Kansas City
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catcher Salvador Perez has been selected as the unanimous winner of the Luis Aparicio Award recognizing the top Venezuelan player in MLB this season.
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CEO and chairman John Sherman said on 610 sports radio that the national championship KU men's basketball team will be in attendance on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium.
Programming Note: My run at The Kansas City Star covering the Royals is coming to an end in the coming weeks. I'm grateful to those who've read and followed as well as the great journalists I've worked alongside. I'm also thankful for those who allowed me to share their stories.
Apparently, Trevor Bauer didn't get enough long toss in. So instead of waiting and handing the ball over to Tito Francona when he was removed from the game, Bauer chucked it over the CF wall.
I'm looking forward to a new opportunity, continuing to come to a ballpark and sharing stories from the world of Major League Baseball. I'm excited to join the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's talented sports team covering the Cardinals and partnering with the talented
@dgoold
@stltoday
Story to come, but here was the scene when
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QB Patrick Mahomes surprised a group of youth football players from the KC United program during a shopping event at DICK’S Sporting Goods in Leawood, Kansas. Each child got a $125 gift card
It's social media official. I'll be joining the staff at The Kansas City Star and partnering with
@bepryor
to cover the Chiefs. I'm ready to get to work, and also to get my share of BBQ.
Whit Merrifield: "You find out a lot about a team and a lot about the men in there when you get punched in the mouth. We got punched in the mouth this past series. Let’s see how we can respond. Let’s see what kind of team we’ve got. Let’s see what kind of men we’ve got in there.”
Having covered some variety of baseball at every paper I've worked at in the past from amateur, scholastic, college, short-season A, Double-A, Triple-A and filling sporadically for our MLB guys, I'm looking forward to getting back to the ballpark!
Very excited to announce that
@LWorthySports
is the
@KCStar
's new
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beat writer. Lynn's done a great job on the Chiefs but knows/has covered a lot of baseball, too, and will do a fantastic job. He's headed over to FanFest here in just a bit. Tell him hey!
Kansas City Royals tonight announced that left-handed pitcher Daniel Lynch will make his MLB debut tomorrow night as the starting pitcher against the Cleveland Indians
The Kansas City Royals Executive Vice President and General Manager J.J. Picollo announced that manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred will not return for the 2023 season.
The Kansas City Royals game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, May 31 will be televised nationally as part of ESPN's Memorial Day tripleheader.
Benintendi said he was informed of the trade by Royals manager Mike Matheny at the team hotel after flying to NY with the Royals. He spent some time with Royals teammates last night after getting the news, playing cards and at end of night got to say "see you tomorrow."
First and foremost
@VPasquantino
was happy he contributed to a win tonight. But he also very much wanted to let folks know
@Amir_Garrett
hooked him up with some quality footwear.
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Cam Gallagher was emotional speaking about the trade. He'd actually went in to say bye to Whit Merrifield, and then got pulled aside and the informed he'd been traded.
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infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield has been named to his second MLB All-Star Game. He was chosen via the Player Ballot to replace Jose Altuve.
In the middle of the third, the Royals take Whit Merrifield out in the middle of the inning and allow the fans to give him an ovation. Merrifield played in all 162 games this season and will finish the season as the MLB hits leader.
Tonight's game is now official, which means Whit Merrifield has now passed Alcides Escobar for the most consecutive games played in franchise history (422).
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I asked Danny Duffy about the conversation when
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GM Dayton Moore first raised the topic of him being traded.
Duffy said: “That guy means a lot to me. I’m thankful for everything that guy has done for me in my life to get me to this point.
I asked Salvy how nervous he was during his citizenship ceremony? He said he'd rather be at the plate with bases loaded and a 3-2 count in the World Series.
I'm hearing the Red Sox could decide on players to be named later to finalize the Andrew Benintendi trade to the
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as soon as the next week or two.
Baseball America's updated Top 100 prospects for 2021 is out today. Royals prospects included among the group:
16. Bobby Witt Jr. (SS)
25. Daniel Lynch (LHP)
37. Asa Lacy (LHP)
95. Jackson Kowar (RHP)
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owner Clark Hunt speaking after the game in the locker room. “Finally, we get the chance of winning that AFC Championship, and to get to do it at home is so special for us.”
MJ Melendez usually has a Bible verse written on his wrist tape. Today, he's planning to have the number 50 in support of Easton Oliverson, the 12-year-old from Utah in critical condition after falling from a bunk bed at the players' dormitory in the Little League World Series.
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OF Andrew Benintendi has been named the American League Player of the Week. For the week, he batted .500 (14-for-28) with four runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI and a .929 slugging percentage in seven games.
ESPN will televise the
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spring training game on Friday, March 5, at 2 p.m. CT against the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Surprise Stadium in Surprise Ariz. All ESPN MLB game telecasts are available to stream live on the ESPN App.
Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, will host a regular season game between the
@Cardinals
and
@SFGiants
on June 20, 2024.
Had to get a 5K in on Buck O'Neil's birthday. The last song of the run today was "Take me out to the ballgame." Happy birthday to the legend.
@NLBMuseumKC
#RunLikeBuck
@solerpower12
has an important message for all our
@Royals
fans 📣 Don't forget to register to vote in your state! You must be 18 years of age and a citizen of the United States.
MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr. have homered in the same game for the first time as big leaguers. Melendez just hit his second in the majors and homered in back-to-back games.
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This is what Mike Moustakas said about being a team leader with the Reds in August: "I learned a lot from Alex Gordon on how to be a professional. How to carry myself the right way, go about business the right way. He’s been doing it for a very long time, and he’s somebody
Baseball America updated it's organizational top prospect rankings including recent draft picks.
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new top 10:
1. Nick Pratto
2. Gavin Cross
3. Michael Massey
4. Cayden Wallace
5. Ben Kudrna
6. Maikel Garcia
7. Nick Loftin
8. Jonathan Bowlan
9. Jackson Kowar
10. Asa Lacy
Writers are privy to Ned Yost’s unique sense of humor and knack for messing with people. Look closely and you can tell Ned is fighting back a smile as he gives
@FlannyMLB
a hard time postgame (just for fun)