Tag: Major League Baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) The sun came out in Arizona. Free agents played for their new teams. Ichiro Suzuki was back in uniform at age 45. Baseball is back. A day after the scheduled…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Whit Merrifield wasnt part of the core that transformed the Royals into contenders and then champions in 2014 and 2015, but hes now positioned to serve as a franchise cornerstone alongside…
Kyle Zimmer has remained among the consciousness of Royals fans for more than six years, but he hasnt appeared in a major-league game. He continues to chase that one adrenaline-inducing, career-affirming moment that will serve…
BOSTON (AP) Hyun-Jin Ryu is used to pitching in big moments and on big stages. Four years before being signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012, the South Korean left-hander was on the…
DENVER (AP) The 38-year-old journeyman catcher looked to his left and spotted his Milwaukee Brewers teammates spilling out of the dugout. Erik Kratz then looked straight ahead and saw his reliever standing alone. So…
NEW YORK (AP) Fans have been waiting for another one of these rumbles: baseballs most-bitter rivals set to tangle again, this time as 100-win heavyweights in the playoffs. Munson vs. Fisk, Pedro vs. Popeye…
CHICAGO (AP) Manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs insist they still have plenty left to make another deep run in the postseason. What they dont have is room for error. The Cubs will…
The easiest decision that could be made for the 2019 Royals was made the day the 2018 Royals left us. Ned Yost will be back as manager, on another one-year deal, a move that benefits…
PITTSBURGH (AP) Ryan Lavarnway was an unlikely candidate to get a big hit in a pressure situation for the Pirates. The 30-year-old fourth-string catcher was playing his 142nd career game, spread out over seven…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Their place in the standings offers no resemblance to the days of 2014 and 2015, but the Royals have dropped some subtle reminders inside Kauffman Stadium over the past couple of…
