Kansas City Royals

Verlander (Barely) Nabs First Win

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 04.17.2012

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Justin Verlander beat Kansas City once again, surviving a shaky ninth inning Monday night to deliver the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 vict...

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WATCH: Benches Clear Twice In Indians-Royals Game

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 04.15.2012

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run double with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-9 on...

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America's Pastime and Its Clean Energy Future

Brian Keane | Posted 04.10.2012

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As a growing number of teams and leagues adopt clean energy measures, their fans, in turn, will hopefully do the same.

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Duncan's 3-Run Homer Lifts Indians Past Royals Split Squad

AP | Posted 05.06.2012

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Shelley Duncan is picking up where he left off last year for the Cleveland Indians. Duncan hit his second three-run homer in ...

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Man Almost Run Over By Tarp During Rain Delay

Posted 10.08.2011

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The grounds crew at Kauffman Stadium had some difficulty putting down the tarp during the rain delay in Sunday's game between the Royals and Tigers, r...

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MLB Pitcher Suspended 6 Games

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

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CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been suspended six games and fined for throwing at Kansas City's Billy Butler. Carras...

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Rays Manager Rips Team After Loss

AP | Posted 09.22.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It didn't take long for Joe Maddon to find a way to describe the Tampa Bay Rays' performance. "It was horrible," the Rays' m...

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ROBBERY: Woman Steals Thrown Bat From Fan

Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 09.19.2011

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It's rare for a player to throw his bat into the stands, but it's even rarer for a fan to outright steal from another fan in order to gain ownership o...

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Jim Thome: Is 600 Home Runs Not What It Used to Be?

Danny Groner | Posted 09.18.2011

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While Thome has earned the distinction over the course of a 21-year career, some commentators are wondering if his pending accomplishment forces us to reassess what 600 homers means anymore.

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BALK-OFF

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.04.2011

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CHICAGO — Adam Dunn showed signs of coming out of a season-long slump. The struggling slugger hit a clutch two-run homer in the eighth inning bef...

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Rockies Lose Game, Gonzalez

AP | Posted 09.03.2011

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DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies are thankful all they lost was a game Sunday. Kansas City's Melky Cabrera homered twice and drove in five runs to offs...

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Ellis Helps Rocks Shine

AP | Posted 09.02.2011

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DENVER — Melky Cabrera staked Kansas City to an early lead. His teammates made it stand up. Cabrera homered twice and drove in five runs as the...

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Rockies Hold Royals To Zero

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 09.01.2011

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DENVER — Danny Duffy felt he pitched well. He just made a couple of mistakes. The Colorado Rockies made him pay for them....

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Legendary Royals Pitcher Dies At 64

AP | DOUG TUCKER | Posted 07.25.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Paul Splittorff, the big, blonde left-hander who became the winningest pitcher in Kansas City Royals history and a popular br...

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MLB Relief Pitcher Makes History

AP | DOUG TUCKER | Posted 07.17.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera both homered and Travis Hafner hit a bases-loaded double, powering Cleveland past Kansas ...

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MLB Catcher Flips Out At Reporter

Posted 05.25.2011

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Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall took exception to a reporter's question on Monday, even though he wasn't the player being interviewed. Nick...

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Pigs Are Flying: Pitcher Gives Up $12.4 Million

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Free agency is always a risky venture for both parties. The player wants to cash in on his present value and the club wants to capture that value at the right price. The story of Gil Meche is certainly one for the books.

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Forget Mark Cuban -- Cities Should Own Their Sports Teams

Brian Frederick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imagine a Kansas City-owned Royals team. The team would never be in danger of being hijacked by an owner looking only at his bottom line, and the city could spend as much as it wanted to build a winning team.

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A-Rod and the Royals: Together Again for Homerun History

Jesse Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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With 25 cracks at 600 over the next six games, and a 14.4 career AB/HR average, the ticket market is betting that A-Rod will reach 600 on Saturday against the Royals.

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Justin Bieber Throws Out First Pitch At White Sox/Royals Game In Chicago (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Bieber, in Chicago for a Tuesday "Oprah" show taping, threw out the first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game against the Kansas City Royals Mo...

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Royals Mascot Lawsuit: 'Slugger The Lion' Accused Of Eye Injury

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baseball fans who sit six rows behind the third-base dugout at the Kansas City Royals' stadium know they might have to duck a...

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Zack Greinke: 2009 AL Cy Young Winner

Posted 05.25.2011

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Who deserved to win? Take a look at the other candidates HERE. (AP) NEW YORK -- Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beati...

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Baseball's New Market Inefficiency

Jonah Keri | Posted 05.25.2011

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As expected, the baseball cognoscenti has gone ga-ga for Tyler Kepner's New York Times piece on AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke. And why not?

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Miguel Olivo Signs With Rockies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — The Colorado Rockies and catcher Miguel Olivo agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract Monday that includes a club option for 2011. ...

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Yankees Buy Another World Series Title

Av Sinensky | Posted 05.25.2011

Sources inside the Yankees revealed late last night that they will be holding a press conference to announce that they have acquired the rights to the Florida Marlins' 2003 World Series Championship.

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