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Sam McDowell: Kansas City Royals’ firing of hitting coach proves a change in front office operations

About eight months ago, the Kansas City Royals unveiled a revision to their front office structure that was essentially greeted with a shrug of the shoulders. After all, what really changes with a new general manager if the former one is still on staff, receiving a promotion of his own?

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Salvy Perez delivers in 9th inning as Kansas City Royals rally for 8-7 win in Denver

DENVER — When it started to look like the Kansas City Royals’ road trip would come to a painfully bleak end amid a squandered a six-run lead, Salvador Perez delivered in crucial circumstances and saved the day in a wild game that featured no shortage of emotional swings.

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Dozier collects 5 hits, Benintendi 3 RBIs in Kansas City Royals’ 14-10 win over Rockies

DENVER — A Kansas City squad went to Denver and scored two touchdowns in a victory, yet Patrick Mahomes was nowhere to be found.

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Kansas City Royals offense can’t get going during 3-1 loss to Rangers in series finale

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Kansas City Royals had just one hit through seven innings Thursday night. Even though the top of their lineup strung together three hits in the eighth to get them into the scoring column, it proved too little as they lost to the Texas Rangers 3-1 in…

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Whit Merrifield has breakout game as Kansas City Royals roll past Texas Rangers

One day after Kansas City Royals star Whit Merrifield provided a peek inside the psyche of a struggling offense and how the game dominates ever aspect of a player’s life, he smashed his first home run of the season, scored four runs and was on base three times to spark…

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Late offense not enough for the Kansas City Royals in series-opening loss to the Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Kansas City Royals took advantage of some opportunities presented by Texas Rangers miscues — most prominently in their three-run seventh inning — but the Royals had already dug too big a hole for themselves.

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Kansas City Royals take advantage of Orioles miscues to win first game of doubleheader

BALTIMORE — After three days off, the Kansas City Royals offense didn’t light the world on fire. But it sure was opportunistic as the Royals turned three errors by the Baltimore Orioles into three unearned runs — more than enough to swing the outcome of Sunday’s first game.

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Kyle Isbel comes up with big hit as Kansas City Royals score three in the 10th to win

CHICAGO — Right fielder Kyle Isbel delivered in a clutch spot in his first start of the season for the Kansas City Royals.

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Daniel Lynch turns in dazzling performance as Kansas Royals shut out Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals started the second leg of their two-city road trip with a decisive victory over AL Central Division rivals and defending division champions the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

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Vahe Gregorian: Through 43 years in prison, sports was a guiding light for exonerated Kevin Strickland

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Days after an exonerated Kevin Strickland was released from the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron after the tragedy of serving the longest known wrongful conviction in state history, the Kansas City Royals learned of his yearning to feel the grass beneath his bare feet at…

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Home runs by Salvador Perez, Hunter Dozier lead Kansas City Royals to win over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals hit five home runs through the first eight games of the season, and their offense had scuffled enough to necessitate a slight lineup reconfiguration.

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Kansas City Royals' series finale with Tigers postponed. Game will be played in July.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sunday's Kansas City Royals game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium has been postponed and will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11, the club announced on Sunday morning.

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Cardinals-Royals game postponed, will be made up May 2

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals' game with the Kansas City Royals scheduled for Wednesday afternoon has been postponed because of threatening weather and will be rescheduled for 3:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium on May 2, just a day before the Cardinals play a two-game series in Kansas City.

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Pujols, Arenado, Knizner homer as Cardinals hold off Royals, 6-5

ST. LOUIS — The easy narrative is that Albert Pujols had his first three-hit game and first homer as a Cardinal since September 2011. But there was so much more going on at Busch Stadium Tuesday night in the Cardinals’ 6-5 interleague victory over the Kansas City Royals before an…

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Kansas City Royals' bullpen unable to lock it down as Guardians salvage series split

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cleveland Guardians seemed to take advantage of just about every opening the Kansas City Royals pitching staff left them. It showed in the final score as the Royals gave up double-digit runs for the second consecutive day in a 10-7 loss at Kauffman Stadium Monday…

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Kansas City Royals and Kris Bubic trounced by Cleveland Guardians in Sunday matinee

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals pitchers gave up 22 hits, including a pair of home runs — one a grand slam — in a 17-3 drubbing at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in front of an announced 20,165 at Kauffman Stadium.

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Mondesi’s walk-off hit lifts Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 win in 10 innings vs. Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Adalberto Mondesi’s walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in the winning run in the Kansas City Royals’ 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians in front of an announced 17,103 at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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Bobby Witt Jr., in MLB debut, knocks in winning run for Kansas City Royals on Opening Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The crowd absolutely ate up the moment before it fully unfolded.

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Whit Merrifield under contract with Royals through 2023 in restructured deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a restructured contract with two-time All Star Whit Merrifield, the club announced Wednesday night.

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The wait is over: Royals' top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. will make MLB debut

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Bobby Witt Jr. Era of Kansas City Royals baseball will begin Thursday on opening day at Kauffman Stadium.

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Royals commit to manager Mike Matheny beyond upcoming season

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Manager Mike Matheny believes the Kansas City Royals are poised for a breakthrough, and even if it happens next season, he’ll be in the dugout when the franchise returns to the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

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After 12-year hiatus, Zack Greinke will start opening day for the Royals

SURPRISE, Ariz. — On opening day, the Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to one of the three pitchers in franchise history who’ve won a Cy Young Award: Zack Greinke.

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Pitcher Mike Minor on trade from Kansas City Royals to Cincinnati Reds: I expected it

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Left-hander Mike Minor wasn’t shocked to find out he’d been traded to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday morning. The veteran had been around long enough to be able to read the room and see that his second stint with the Kansas City Royals was probably short on…

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Royals bringing back former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Royals first-round draft pick and Cy Young Award winning pitcher Zack Greinke has reached an agreement to return to Kansas City as a free agent.

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Kansas City Royals see Adalberto Mondesi as their best shortstop option as camp begins

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The best-laid plans of the front office, coaching staff and players are no match for the winds of fate. Kansas City Royals fans need look no further back than last spring training to appreciate that cruel fact.

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