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Royals fan with puppy sign adopts Welsh corgi

Royals fan Katie Castan became a Twitter sensation during last week's American League Wild Card Game when TBS showed her holding a sign which read, "If we win, he's buying me a puppy!"

Now, four Royals wins later, Castan is the proud owner of a Pembroke Welsh corgi. 

After the Royals won, Castan and her boyfriend, Joe Onofrio, made plans to visit a Kansas City animal shleter, according to the Kansas City Star. But they heard about a family which was trying to find a home for a corgi named Lucy. Castan went to see it and "immediately fell in love," she told the Star

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Castan, Onofrio and Lucy will get to keep cheering for the Royals for at least four more games. Kansas City is playing the Orioles in the ALCS.

- Dan Gartland