Reports: Royals land Paul DeJong from White Sox, Lucas Erceg from A's

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Rare buyers at the MLB trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals acquired shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, multiple reports said.

The returns in both deals were not yet known.

DeJong is switching dugouts Tuesday afternoon before the Royals' game at Chicago. He'll leave the club wit