KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The MLB announced Sunday that Kansas City Royals Captain Salvador Perez has been named an American League All-Star for the eighth time in his career. With his eighth selection, Salvy now has the second most All-Star selections in Royals history. Perez was selected as a reserve for the second time in his
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer, leading the Red Birds to a 5-1 win on Sunday to take the series 2-1. Montgomery allowed an unearned run, two hits and three walks in nearly seven innings pitched, not to
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals seemed to find a mid-season spark this weekend at Kauffman Stadium getting the series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This marks KC’s first series win since the middle of May. In Sunday’s finale, the Royals managed to put together 15 total hits to claim a 9-1
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIS) The St. Louis Cardinals got shut out at Busch Stadium in Thursday’s series finale against the Astros 14-0. Houston claims the series 2-1. Adam Wainwright marked career start number 400 Thursday, but only pitched about two innings before bring pulled after allowing six runs. Jake Woodford and Alec Buleson also spent
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado was elected to his fifth start in the upcoming 2023 All-Star game. After a slow start to the season, Arenado caught fire in the last month and a half. At the midway point in the season, Arenado is batting .273 with 16 home runs.
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals avoided the home sweep against the Cleveland Guardians after a late rally secured a 4-3 victory in extra innings. Thursday’s game marked the halfway point in the season. Right now, KC sits 23-58, 35 games below .500. The Royals offense struggled from the bat before finally getting
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues brought in nine total new faces during the 2023 NHL Draft, including three in the first round. With the number 10 overall pick, the Notes selected center Dalibor Dvorsky from Sweden’s AIK. Dvorsky is a 6-foot-1, 201-pound centerman who led fourth-place Slovakia with 13 points in seven
Continue Reading
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals hope to settle on the location for a new ballpark by the end of the summer, and owner John Sherman said Thursday that he envisions the club playing in a new stadium by the 2027 or 2028 season. The long-preferred
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues used the No. 10 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft to select center Dalibor Dvorsky. The 6-foot-1, 200 pound center from Slovakia is the highest pick for the Notes since 2008. He was a breakout star at the 2023 IIHF Under-18 World Championships with eight goals and
Continue Reading
Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35.
Continue Reading
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (KMIZ) The Kansas City bats failed to get going in the series finale against Tampa Bay on Sunday, as the Royals fell 3-1. With the KC loss, the four-game series ended in a split. The Rays out-hit the Royals 7-4 on Sunday afternoon, as Maikel Garcia was the only Kansas City player
Continue Reading
LONDON, England. (KMIZ) St. Louis rallied its way to a 7-5 win against Chicago in game two of the London series, after trailing by four runs in the first inning. With the win, the Cardinals split the series 1-1 with the Cubs. The red birds are still in last place in the National League, central
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON D.C. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals missed out on a sweep against the Washington Nationals in a 3-0 loss on Wednesday afternoon, but the club still managed to win four out of its last six games to win two series straight. The four wins came right before the birds will make a trip across
Continue Reading
DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals have not won a series since the middle of May and that trend continued on Wednesday afternoon. The Detroit Tigers secured a series win with a 9-4 victory at Comerica Park. The Royals got off to a two-run lead in the second inning, however, the Tiger offense heated
Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in June 2024 between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 10,800-seat stadium, opened in 1910, is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and a National Historic Site. The stadium was
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Angels stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout proved too much for Royals pitcher Zack Greinke in the series rubber match on Sunday afternoon. Home runs from the L.A. duo pushed the club past Kansas City, 5-2. Greinke fell to 1-7 in 2023 with the loss. He threw for five innings, allowing
Continue Reading
QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals registered the club’s first series win since May 18-21 with a win against the New York Mets on Sunday. In an offensive showdown, STL just edged out New York, 8-7. Sunday’s win marked two-straight for the red birds. On Saturday, St. Louis won 5-3 to even up the
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals announced that the hero of the club’s 2011 World Series win, David Freese, withdrew his candidacy for induction into the team’s Hall of Fame, which will happen August 20. The organization added that Freese will still be an active member of alumni and fan activities. “This is
Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals announced that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will likely miss the remainder of the 2023 season, as he will need surgery on his right shoulder. The news comes after the 25-year-old’s MRI on Monday. The infielder will get surgery to repair a torn labrum in the coming days.
Continue Reading
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos was one strike away from snapping the Cardinals’ four-game skid in the ninth inning. Instead, with two outs and a 2-2 count, San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski lifted up a game-tying home run to send the game to extra innings. San Francisco would eventually secure the series
Continue Reading