The 2024
@Royals
season is here!
So excited to share every game, story, & moment with you. Let’s have some fun.
Hope you’ll join us!
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📺:
@BallySportsKC
The final out.
Another win in front of another electric crowd at The K. Keep bringing that energy, KC!
The
#Royals
are nine games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season.
Brandon Nimmo might very well be the best player in baseball that nobody (outside New York) is talking about.
He’s been such a vital part of the Mets’ success to start this season.
Jake Eisenberg will join the Royals radio broadcast team for the 2023 season. He will primarily be heard on the Royals Radio Network and will also call play-by-play on Bally Sports Kansas City for select games.
Congratulations, Jake, and welcome to the Royals!
On June 7th, 1984—40 years ago to the day!—the Royals trailed the Mariners 7-0 in the third inning & came from behind to win the game 9-8.
Tonight, June 7th, 2024, the Royals trailed the Mariners 8-0 in the fourth inning & came from behind to win the game 10-9.
Baseball!
By fWAR, Bobby Witt Jr. is officially a top-5 player in baseball this season.
MLB fWAR Leaders:
1. Shohei Ohtani - 8.5
2. Mookie Betts - 6.4
3. Ronald Acuña Jr. - 6.2
4. Freddie Freeman - 5.9
𝟱. 𝗕𝗢𝗕𝗕𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗧 𝗝𝗥. - 𝟱.𝟬
The
@Royals
began the 9th inning trailing the Yankees by a run. Then, they were down to their final strike.
Kyle Isbel kept the game alive with a single.
Maikel Garcia won it with a two-run double.
Hall of Famer Denny Matthews brings everyone home.
#RoyalsRadioRewind
An unforgettable, electric night at Kauffman Stadium.
Another rally from the Relentless Royals, going from down 8-0 in the 4th to tying the game 9-9 in the 9th & ultimately winning 10-9 in walk-off fashion.
Relive the comeback, as heard on the radio.
#RoyalsRadioRewind
.
@MLBNetwork
's new documentary "Brett" will debut on Thursday, Dec. 7th at 7:00p CT!
It features interviews with George Brett, footage from his iconic career, insights from fellow HOF players, Denny Matthews, teammates, family members, and many others, & more.
Excited to watch!
With that home run—his 16th of the season and first ever at Fenway Park—Bobby Witt Jr. set a new
#Royals
record with 124 hits before the All-Star break.
It was previously held by George Brett, who had 123 hits before the break in 1979.
Brady Singer might be baseball's most unsung starting pitcher this season.
He delivers his Major League-leading 12th start allowing ≤ 1 ER & lowers his ERA to 2.93, eighth-best in the American League.
Final line:
7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 86p-54s
Vinnie Pasquantino’s defense has been outstanding.
His 5 Defensive Runs Save are:
• T-3rd in MLB (all positions)
• 2nd among MLB 1B & lead all AL 1B
• *Four* more than any other AL 1B
His +4 Outs Above Average are:
• T-1st among all 1B & lead all AL 1B
📸:
@JasonHannaphoto
MJ Melendez & Logan Allen played baseball together from when they were five years old until they were 18.
They’ve *never* faced each other… until tonight!
Allen starts tonight for the
@CleGuardians
. Melendez bats 5th & plays RF for the
@Royals
.
(📸:
@mjmelendez7
/ IG)
Hello from Chase Field! The
@Mets
bring the most wins in baseball to the desert to start a three-game set with the
@Diamondbacks
.
Honored to join
@WayneRandazzo
&
@MetsBooth
. Hope you’ll come hang out with us on the radio.
First Pitch ➡️ 9:40p ET
📻:
@WCBS880
First road trip is in the books! So grateful to everyone—especially
@HowieRose
,
@WayneRandazzo
&
@MetsBooth
—for being so kind, encouraging, & welcoming.
Looking forward to next month’s trip to Denver & San Francisco. Until then, talk to you from Omaha!
#LGM
A richly-deserved honor & an incredible journey to earn it.
From nearly getting cut at Centenary College to becoming the 1032nd pick in 2011 to debuting as a reliever to being named an All-Star.
Congrats to Seth Lugo!
One of the coolest bobbleheads ever?
Giveaway to the first 15,000 fans at The K tonight. Gates open at 5:40!
If you hit the link below + use the code "𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴” you’ll be able to get a special discount on tickets & parking.
🎟️:
Good morning, Kansas City.
Through their first 40 games of the 2024 season (~25%), your
@Royals
are 24-16 & just 0.5 games back of first place in the American League Central.
The
#Royals
have scored 8+ runs for the FIFTH consecutive game. That ties a club record, set in five straight games from May 25-June 1, 1978.
This offense is relentless.
Salvador Perez adds another star ⭐️!
Rarified air among catchers to have NINE All-Star selections. Another resume point in his Hall-of-Fame career.
Congrats to El Capitán!
The
@Royals
are the hottest team in baseball.
Back-to-back sweeps of the White Sox & Astros.
A seven-game winning streak.
A PERFECT homestand.
Thanks for enjoying this fun ride with us.
The season is just getting started!
The best at-bat of MJ Melendez's career.
After fouling off six of the previous seven pitches—all with two strikes & two outs—he blast the *12th pitch* of the at-bat into the bleachers in right field for a GO-AHEAD GRAND SLAM at Dodger Stadium.
Nick Pratto in tonight’s doubleheader:
3-for-8, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
His three-run HR in Game 1 went 429 ft. His solo HR in Game 2 went 426 ft. That’s 855 ft. of homers in one day.
Pretty good.
Homers get the headlines, but the defense is just as impressive. So smooth.
Check out this play Bobby Witt Jr. made yesterday (playing 3B w/ Adalberto Mondesi at SS) to keep the game tied in extras.
Oh, and he then drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th with a sacrifice fly.
#WhiteSox
2018 first round pick Nick Madrigal takes his first batting practice swings at BB&T Ballpark, with
@WSDashBaseball
manager Omar Vizquel throwing.
Madrigal makes his home debut tonight, batting third and playing 2B.
Some news —
Excited to join
@msween29
& pinch-hit on the
@Royals
radio broadcast tonight & tomorrow. Grateful to everyone in Kansas City for their trust. Hope you’ll come hang out on
@610SportsKC
!
This afternoon,
@ColeRagans
takes the hill on the eve of the 1-year anniversary of the trade that brought him to the
@Royals
.
In 29 starts with the
#Royals
, he's earned 10 wins with a 2.86 ERA & 209 strikeouts, the most in club history through 29 games.
Ace.
#TBAPSB
Hall of Famer Denny Matthews is ready for his *56th* Opening Day!
An honor to sit next to him for a second season. Here’s his scorecard, ready & waiting to be filled with today’s events.
Adam Frazier's first home run as a member of the
@Royals
was a big one.
His go-ahead, 9th-inning blast lifts the Royals to a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over the Angels.
Here's how it sounded on the radio!
#RoyalsRadioRewind
Bobby Witt Jr. has started all 50 of the
@Royals
' games & played 432 of 438 possible innings at SS.
3.2 fWAR (T-2nd MLB)
.304/.362/.546, 8.3% BB, 16.5% K, 53.4.% HH,
45 R, 59 H, 14 2B, 6 3B, 7 HR, 31 RBIs, 16 SB
+8 OAA (1st MLB SS), 7 DRS (T-1st MLB SS)
30.4 ft./sec (T-1st MLB)
Nelson Velázquez's flyout to end the game—when he represented the potential tying run after the
#Royals
rallied from down by eight runs to down by three—would've been a home run in 21/30 ballparks according to Statcast.
That close. What a fight from this team.
Seth Lugo does it again.
His 9th quality start in 11 outings.
He lowers his league-leading ERA to 1.74.
Final line:
7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 104p-59s
Dairon Blanco remains automatic.
He enters as a pinch runner, steals third, and then scores on a sacrifice fly to shallow CF.
As a *pinch runner* this season, he has *nine* stolen bases & *eight* runs scored.
Game 82 & the start of the mathematical second half of the season!
The
@Royals
go for a series win over the
@Marlins
behind Brady Singer.
Denny & I are (coincidentally) matching.
First pitch at 1:10p CT. Come hang!
Bobby Witt Jr. is MASHING.
He's put nine balls in play this season. Seven (!) of them have had an exit velocity over 100 mph, including *THREE* with an exit velocity over 110 mph.
110.8 - HR (tonight)
110.6 - 2B
110.1 - 1B
109.8 - HR
109.2 - FC (tonight)
106.3 - 2B
104.1 - 3B
A full-circle accomplishment.
From a first-round pick in 2016 by the Rangers to a career temporarily halted by *two* Tommy John surgeries to emerging as an ace after last year’s trade. Now an All-Star at the ballpark where he made his MLB debut in ‘22.
Congrats to Cole Ragans!
The first All-Star nod of many for the Royals’ superstar. As if there was any doubt.
Extra special that his first All-Star Game takes place in his hometown, hosted by the franchise his dad was with for the majority of his career.
Congrats to Bobby Witt Jr.!