In Wednesday night's middle game of a three-game set, the AL East-leading Yankees (40-25) are scheduled to start Clarke Schmidt (2-3, 4.04 ERA) against lefty Kris Bubic (5-3, 1.43 ERA) for the Royals (34-33), in fourth place in the AL Central.

It's been less than a year since the Kansas City Royals drafted Jac Caglianone, and yet it's hard to question how quickly his rise has come considering the success he had at both the Double-A and Triple-A levels.

The New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals play the second game of their 3-game series Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.