KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals start the 2023 season with a shut-out loss falling 2-0 to the Twins on Opening Day. KC struggled to get the bats going putting together just two total hits on the day and recording 10 strikeouts. Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel each had a hit in the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that former St. Louis Cardinals catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster, Tim McCarver, died at the age of 81 on Thursday. McCarver died in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. on Thursday morning. McCarver spent his 21 year MLB career with both the Cardinals and
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Cardinals third baseman and eight-time Gold Glover Scott Rolen will be one of the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He received the honor in his sixth year of eligibility. Rolen received a vote from about 76 percent of voters, which surpassed the required 75 percent mark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since 2020, the St. Louis Cardinals Caravan rolled through Columbia on Saturday afternoon, with multiple current and former Red Birds in tow. Cardinals utility player Brendan Donovan, pitcher Packy Naughton and minor league pitchers Connor Thomas and Michael McGreevy were all in attendance at the Stoney Creek Hotel.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A longtime favorite of St. Louis Cardinals fans is no longer with the team. St. Louis Hall of Famer Matt Holliday resigned as the team’s bench coach on Thursday. As a result, the club hired longtime White Sox coach Joe McEwing to take over that role. Holliday had just returned to
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt won his first-ever National League MVP award on Thursday night. The slugger beat out his teammate, third baseman Nolan Arenado, for the honor. The 35-year-old led the National League in slugging and OPS through the 2022 season. He hit .317 with 115 RBIs and 35 home
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman announced that the team is officially planning on leaving Kauffman Stadium to build a new, $2 billion stadium and entertainment district. The team has not landed on a location yet, but Sherman said his team will begin scouting for a final destination. Kauffman Stadium, otherwise
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) For the 32nd time in club history, the St. Louis Cardinals have multiple Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners, following the 2022 season. Third baseman Nolan Arenado and utility player Brendan Donovan both received the honor on Tuesday. It is Arenado’s 10th-consecutive time winning the award. This year’s win ties him up
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals have officially hired Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as their manager on Sunday night. Quatraro is the Royals’ 18th full-time manager in franchise history. This comes after Kansas City parted ways with Mike Matheny following a 65-97 season. Quatraro has spent the last five seasons in Tampa Bay, including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 ‘s Chanel Porter brought on Fox 4’s PJ Green in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to talk all things Chiefs and Royals. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals legendary season fell short Saturday night in the divisional round of the playoffs as the Phillies secured the series with a 2-0 win. Miles Mikolas started on the mound pitching four innings giving up two runs on two hits and recording three strikeouts. The Cardinals out hit
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals fired manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred in an announcement on Twitter Wednesday night. This comes after the Royals finished the season 65-97 after Wednesday’s 9-2 loss in Cleveland. Matheny just completed his third season in charge with the Royals with an overall 165-219 record
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CLEVELAND, Oh. (KMIZ The Kansas City Royals fell short in the final game of the season 9-2 against the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Heasley gave up six runs on the day, including four in the first inning. The playoff-bound Guardians won the six-game series. KC finishes the year with a 65-97 record missing the playoffs for
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals will kick off the National League wild-card series Friday at 1:07 p.m. at Busch Stadium against the Philadelphia Phillies. This comes after the Cardinals lost its final regular season game Wednesday in Pittsburgh 5-3. Tommy Edman led things at the plate going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Nolan
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals did not get the win on Sunday afternoon against the Pirates, but the final score was nowhere near the focus of this game. Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols played in their final regular-season home game at Busch Stadium after years of wearing the birds on the bat.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals fired longtime executive Dayton Moore on Wednesday, ending the roller-coaster tenure of an influential general manager and president who took the club from perennial 100-game loser to two World Series and the 2015 championship before its quick return to mediocrity.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made history with their 325th battery start, the most in Major League Baseball, against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday at Busch Stadium. The historic moment came during a 4-1 win. Wainwright led things on the mound giving up eight hits and run earned run in five innings,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals avoided the series sweep against the Tigers Sunday with a 4-0 home victory. Brady Singer had arguably one of his best performances of the season pitching seven innings allowing just four hits and recording six strikeouts. At the plate, Nick Pratto and Michael Massey both drove in
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals had a last minute push Sunday against the Pirates to take the series with a 4-3 win. The Red Birds didn’t put any runs on the board until the top of the ninth inning. Corey Dickerson started it off with an RBI to get on the board and
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals are now eight and a half games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the central division thanks to a series sweep over the Cubs on Labor Day weekend. Sunday’s win came at the hands of a pinch hit, two run homer from Albert Pujols. The home run
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