Kansas City Royals

Royals Win Home Opener

Greg Echlin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:03:31 +0000

Seven games into their 2013 baseball season, the Kansas City Royals have a winning record for the first time. The home opener against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium took a dramatic turn late in the game.

Unlike last year when the Royals gave up seven runs in the first inning of the home opener, they kept the game close. Down 1-0 in the eighth, Lorenzo Cain doubled and scored in an inning that produced all the Royals' runs in their 3-1 victory.

Going Out To The Ballgame

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

With a record number of spring training games won, the Royals started the regular season in Chicago last week with two losses and a win.

A Royals Season Preview

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The organ music, peanuts and even that occasional flying hot dog are all part of going out to Kauffman Stadium for a Royals game.

A Fan's Notes: The #1 That Got Away

Stephen Steigman and Victor Wishna — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:46:59 +0000

As the year comes to close, A Fan’s Notes commentator Victor Wishna looks back on “the year that was” in the world of Kansas City sports… with a glimmer of hope at what could be.

A Fan's Notes: This Is Our Youth

Stephen Steigman and Victor Wishna — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:34:07 +0000

The Kansas City Chiefs open their regular season this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. It’s hard to see underneath those protective uniforms, but this years’ team is….well, let’s not sugar coat it – young.

Willie Mays Aikens: A Second Lease On Life

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:14:09 +0000

Baseball’s Willie Mays Aikens has done a lot of living in his 57 years. He’s now a hitting instructor for the Kansas City Royals, something he knows a thing or two about: he was the first major leaguer in history to hit two home runs in a game twice in the same series.