Five-year-old Royals fan can identify entire roster by jersey number

You're never too young to love baseball. Just ask five-year-old Kelsey Aciego of Raymore, Mo. She loves her American League champion Kansas City Royals so much, she can not only name every player on their roster, but she can match each player to his jersey number.

Need proof?

No problem. Kelsey's mom, Rebecca Aciego, recently posted a video showcasing her Royals love and knowledge.

With little to no hesitation even, she rattled off every Royal in less than two minutes.

That's very impressive, especially considering Josh Willingham only joined the team on Aug. 11 in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, and hasn't played a major role since coming over. She knows who he is. And of course she couldn't let mom forget Terrance Gore. Good old No. 0 may only have two career plate appearances to his credit, but he's starred as a pinch-runner in September and October, and Kelsey has taken notice.

Perhaps a job as public address announcer at Kauffman Stadium is in her future. Her long-term future that is. For now, Kelsey, like every other fan of the Royals, is focused on the short term. Two more wins in the World Series and she'll be able to celebrate as all of her favorite Royals are introduced one-by-one — and number-by-number — at a championship rally that was 29 years in the making.

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