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Kansas City Royals reporter for . Mizzou grad. @AWSM_SportMedia . She/her.

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Anne Rogers
4 years
Baseball writers Tik Tok tournament starts now. Duet this! @StLouisBBWAA has a Hall of Fame closer. Beat that! ( @dgoold , @Ben_Fred , @Ackerman1120 , @cmshhummel )
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3 years
Baseball is magical.
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4 years
Some news: Iโ€™m moving over to the #Royals beat for , taking over for the great @FlannyMLB . I have so greatly enjoyed my time in St. Louis and all the people there, but Iโ€™m ready for this new challenge and very excited to join the KC beat!
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2 years
Zack Greinke will start Opening Day for the #Royals .
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Yadier Molina says he only wants to play for the #STLCards . If they want him back, heโ€™ll keep playing, and if they donโ€™t, heโ€™ll be done. Said he hopes to play beyond 2020, perhaps two more years.
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1 year
Lorenzo Cain signs his one-day contract to retire with the #Royals
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5 years
Jason Isringhausen and Scott Rolen will throw the first pitches for Game 1 of the NLCS on Friday. #STLCards
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3 years
I told everyone at the start of this season that I was a ball magnet and Iโ€™d get one coming at me eventually. Game 162โ€ฆ.
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I have some fun Friday news: After graduation in May, Iโ€™m going to be the new #STLCards beat writer for . I am beyond excited for the opportunity to work in this baseball-crazed town, and I canโ€™t wait to get started.
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2 years
Bobby Witt Jr. was called into Mike Matheny's office this morning. He found Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi & Salvador Perez in there. Merrifield was videoing it. "That's when I knew something was up. It was awesome. I can't put words to the feeling. Tears came to my eyes."
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3 years
Patrick Mahomes checking in on his team today at Salt River Fields. #Royals
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3 years
A very good start to the offseason ๐Ÿฅฐ
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2 years
Drew Waters said Zack Greinke bet him shortly after he was called up that he wouldn't hit a homer with KC this season. When Waters went deep tonight, Greinke was the first person he was looking for. Waters' thoughts as he ran the bases? "I just got Zack Greinke's 100 bucks."
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3 months
Holy shit, the Royals won that game.
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4 months
Home run robbery and a double play from Adam Frazier. My goodness.
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6 years
DJ LeMahieu blasts a foul ball into the press box. Everyone is safe... except the wall.
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2 years
Very cool thing: Salvy was warming up on the field when the scoreboard showed a fan with a sign, โ€œThe Royals got me through cancer. Can I get pic with Salvy?โ€ Salvy saw it, waved, walked over to the stands. The fan met him & he hopped up for a picture. Thatโ€™s the good stuff.
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2 years
The #Royals lose, 9-2. They end the 2022 season 65-97, nine wins shy of last season's total. Last in the American League Central. Buckle up. It's going to be a busy offseason. Change is coming, and rather quickly from what I'm hearing.
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A group of fans were chanting โ€œJudge is betterโ€ in the stands when Bobby Witt Jr. stepped to the plate in the third inning. Then Witt hit a 441-foot no-doubter to the batterโ€™s eye. His 26th HR of the year.
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3 years
Super cool initiative from the #Royals : They're providing free admission to the @NLBMuseumKC for the entire month of February in honor of Black History Month. No excuse now to go check it out.
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1 year
Lorenzo Cain will sign a one-day contract to retire with the #Royals tomorrow. The on-field ceremony will start at 5:45 p.m., and Ned Yost, Alex Gordon and Rusty Kuntz will all be there to celebrate Cain. First pitch at 6:10 p.m.
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4 months
Bobby Witt Jr. remains ridiculous. #Royals
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1 month
Paul DeJong in Royal blue.
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2 years
Breaking: The #Royals are calling up top prospect Vinnie Pasquantino. The first baseman has been selected from Triple-A Omaha and joins Kansas City's big league roster.
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Salvador Perez is going to wear C on his chest. The #Royals have named the veteran catcher their fourth captain in franchise history today. Joins Mike Sweeney, Frank White and George Brett as the only team captains in club history.
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2 years
Holy Witt.
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4 years
That's awesome. #STLCards
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3 years
Salvy: โ€œPeople texted me, you should have gotten one more, you should be hitting second today, first... I got 15 at-bats the last three games. I got pitches to hit. I got four or five pitches in the middle. Things happen for a reason. Iโ€™m happy with the way I finished my season."
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2 years
Breaking: Following their 2022 season finale and a 65-97 season, the Royals have fired manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred. Executive VP/GM J.J. Picollo is scheduled to talk with media tomorrow from Kauffman Stadium.
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5 years
Jack Flaherty on how he feels about reaching 200 strikeouts this season: "I'd rather win." #STLCards
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3 years
Thanks to everyone who read and interacted and followed along for my first season on the Royals beat. I learned a ton, had a lot of fun and am lucky to be here in KC. Baseball never stops, and a big offseason awaits. But for now, thank you โšพ๏ธ
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5 months
Vinnie Pasquantino, with a big smile after a 5-RBI night: โ€œFuck yeah, some frustration set in for me. The beautiful thing is โ€ฆ it doesnโ€™t matter when youโ€™re winning. And thatโ€™s something we havenโ€™t been able to say around here for the past two years. It doesnโ€™t fucking matter.โ€
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Greinke said his no-trade clause gave him a comfortable feeling today. He's happy he's still a Royal: "Happy to be here. It's a good situation. Fans are great to me. The team is great to me. And it's fun watching some of these young guys play, especially when they're doing good."
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3 months
New pregame shirts today. #TBAPSB
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1 year
Catch of the year so far from Bobby Witt Jr.
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11 months
162/162 โœ… Thanks everyone for following along this year!
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4 years
Kolten Wong is golden again. He wins back-to-back Gold Glove awards as the top National League second baseman. #STLCards
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4 years
Kim's ninth inning: Strikeout looking Strikeout looking Strikeout swinging #STLCards
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3 months
The boys are playing some ball en espaรฑolโ€ฆ Bobby Witt Jr. brought these in today for his Latin teammates.
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1 year
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on #Royals : "Those guys outplayed us. It's a different brand of baseball, putting the ball in play, hitting behind runners stealing bases. They were excellent at situational hitting. To be quite honest, we couldn't keep up. That's how they beat us."
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1 year
Oh hello Billie Jean King tweeting out my story WHAT?????
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Cheers to the โฆ @Royals โฉ, whose Director of Behavioral Science, Melissa Lambert, has made history as the first-ever woman on the team's on-field staff. Her inclusion in the dugout is part of their effort to support the mental health of players.
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Alec Marsh: "Watching what they did to us the last couple of days, I was kind of sick and tired of it. I donโ€™t care who weโ€™re playing, who they are. Today, I wanted to go out there and lay everything on the line. Give it my all. Iโ€™m just really happy we came back and got the W."
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Bobby Witt Jr. hit a foul ball to his dad in the stands last night. Junior dated and signed it: โ€œHit by Bobby Witt Jr. Caught by Bobby Witt Sr.โ€ #Royals
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WOW. A seriously amazing catch from Kyle Isbel. And the #Royals finish off a 4-2 win over the Rays moments later.
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Zack Greinke: "Definitely excited to be back. It was my No. 1 place I was hoping to be. It probably would have been nicer to do it like two months ago, but itโ€™s just now, and thatโ€™s fine too." #Royals
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9 months
The #Royals are finalizing a deal with right-handed starter Seth Lugo, sources tell me and @Feinsand .
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Brian Snitker on Yadier Molina: โ€œHeโ€™s got a ring. Heโ€™s a Hall of Famer. He plays the game in front of him as good as anybody in the game.โ€ #STLCards #Braves
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Go-ahead grand slam for Bobby Witt Jr. #Royals
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#Royals first round draft pick Jac Caglianone is headed to High-A Quad Cities this week and will make his pro debut Tuesday for the River Bandits. After a week or so in Arizona, heโ€™s ready for affiliate ball.
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Salvador Perez was impressed w/ Vinnie Pasquantino's triple: "He runs like a truck. Sorry Vinnie." Pasquantino: "Depends on what kind of truck and if youโ€™re moving downhill or uphill. Iโ€™m going to assume he meant an 18-wheeler going downhill with no brakes. So thank you, Salvy."
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5 years
Ted Simmons has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Era committee. #STLCards
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2 years
Bobby Witt Jr. flashes the glovework, unleashes the cannon. What a play.
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2 years
Here's a question: How does one make a 90-foot throw like this?
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Thereโ€™s a familiar sight. Wade Davis and Greg Holland are in #Royals camp this week. James Shields was here last week. Manager Matt Quatraro: โ€œI asked them to be around, be in the bullpens, watch the throwing programs, just kind of get to know the guys.โ€
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2 months
Shoutout to baseball skies
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4 months
Absolutely cannot overstate how beautiful it is at the yard tonight. Perfect spring day in KC.
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4 years
Jack Flaherty tonight on Bob Gibson: "I just want to send my thoughts and prayers to his family and everybody who was close to him. He was a legend, first and foremost. Somebody who I was lucky enough to develop a relationship with, was lucky enough to learn from." #STLCards
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1 year
Zack Greinke just threw a 47 mph pitch.
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2 years
Zack Greinke is back.
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3 months
Congrats to Mendy King from Olathe, Kan., for being the Sonic Slam recipient tonight with MJ Melendez's sixth inning grand slam. $25,000 prize! #Royals
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2 years
Bobby Witt Jr. is breaking camp with the #Royals . The No. 1 prospect in baseball will make his debut on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
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4 days
Unreal catch here from MJ Melendez.
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2 years
Bobby Witt Jr. hits a towering home run to left field in the third inning. His third of the spring.
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4 months
Here's video of Kyle Isbel's catch if you haven't seen it yet. Given the weather conditions, one of the better catches I've ever seen. #Royals
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6 months
Cole Ragans will be the #Royals Opening Day starter, the team announces.
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2 years
Drew Waters on the key to his HR surge: "Sal gave me some good tips. He told me I need to eat rice every day. So far when I eat rice, I've hit a home run." Salvy chimes in: "What did you eat for lunch today?" Waters: "Latino food. I need rice and beans." Salvy: "There you go."
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Michael Wacha on joining the #Royals : "Iโ€™ve seen this ballpark when winning baseball is going on with postseason appearances, the atmosphere here and what it could be. The potential is here with this team. A lot of excitement here. Couldnโ€™t be more pumped to put on this uniform."
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Vinnie Pasquantino on the seven-win homestand: โ€œWhatโ€™s up, fans? You like that? โ€ฆ Because we like that. Weโ€™re not going to win every single game every single time, but weโ€™re going to give it a shot. This was a really special series." #Royals
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10 months
Source: #Royals have acquired RHP Kyle Wright from the Braves for RHP Jackson Kowar.
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2 years
The energy is palpable.
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Vinnie Pasquantino: โ€œI think weโ€™ve gotten to the point where every game is a big game now. Weโ€™ve talked about it all year: Where we want to be, where we want to be. Weโ€™re here. Weโ€™ve got 58 left. Theyโ€™re all big now.โ€ #Royals
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Salvador Perez: โ€œI thought it was my off day, but I played like three innings!โ€ โ€œโ€ฆ Thatโ€™s what itโ€™s all about. Itโ€™s about the kids. Itโ€™s one of my favorite things.โ€ #Royals
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Lesley Lard
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Amazing experience at our house today; Salvy joined in the neighborhood wiffle ball game! My son and I are the biggest Royals fans, this was truly unbelievable! #ForeverRoyal
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Bobby Witt Jr. just stole his 30th base of the season. He now has 20 homers, 31 doubles and 30 stolen bases in his rookie season. #Royals
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5 years
#STLCards win Game 1 but boy was it an adventure. How are we feeling everyone?
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BREAKING: The #Royals have signed Bobby Witt Jr. to a long-term extension. Source tells me it's 11 years guaranteed with a three-year team option that can make it a 14-year deal.
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Lucas Erceg is here and ready to help the #Royals in their playoff push: โ€œIt means a lot. โ€ฆ I donโ€™t know what my role is, and it doesnโ€™t really matter to me. I just want to go out there and throw up zeroes and compete with the boys.โ€
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Hereโ€™s where the #Royals are envisioning their downtown ballpark in the Crossroads District.
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Seeing how small Salvy is next to Shaq is a little (very) odd.
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After the game, Shaq got to meet Salvy, Brady and baby Singer! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’™ #Royals
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John Schreiber: Also fired up.
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Brady Singer was fired up after striking out Adolis Garcรญa on a slider to end the top of the sixth inning. That'll end Singer's night: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. 105 pitches, 67 strikes. #Royals
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Hey, I finally made it to my first Opening Day on the beat!
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Greinke on the #Royals : "This was a team I singled out that I wanted to play for. It was my No. 1 choice. The only thing that would have made it a little tough is if pitchers were still allowed to hit. That would have opened up a lot of teams I would want to play for in the NL."
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And the #Royals aren't done. They're also close to finalizing a deal with right-handed reliever Chris Stratton, source tells . It would be a one-year deal with a player option for 2025, source says.
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Buck Oโ€™Neil, Hall of Famer. Finally.
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This was Salvy's first triple since July 18, 2017, and just the 11th of his career. Pure speed!
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Bobby Witt Jr. owns the hot corner. What a freakin' play.
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Lucas Erceg hasn't allowed a run as a Royal. He's pitched in 10 games. He just picked up his fourth save with KC. #Royals beat the Phillies, 7-4.
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This is cool: On September 22 in KC, the Cardinals will wear the St. Louis Stars away uniform, and the Royals will wear the KC Monarchs home uniform in a Salute to the Negro Leagues game. #STLCards #Royals #negroleagues100
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Bobby Witt Jr. just crushed his 30th home run. He is the first #Royals player ever with a 30-homer, 30-stolen base season. And he is one stolen base away from a 30-50 season.
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Tyler O'Neill wins his first career Gold Glove award as the top left fielder in the NL. #STLCards won two GG awards tonight.
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Ridiculous. #Royals
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Wow. Molina and DeJong go back-to-back on Craig Kimbrel's first two pitches. #STLCards have the lead.
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Paul DeJong is moving his stuff over from the home clubhouse to the visiting clubhouse at Guaranteed Rate Field. Quick travel time.
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Bobby Witt Jr. on what he thinks itโ€™ll be like to run out to third base on Thursday at The K:
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Friends! You wonโ€™t hear from me at the Winter Meetings this week โ€” because itโ€™s wedding week! Saturday is finally the big day, so Iโ€™m going dark on here for the next couple weeks to enjoy it and my honeymoon ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ’
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A Little League Home Run Derby is being held at Kauffman Stadium this afternoon, and Zack Greinke and his two young sons are currently helping shag balls in the outfield.
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Bobby Witt Jr. went from home to first base on an infield single in 4.09 seconds. Salvador Perez's first-pitch home run had a 5.1-second hang time. In an instant, the #Royals took the lead.
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2 years
Zack Greinke is back with the Royals, Albert Pujols is back with the Cardinals. What year are we in?
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3 months
Bobby Witt Jr. just hit a baseball 468 feet. 468 feet.
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1 year
Some of you pointed this out on opening day, but whenever Vinnie Pasquantino gets on base, a โ€œpasquatchโ€ jumps onto the Royals Hall of Fame building. So, there you go.
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