KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can pitch at over 100 mph. He can hit over 100 mph, too. Ohtani had three hits and three RBIs, including a double that left the bat at…

CLEVELAND (AP) — When José Ramírez’s shot to deep right field narrowly missed being a home run, Shane Bieber knew what was coming next. A legit one. “Foul ball, homer, foul ball, homer,” the Cy…

The Royals just signed one of the most accomplished players in club history beyond the next presidential election and honestly I’m a little woozy from all the different ways the next few hundred words could…

Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore simply wasn’t willing to watch Salvador Perez — the organization’s homegrown multi-time All-Star, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger catcher — walk away in free agency. Perez has repeated…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cardinals are headed back to Busch Stadium with their playoff fate still in their hands. No thanks to Salvador Perez and Franchy Cordero. The pair of Royals each hit…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bases loaded, one out, another close game on the verge of slipping away. The strain showed on Mike Matheny’s face in the ninth inning — not that anyone could tell. Salvador Perez…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — It’s tantamount to heresy to suggest in the big data baseball age, but there truly isn’t an adequate statistic that can measure the full impact Salvador Perez’s lost season had on the…

If it hasn’t already sunk in for Royals fans, it may be more than a little jarring that the club goes into the season knowing Salvador Perez won’t be its everyday catcher for the first…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — For the first time since the 2010 season, the Royals will play an entire season without catcher Salvador Perez. The six-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove catcher will have season-ending surgery to…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Royals All-Star catcher and five-time Gold Glove winner Salvador Perez remains hopeful that he’ll be able to play this season, but he also knows that he has to be prepared for the…