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The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Milwaukee Brewers

Apr 11, 2020

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

The last decade hasn't necessarily been something to write home about for the Milwaukee Brewers. But it did start off on the right foot when they made it all the way to the 2011 National League Championship Ser...

The Kansas City Royals Are Sore Winners

Ryan Blake

Mar 29, 2016

Features, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Retaliation has been part of the game of baseball for decades. The "you plunk my guy, I plunk yours" mantra typically leads to a few nasty words exchanged, maybe a punch or two thrown, an ejection if the situat...

Kansas City Royals Trying To Do What Very Few Teams Have Done

Josh Eastern

Mar 18, 2016

Features, Kansas City Royals

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The glamour, the excitement, and the emotions of winning a World Series can be quite overwhelming, and just like a long night out on the town, you probably wake up feeling the effects the nex...

The trade that saved the Royals

Shawn Palmer

Nov 2, 2015

American League, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Offseason

If you were a Royals fan in 2010, you had many reasons to be upset. The Kansas City club struggled to stay competitive throughout the years, with their best hitter in the 2000's being Mike Sweeney -- exciting, ...

RECAP: KC Wins Game 1 In 14 Innings

Brian Danuff

Oct 28, 2015

Headlines

Game 1 of the 2015 World Series kicked off with a bang in more ways than one. Alcides Escobar’s leadoff inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning made Kauffman Stadium erupt. The Royals drew...

All the World Series inside-the-park HR facts you need to know

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 27, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Postseason

Whether you want to call what Alcides Escobar of the Kansas City Royals did leading off the bottom of the first inning tonight an inside-the-park home run or an error on New York Mets centerfiedler Yoenis Cespe...

RECAP: Royals Comeback To Win Game 2, Even Series

Brian Danuff

Oct 9, 2015

American League, Headlines, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Postseason

After an impressive 5-2 win in Game 1 of the ALDS, the Houston Astros came into Game 2 looking to put the defending-AL champion Royals in the daunting 2-0 hole. Perhaps they forgot about the "defending-AL ch...

VIDEO: This play by Royals’ Infante, Escobar will not let you sleep tonight

Aaron Cornielle

Jul 28, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Media, Video

The Kansas City Royals' middle infield is already known for having the best hands in the business defensively. The play below showcases the capabilities of second baseman Omar Infante and shortstop Alcides Esco...

Royals’ Kelvin Herrera Suspended Five Games

Robert Villarreal

Apr 21, 2015

American League, American League Central, Breaking News, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Kelvin Herrera, a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, was suspended today for five games in response to throwing behind Oakland Athletics third baseman Brett Lawrie during Saturday's contest. Herrera,...

Kelvin Herrera Must be Reined in by Royals

Joshua Sadlock

Apr 20, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Features, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

A wild weekend in Kansas City came roaring to a hostile conclusion yesterday afternoon. Little did new A's third baseman Brett Lawrie know when he slid hard into Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar on Friday night...

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