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.
KANSAS CITY — Suddenly, the Chicago White Sox are not so hot, and the Royals are warming up. The Royals, with a 3-1 victory on Monday night, dealt the White Sox a second consecutive loss after they had won 11 in a row. For the Royals, the win was their fourth in the past five [...]
KANSAS CITY — First-base umpire Alfonso Marquez suffered symptoms of heat distress and left the field during the Royals' 3-1 win over the White Sox on Monday night. Royals athletic trainer Nick Kenney reported the symptoms included shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Marquez was taken to St. Luke's Hospital. Game-time temperature was 88 [...]
Jose Guillen's hitting streak keeps moving him up the charts in the Royals' record book. His 2-for-3 performance against the Cardinals pushed the streak to 21 games, matching the fifth-longest in club history. Rey Sanchez also had a 21-gamer that extended from May 11 to June 3, 2001. Guillen's previous longest streak was 14 games [...]
KANSAS CITY — Who would have figured, with the way this game began, that left-hander Bruce Chen and the Royals would wind up 10-3 winners over the Cardinals? 134 wins 118 wins Certainly not Royals manager Ned Yost. "Quite honestly, I didn't see any way for Bruce to get through five innings. I just didn't," [...]
Hughes reflects on USA's World Cup effort Kendall, KC brace for red-hot White Sox Royals say goodbye to Interleague Play KANSAS CITY — Since managing his first game with the Royals on May 14, Ned Yost has begun the long process of developing relationships with each player. Yost was no stranger to the Royals before [...]
Hughes reflects on USA's World Cup effort Yost builds relationships with players Royals say goodbye to Interleague Play KANSAS CITY — As the Royals welcome the hottest team in baseball, the White Sox, to Kauffman Stadium for a three-game series Monday, they aren't changing their approach one bit. Heading into their contest against the Cubs [...]
KANSAS CITY — All those scoreboard videos of the Royals winning the 1985 World Series had no effect on the Cardinals of 2010. Not on Saturday, at least, as the Cardinals knocked off the Royals, 5-3, to even the Interleague series at one game each. A sellout crowd of 38,457 watched the Missouri rivals duel [...]
KANSAS CITY — Baseball wasn't the only sport on the minds of some Royals players before the start of Saturday afternoon's game against the Cardinals. As the Royals took the field Saturday, so did the U.S. national men's soccer team as it faced Ghana in the World Cup round of 16. Many Kansas City players [...]
KANSAS CITY — This time, it didn't take long for the Royals to bring their first-round Draft choice into the fold, signing shortstop Christian Colon on Friday. Colon, the fourth overall choice in this year's First-Year Player Draft, played at Cal State-Fullerton, where he batted .358 with 17 homers, 68 RBIs and 13 stolen bases [...]
KANSAS CITY – Shortstop Michael Antonio, the Royals' third-round draft choice, signed a contract, the club announced. Antonio, the 86th overall pick, played at George Washington High School in New York. The Royals also signed their 41st-round choice, pitcher Matt Ridings of Western Kentucky University. The Royals have signed 29 of their 50 selections.