claim: Chris Benoit held a professional career as a wrestler.
evidence: The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City , Missouri .. Kansas City Royals. Kansas City Royals. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. franchise. Professional sports league organization#The system developed in baseball. Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri. Missouri. The franchise , founded in 1969 , plays in the American League Central division .. franchise. Professional sports league organization#The system developed in baseball. American League Central. American League Central. Since the institution of Major League Baseball 's Rule 4 Draft , the Royals have selected 56 players in the first round .. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Rule 4 Draft. Major League Baseball Draft. Officially known as the `` First-Year Player Draft '' , the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur players from high schools , colleges , and other amateur baseball clubs to its franchises .. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Rule 4 Draft. Major League Baseball Draft. The draft order is determined based on the previous season 's standings with the team that had the worst record receiving the first pick .. In addition , teams that lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks .. compensatory or supplementary picks. Major League Baseball Draft#Compensatory picks. The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1968 expansion draft in which the Royals initially filled their roster .. 1968 expansion draft. 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. Of the 56 players first-round draft picks , 30 have been pitchers , the most of any position ; 20 of these were right-handed , while 10 were left-handed .. Twelve outfielders were selected , and eight shortstops , three catchers , and two third basemen were taken .. third basemen. third baseman. The team also selected one player at first base , but has never drafted a second baseman .. first base. first base. Fifteen of the players came from institutions in the state of California , while Florida and Texas follow with seven players each .. The Royals have drafted two players , Luke Hochevar -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and Aaron Crow -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , who were playing in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball at the time of their draft .. Luke Hochevar. Luke Hochevar. Aaron Crow. Aaron Crow. American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Both had been drafted previously by other major league teams but had chosen to play for the Fort Worth Cats instead .. Fort Worth Cats. Fort Worth Cats. They have also drafted one player from Puerto Rico  : Juan Lebron -LRB- 1995 -RRB- .. Two of their first-round picks have won World Series championships with the team .. World Series. World Series. Outfielder Willie Wilson -LRB- 1974 -RRB- and shortstop Buddy Biancalana -LRB- 1978 -RRB- appeared during the Royals ' 1985 World Series victory .. shortstop. shortstop. World Series. World Series. Willie Wilson. Willie Wilson ( baseball ). Buddy Biancalana. Buddy Biancalana. 1985 World Series victory. 1985 World Series. Zack Greinke -LRB- 2002 -RRB- is the only first-round pick of the Royals to earn a Cy Young Award with the team , winning in 2009 .. Zack Greinke. Zack Greinke. Cy Young Award. Cy Young Award. Royals ' first-round picks have never won Rookie of the Year or Most Valuable Player awards , and no pick has been elected to the Hall of Fame .. Rookie of the Year. Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award. Most Valuable Player. Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Hall of Fame. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Royals have made seven selections in the supplemental round of the draft .. They have made the first overall selection in the draft once , in 2006 .. first overall. List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks. The club has had 13 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965 .. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season , or , more recently , if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year .. free agent. free agent. The Royals ' first-ever pick , John Simmons -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , did not sign with the club but they received no compensatory pick .