FILE- Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett, right, rights with New York Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles in the first inning of Game 5, the final of the American League playoffs at Kansas City, Oct. 9, 1977. (AP Photo, File)
George Brett, Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame infielder and vice president of baseball operations, watches the team work out ahead of an American League Division series baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
FILE - New York's Graig Nettles slides into the dirt and safe at third as Kansas City Royals George Brett covers in the fifth inning in the American League championship at Kansas City, Oct. 3,1978. (AP Photo/John File)