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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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals fell in three straight home games against the Atlanta Braves with the sweep secured Wednesday in a 5-2 Atlanta victory. In the final game of the series, rookie Jordan Walker came up big for the Red Birds going 2-for-4 with the Cardinals only two RBI’s of the
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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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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cardinal bats were scorching at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as St. Louis lifted up four home runs on its way to a 9-4 win over Toronto. With the win, the Cardinals also win the opening series, 2-1. St. Louis came out firing in the first inning with three home
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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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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals kicked off the 2023 season with a 10-9 home loss against the Blue Jays after Toronto put up a late two runs in the ninth inning. The Red Birds entered the final inning ahead by one, but Ryan Helsley let up two runs to let the win
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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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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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