NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez won MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy. The award was presented to the nine-time All-Star before Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night at Yankee Stadium. Perez each winter distributes bags of food to 2,000 homes in the neediest parts of his hometown
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City’s magical season has ended at the hands of the New York Yankees. The Royals could not force a winner-take-all game five in the American League Division Series (ALDS) on Thursday night, falling 3-1 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals might have finished just two wins short of playing for the
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The Kansas City Royals landed a big punch on the vaunted New York Yankees on Monday.
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BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals have won their first MLB playoff series since capturing the franchise’s last World Series title in 2015. Bobby Witt Jr.’s RBI single in the 6th inning lifted his team to a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, sealing an American League Wild Card Series sweep. After Kansas City
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The playoff-bound Kansas City Royals ended the 2024 regular season with a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, on Sunday, to finish the year with a mark of 86-76. The victory also stopped the Braves from notching a sweep over KC. Scoring-wise, all it took was a couple of home runs off
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City’s lead in the American League Wild Card race has nearly disappeared. The Royals’ recent slump reached seven consecutive losses on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Giants 2-0 in their final regular season home game at Kauffman Stadium. With just six games left on its regular season schedule, the Royals
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michael Wacha gave Kansas City fans a couple of good reasons to celebrate, on Sunday. The pitcher lifted his team to a shutout win over the Twins, which earned KC the series sweep. He also threw his way to his 100th career win. Wacha threw seven innings of shutout baseball, facing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Tommy Pham’s first home run as a member of the Kansas City Royals lifted the team back into the win column on Wednesday night. Pham’s three-run shot capped off a four-run fourth inning, leading Matt Quatraro’s crew to a 4-1 win over the Guardians and ending the team’s seven-game losing streak.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KMIZ) The Royals’ recent struggles have now resulted in five straight losses and a bumpier road in the race for a division crown. Matt Quatraro’s crew suffered a four-game sweep to Houston, losing the series finale 7-2 on Sunday afternoon. In their last five games, the Royals have been outscored by their opponents
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Philadelphia put 11 runs on Kansas City for the second-straight game to win the three-game series, 2-1. On Sunday, the Phillies beat the Royals 11-3 in an big offensive outing from Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs. Schwarber had two hits and three RBI, while Stubbs had a career-best four hits en
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The Royals are on a roll.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (KMIZ) It seemed like Royals outfielder Dairon Blanco had the Cincinnati pitching staff’s number the entire three-game series out at Great American Ball Park. On Sunday, his third home run in two days helped lift KC to an 8-1 win and a series sweep over the Reds. Blanco’s effort helped skipper Matt Quatraro’s
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante was pulled from the game in the sixth inning, the Royals rallied to outscore their I-70 rivals by six runs in the final four innings, leading to a bounce back 8-3 win on Saturday night. With that victory, Kansas City secured an I-70 season series
Continue Reading DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) With his team just one out away from suffering a second straight loss to the Tigers, Royals manager Matt Quatraro called on MJ Melendez to provide a spark off the bench. The third-year outfielder delivered more than a spark, changing the game with one swing. Melendez skied a 362-foot, go-ahead three-run home
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals started off the second half of the 2024 season in style, on Sunday. Not only did a 4-1 win over the White Sox earn the club a sweep, but pitcher Seth Lugo tossed the first complete-game of his career. It was evident when Lugo stepped out onto
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BOSTON, Mass. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals couldn’t get back in the win column before the MLB All-Star Break commenced. On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox topped KC 5-4 in the series rubber match. The Kansas City loss dropped the club to 52-45. Despite a much more rough ending to the first half of 2024,
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals came out on top in a battle of the Show-Me State teams. KC captured wins in both games on Wednesday to get a sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. The I-70 showdown came one day late due to rain in St. Louis on Tuesday, which dialed up
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals and Royals fans will have to wait one more day for the I-70 showdown at Busch Stadium. On Tuesday, the two teams announced that game one has been postponed due to weather. The game, which was originally schedule for 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, will be made up in a split
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ARLINGTON, Texas (KMIZ) Major League Baseball unveiled the complete American and National League rosters for the upcoming 2024 All-Star Game, and five combined players on both the Cardinals and Royals will be booking trips to Arlington, Texas. Ryan Helsley was the only player from St. Louis to be selected for this year’s MLB All-Star Game
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DENVER, Colo. (KMIZ) After dropping a pair of two-run games to the Rockies to start the weekend, the Royals bounced back on Sunday afternoon. Kansas City cruised past Colorado 10-1 in their series finale to salvage a win from their three-game set. With just five games left before the All-Star break, Matt Quatraro’s crew remains
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