Minneapolis, Mn. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals had a chance to split the divisional series in Minnesota on Sunday, but instead the Twins clinched the series win with an 8-4 victory. KC got off to a rough start giving up seven runs in the third inning and not being able to plate one of their
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continued a rough start to the season with a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angles in the series rubber match on Sunday. With the loss, KC has lost eight of the last nine and 11 of the last 13 games. Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Shohei
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Royals pitcher Kris Bubic will miss the remainder of the 2023 season, after the team announced he will undergo Tommy John surgery on Friday. Kansas City said Bubic was evaluated by multiple doctors before deciding on surgery. Bubic was, originally, placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, after leaving with
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals continue to search for some home wins after Wednesday’s 12-3 loss against the Texas Rangers marks six straight home losses. KC was outscored in the three-game series 28-5. In Wednesday’s series finale, Bobby Witt Jr., Franmil Reyes and Matt Duffy all brought home a run each, but
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals dropped to 4-12 to start the 2023 season with a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Atlanta completed a sweep against KC. The Royals were within striking distance at multiple points in the loss. After getting down by three runs early,
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ARLINGTON, Tx. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals avoided the series sweep against the Texas Rangers Wednesday after winning the final game in Arlington 10-1. This marks the most runs that the Royals have put together all season off of 14 total hits. Lead-off batter MJ Melendez led the way at the plate going two-for-five with
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SAN FRANCICSO, Ca. (KMIZ) After winning the first two games of the series, the Kansas City Royals couldn”t complete the sweep over the San Francisco Giants. Sunday, KC fell in game three 3-1. Both teams had just five hits on the day, but the difference maker for San Fran came in the eighth inning putting
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in a four-game series. After KC claimed its first win of the year in the series opener, the group lost three straight to end the matchup. In the final game on Thursday, Toronto won 6-3 with the Royals not managing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been a week since the start of the new MLB season. Although both of Missouri’s teams are off to a slow start, a lot of people are talking about baseball. And very specifically, many are talking about the recent rule changes the league has made. Some changes the league made include
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Royals beat writer for MLB.com, Annie Rogers, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two broke down the first three games of the season for Kansas City, as the Royals took a sweep from the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium to open
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals got off to a lackluster start to the 2023 season on opening week. Despite putting the first runs of the year up on Sunday, KC couldn’t out-hit Minnesota. The Twins completed the sweep with a 7-4 win. Minnesota had kept Kansas City scoreless through the first two
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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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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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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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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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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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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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DETROIT, MI (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals won the divisional series in Detroit after squeezing out a 3-2 win on Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. led things at the plate going 2-for-4 with an RBI. MJ Melendez and Nicky Lopez also each drove in a run. On the mound, Max Castillo pitched just over four innings
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