Kansas City Royals Rumors & News

Kansas City Star "Well, hey, the Royals sure needed this, didn’t they? “This” being defined as the Houston Astros playing to form when the Royals desperately needed them to do do. The Royals rallied Tuesday for a 7-3 victory at Minute Maid Park by scoring all seven runs against the Astros’ bullpen and with the..." May 22

San Francisco Chronicle "Nine days earlier, Adam Rosales hit a clear game-tying home run that was disallowed. On Friday, he hit a drive well out to left in the eighth inning, and it proved the deciding blow in the A's 2-1 victory over the Royals. Josh Donaldson's solo shot the previous inning tied the game and ended..." May 18

Kansas City Star "The news when it came Wednesday afternoon was surprising only in its suddenness. Those close to former Royals broadcaster Fred White knew he was terribly sick. The Royals sent out word in the early afternoon that White, 76, had died of complications from melanoma. His death came one day after..." May 16

Kansas City Star "Outfielder Bubba Starling left his Low-A team in Lexington on Wednesday and traveled to Kansas City where he may have surgery. Lasik surgery. Starling told Legends manager Brian Buchanan and hitting coach Justin Gemoll that he was having a tough time seeing the ball in the evening,..." May 16

Kansas City Star "A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It shouldn’t be this hard, right? “It never felt comfortable because their lineup kept turning..." May 16

L.A. Daily News "The look from the Angels dugout might have simply reflected a "Where the heck have you been?" expression. A home run from Albert Pujols. Another from Josh Hamilton. Mike Trout jumped in on the act, and so did Howie Kendrick. A season that has started with a glaring absence of power glowed..." May 15

L.A. Daily News "No matter the plight of the Angels after a break-even trip, they arrived back in Anaheim with at least some pieces of encouragement. Balls were beginning to jump off Mark Trumbo's bat. Mike Trout has heated up. The bullpen pitched a shutout during the trip. A nine-game homestand loomed. And..." May 14

Kansas City Star "Well, sure, an 11-4 victory Monday night over the Los Angeles Angels doesn’t entirely wipe out that miserable week the Royals just endured, but it should calm a few concerns. Most encouraging, perhaps, was the 19-hit attack, which matched a season high and included five from previously slumping..." May 14

New York Post "A three-city road trip of eight games that ending with a twinbill in Cleveland on Monday is on the verge of being the most surprising part of a stunning first six weeks for the Yankees. Thanks to Hiroki Kuroda's pitching and home runs by Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells the Yankees swept three..." May 12

Kansas City Star "Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano said he’s moved on from the events that led to being booed during last summer’s Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium. As for Royals fans? Not just yet. They shattered Cano with a round of boos in his return to Kauffman Stadium on Friday night, using Cano’s..." May 11

Kansas City Star "The early returns from the Royals’ new-look lineup offered promise Thursday night by producing three home runs in a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. That was plenty for Jeremy Guthrie to extend his club-record unbeaten streak to 18 starts and for the Royals to end a..." May 10

Fox Sports Kansas City "While the focus the past few days on the Royals, at least by some observers, has been on the team's leaky bullpen and Ned Yost's decision to pull James Shields for Greg Holland in Monday's gut-wrenching loss, there remains a far greater concern for Yost: His toothless offense. It should be..." May 09

CSN Baltimore "The Orioles acquired minor league third baseman Brandon Wood from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. The deal, first reported by the Kansas City Star, sends Wood, a 28-year-old who has not played in the majors since 2011 to Norfolk to beef up the Orioles’ minor league..." May 09

CSN Baltimore "For the first time this season the Orioles have won four in a row. They’re eight games over .500 for the first time and are now tied for the lead in the American League East. The Orioles’ 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals before 12,344 on Wednesday night, had some decent pitching, good..." May 09

CSN Baltimore "It had been 13 days since the Orioles last played at home. Lots had happened, most of it good, since then. “I forgot what the inside of this place looked like,” Chris Davis joked. Davis and the Orioles pulled off a host of fine plays in the field, and thanks to a bad one by the Kansas City..." May 08

CSN Chicago "Jordan Danks hadn't had an at-bat in over a week, but he made the most of a rare trip to the plate Monday afternoon. With the White Sox needing a win to avoid being swept by Kansas City, Danks' 413-foot solo home run off Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera in the 11th inning gave the White Sox a..." May 06

Kansas City Star "The Royals’ best player and example of what they’re trying to do was once their worst player and example of why they never won. This is easy to forget sometimes, now that Alex Gordon is a star. The story of where the Royals have been and where they might go is also Gordon’s story. This is worth..." May 05

Kansas City Star "Jeremy Guthrie provided the Royals, after two days of rainouts, with a game worth waiting for Saturday night by pitching the first shutout of his career in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. Guthrie’s first move, when his gem was official, was to point to catcher..." May 05

Kansas City Star "Billy Butler is a designated hitter in the truest sense of the word. (All right, two words.) That’s his role and what he does. It is why he was an All-Star a year ago and a Silver Slugger recipient. That’s what makes this season, to this point, so difficult. Too often, Butler isn’t getting the..." May 04

Tampa Bay Times "Asked to sum up the Rays' play through an inconsistent April in which they went 12-14, manager Joe Maddon settled on "mediocre." Well, the word for the first day of May was miserable. The Rays let another game get away, and this one was particularly ugly, losing 9-8 to the Royals after..." May 02

Fox Sports Kansas City "While Royals fans await the return of Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino from elbow surgeries and rehab, and also await the maturation of right-handed flame thrower Yordano Ventura, a virtually forgotten name among Royals pitching prospects has finally begun to emerge. Left-hander Chris Dwyer,..." May 01

Kansas City Star "James Shields recovered from a shaky start Tuesday night and beat his former club when the Royals finally found some offensive punch in the late innings for an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium. It was an emotional night for Shields, who spent 12 years in the Rays’..." May 01

Tampa Bay Times "Part of what makes James Shields the pitcher he is, and what made him the pitcher the Royals wanted badly enough from the Rays to part with elite prospect Wil Myers, is the intensity he brings to the mound to win each and every game. But sitting in the Kauffman Stadium dugout Monday afternoon,..." April 30

Kansas City Star "Is it possible to view a $12 million expenditure as a bargain? Right-hander Ervin Santana is doing his best to make it look that way after delivering another dominant performance Saturday in the Royals’ 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. Salvy Perez provided the..." April 27

CBSSports.com "Baseball commissioner Bud Selig seemingly has planned to step down, retire or vacate his job almost since he took office back in 1992. But this time, he is much more emphatic about his retirement pronouncements, even to the point of believability. “You can believe it,'' Selig said, pretty..." April 26

Kansas City Star "Call it a statement game. Call it a signature victory. Or just call it a nice way to end a tough, oft-interrupted road trip. Alex Gordon’s grand slam capped a five-run 10th inning Thursday afternoon that carried the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Gordon’s..." April 26

Detroit News "Papa, what a grandé script. Back as the Tigers closer, reclaiming the job that looked last fall like it would never be his again, Jose Valverde is 1-for-1. One opportunity, one save. In his 119th save situation as a Tiger, but the first this season because he's just been signed to close..." April 25

CSN New England "The Red Sox were swept in the day-night doubleheader Sunday at Fenway Park, losing the night cap, 5-4, in the 10th innings when Andrew Miller walked in the go-ahead run with two outs and the bases loaded on four pitches. Right-hander Allen Webster, making his major league debut, started the..." April 22

Kansas City Star "An extended Sunday that started with a winning dose of magic concluded with the Royals securing a doubleheader sweep over the Boston Red Sox on a base-loaded walk in the 10th inning. Not a bad way to end the weekend. Ervin Santana —“Magic” to his teammates —worked seven strong innings in the..." April 22

MLB.com "The Olde Towne was back to life -- especially at Fenway Park for the first baseball game after the Boston Marathon bombing and the dramatic killing and capture of the suspects. The day the city stood still was over. "It was like a ghost town," reliever Tim Collins said. But olde Fenway, on..." April 20

MLB.com "It was already a Fenway day that Red Sox fans won't soon forget, filled with emotion and civic pride. But with four outs remaining, Boston -- as the home jerseys uniquely stated on the front for Saturday's game -- needed a big hit to make it a winning day. And Daniel Nava provided it,..." April 20

Kansas City Star "It shouldn’t matter as much as it seems certain to matter Friday, when the Royals meet the Red Sox at Fenway Park in the first ballgame in this city since Monday’s tragedy. It’s only baseball. But Royals reliever Bruce Chen was on the mound on Sept. 21, 2001, at Shea Stadium as the starting..." April 18

Kansas City Star "Chalk up another plus Wednesday afternoon for the Royals’ rebuilt rotation after Wade Davis sparkled for seven innings in a 1-0 victory that ended Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak. Give a nod, too, to beleaguered relievers Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland for protecting that lead over the final..." April 18

Kansas City Star "Chalk up another plus Wednesday for the Royals’ rebuilt rotation after a 1-0 victory that ended Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak. Give a nod, too, to beleaguered relievers Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland for protecting that lead over the final two innings at Turner Field. Wade Davis, 2-0,..." April 17

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "The game is not this easy, but you could have fooled the Braves. They took a tie game against the Royals into the eighth inning Tuesday night and turned it into batting practice. Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla took turns seeing who could hit the ball the farthest in a three-home run..." April 17

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "The game is not this easy, but you could have fooled the Braves. They took a tie game against the Royals into the eighth inning Tuesday night and turned it into batting practice. Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla took turns seeing who could hit the ball the farthest in a three-home run..." April 16

Kansas City Star "For players and coaches, there’s nothing normal about the six-month grind of a baseball season. It’s a barrage of pressure-packed games and endless flights with precious little downtime. But the Royals got the rare chance to relax as a group Monday night in Atlanta. Right fielder Jeff..." April 16

Fox Sports Kansas City "Move over Country Breakfast. Here comes Billy Barbecue. That’s right. The man they call Country Breakfast in Kansas City, Billy Butler, now has his own line of barbecue sauce – “Billy’s Hit it a TON Barbecue Sauce” – in a city that worships marinated slabs of meat. Butler, the Royals’..." April 13

Kansas City Star "Luis Mendoza was a broken pitcher when the Royals took him off the Rangers’ hands in a 2010 trade. It wasn’t that Mendoza, who won the fifth spot in Royals’ rotation during spring training and will make his second start in Friday’s series opener against Toronto, lacked big-league..." April 12

New York Times "Major League Baseball’s investigation of an anti-aging clinic linked to performance-enhancing drugs has taken a new turn, with the commissioner’s office paying a former employee of the facility for documents related to the case. At the same time, two people briefed on the matter said, at least one..." April 12

Kansas City Star "The World Baseball Classic was at least partly to blame for left-handed reliever Tim Collins’ spring training struggles — struggles he appears to have put behind him. Collins coughed up 11 runs on 15 hits in 8⅔ Cactus League innings, and his unsightly 11.42 ERA raised the specter of starting..." April 11

Kansas City Star "Wet, cold, miserable and still beautiful. The Royals continued their early-season roll Wednesday night by completing a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 3-0 victory in brutal conditions at Kauffman Stadium. Wade Davis, Bruce Chen and Kelvin Herrera combined on a seven-hit..." April 11

Kansas City Star "Take a look at those standings, friends. That’s right, that’s the Royals sitting atop the American League Central Division. And before anyone chirps that it’s just April — as if, with this rain, we don’t know what month it is — merely remember last April and that sour-time losing streak (12..." April 10

Kansas City Star "This wasn’t drama to rival the Mendy Lopez/Carlos Beltran miracle in 2004, but it wasn’t bad Monday when the Royals opened their home schedule by scoring three late runs for a 3-1 victory over Minnesota. Blanked for seven innings, the Royals struck for three runs in the eighth inning on an RBI..." April 08