The Latest Breaking News from Bobby Witt Jr

As Drew Waters ran out to right field on the long-anticipated day that he also knew may never have come, he absorbed a sensation he’d never experienced before.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays lefty Shane McClanahan and Royals right-hander Brady Singer did their part to make Friday’s matchup of two of the game’s top young starters — as well as a USF Bull against a Florida Gator — match the hype.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rough day at the office.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals right-hander Brad Keller squelched the Detroit Tigers offense for the vast majority of seven innings to earn his third consecutive win and start his club off on a high note in the first game of a doubleheader.

HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals’ dynamic rookie duo of Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each crushed a home run, but it wasn’t enough as the Houston Astros exploded for four homers of their own in a nine-run scoring outburst.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

The Athletics don’t do things the easy way.

SAN FRANCISCO — The last of Logan Webb’s career-high 112 pitches Tuesday night looked like it would be the one to spoil his seventh shutout inning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —There was a hint of a smile as Anthony Santander rounded first base, and it wouldn’t be the last one the Orioles would flash Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The ball had leaped off Santander’s bat, flying an estimated 455 feet and ending with a splash into the…