The Kansas City Royals, based in Kansas City, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Royals were founded in 1969 and since 1973.
ROYALS 6, GIANTS 1at Scottsdale, Ariz.Friday, Feb. 27 Royals at the plate: Ryan Shealy's three-run homer off Ramon Ortiz in the sixth inning was the afternoon's biggest hit. Kansas City executed some situational hitting as Mitch Maier drove in a second-inning run with a groundout and Derrick Robinson hit an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. Chris Lubanski [...]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Zack Greinke had just one small regret on Friday at Scottsdale Stadium. Even though the game was at a National League ballpark, the teams used the designated hitter so the pitchers didn't get to hit. And Greinke, who considers himself an accomplished hitter, didn't have a shot at facing Randy Johnson, who [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Mike Jacobs' first hit for the Royals was one of those majestic sights, about as high and lovely as a snow-capped mountain peak, as it soared through the warm Arizona sky. Kee-rash, a three-run homer went sailing into the far reaches of Surprise Stadium, one of seven shots launched in the Cactus [...]
ROYALS 7, RANGERS 2 at Surprise, Ariz. Feb. 26, 2009 Rangers at the plate: Josh Hamilton hit his second home run in two games, pounding a drive to dead center field off Joel Peralta in the fifth inning. Hamilton also had a solo shot in Wednesday's opener. Royals at the plate: After four homers in [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — More than anything, Jose Guillen wants to win games. He wouldn't mind, either, winning some new friends among Royals fans. His first season in Kansas City was a tough one. He ranted, fans booed, he snapped at them, they sniped back. Now Guillen sounds and looks like a man looking for a [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kyle Davies' aim this year was to carry on his magic of last September. So far, so good. Davies started Thursday's 7-2 victory over Texas — the Royals' first Cactus League win over the Rangers after six straight losses in the last two years — and notched two scoreless innings. "In the [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Mark Teahen, the Royals' fledgling second baseman, pulled one from the Mark Grudzielanek memory book. "You might note that Grud, the year he won the Gold Glove, made two or three errors the first game of Spring Training," Teahen said. "So I'm just trying to follow his lead." A gorgeous Wednesday afternoon [...]
RANGERS 12, ROYALS 7at Surprise, Ariz.Feb. 25 Rangers at the plate: Hank Blalock crushed a two-run home run and Ian Kinsler had a pair of singles in a six-run first inning. Blalock also had a triple and scored a run in the second inning after a pair of home runs by Josh Hamilton and Nelson [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Royals catcher Miguel Olivo took a foul tip off his right hand in Wednesday's game against the Rangers, but X-rays were negative. "It was off the back of his hand. I think he's fine," Kansas City manager Trey Hillman said. "It was just precautionary that we got him out of there to [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Willie Bloomquist has no idea about what the immediate future holds for him, but he's pretty pumped up about getting it going. And that's sort of a microcosm of the entire Royals squadron as it buzzes into the start of the Cactus League season on Wednesday afternoon at Surprise Stadium. The Royals [...]