Topic: Kansas City Royals

Cubs sign outfielder DeJesus

(Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs signed free agent outfielder David DeJesus to a two-year contract, the National League club said Wednesday in the first significant move by their new chief baseball executive Theo Epstein.The 31-year-old DeJesus, who has spent his first eight ...

Royals reach deal with former Dodgers closer Broxton

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, the American League team said Tuesday.The deal is pending a physical exam of the right-hander, who missed most of the 2011 Major ...

Giants trade Sanchez to Royals

Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.The 28-year-old left-handed starter was key part of the Giants' rotation when they beat the Texas ...

Giants acquire Melky Cabrera in trade with Royals

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and minor league prospect Ryan Verdugo, the Major League Baseball teams said on Monday.Cabrera, 27, hit .305 in his only season with ...

MLB admits umpires blew call that cost Yankees

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Umpires blew a call on a home run ball that helped the slumping Kansas City Royals beat a New York Yankees team battling for top spot in the American League East, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Thursday.The ...

Royals release injured former starter Davies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have released injured pitcher Kyle Davies, who had been in their starting rotation for most of the past four years, the team said on Wednesday.The right-hander, 27, is currently on the disabled list with ...

Boston's big sticks bash Royals in 12-5 rout

BOSTON (Reuters) - A second straight offensive burst carried the American League-leading Boston Red Sox to a punishing 12-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.A day after piling on the runs in a 13-9 win over Kansas City, Boston's bats ...

Rangers sting Royals with ninth-inning comeback win

DALLAS (Reuters) - Elvis Andrus stroked a game-winning RBI single with two outs to complete a ninth-inning comeback in the Texas Rangers' 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.The Royals had taken a 6-5 lead in the top of the ...

Ex-Royals pitching ace Splittorff dies

Paul Splittorff, who played his entire 15-year career with Kansas City, died on Wednesday aged 64 of cancer.The left hander died at his home in a Kansas City suburb a week after it was revealed that he was suffering from melanoma and ...

Former Royals pitcher Splittorff dies at 64

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paul Splittorff, who won more games than any other Kansas City Royals pitcher, died of complications from skin and oral cancer Wednesday, the American League club said. He was 64.Splittorff, a bespectacled left-hander, spent his entire 15-year Major ...
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