URPRISE, Ariz. — During the makeshift chapel service adjacent to the Royals’ clubhouse Sunday morning, one aspect of the sermon particularly resonated with pitcher Kyle Zimmer. It was about Moses, self-described as “slow of speech…

PHOENIX — Hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers completed their first full-squad workout of the 2020 season, Mookie Betts, officially a Dodger all of eight days, reached out to his new manager with a request…

There’s a fine line between gamesmanship and outright cheating in sports. Members of the Houston Astros not only crossed that line; they practically obliterated it by using video technology to steal signs and gain an…

LAHARPE — More than 100 years ago, LaHarpe’s own Ad Brennan made a name for himself in Major League Baseball. Born in 1887 in LaHarpe, Brennan pitched professionally for the Philadelphia Phillies, then for two…

CHICAGO (AP) — Free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel has agreed to a contract with the Cubs in a big move to strengthen Chicago’s bullpen. The team said Friday he passed his physical. Contract terms were not…

Before the start of the 2018 season, major-league baseball instructed its 30 teams to have protective netting installed that would at a minimum extend from the backstop to the end of each dugout. All teams…

HOUSTON — Two grand slams by the same team in the same game isn’t something you see very often. It’s also not very often that a team can say that an offensive outburst like that…

HOUSTON — The Royals got a couple crucial hits to swing the game in their favor in the fourth and fifth innings, but they needed one or two more that they didn’t get in order…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As it turns out, a week didn’t make a darn bit of difference for either Royals pitcher Jakob Junis or Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell. Both made their second consecutive…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals pitching staff gave up runs in bunches to both start and end the evening, including three runs in the final two innings to make a ninth-inning rally a far-fetched…