houston. That means Jonny Gomes will remain off the roster.

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