http://www.mail.com/organizations/13336-kansas-city-royals.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/13336-kansas-city-royals.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last couple years, every time that Royals manager Ned Yost would stop to buy a cup of coffee, he would tell the barista his name was Frank. The reason was simple: "I didn't want them staring at me — 'Drink for Ned!' — after losing 90 games a year," Yost said. That all changed when he stopped by a Starbucks on Wednesday. Yost wa... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html 2012-12-12T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When James Shields broke into the big leagues with Tampa Bay, the Rays were no better than the Kansas City Royals. They lost more than 100 games his first season, and fared little better the following year. But by his third season as a starter, the Rays had finally turned the corner, many of their prized prospects forming the nucle... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html 2012-12-10T19:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1690198-lee-macphail-oldest-hall-famer-dies-95.html COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Lee MacPhail, the longtime baseball executive who ruled in the celebrated Pine Tar case and later became part of the only father-son Hall of Fame pairing, has died. He was 95. He was the oldest Hall of Famer, and he died Thursday night at his home in Delray Beach, Fla., the shrine said Friday. "There's not much I haven't done off ... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1690198-lee-macphail-oldest-hall-famer-dies-95.html 2012-11-09T22:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1669992-yankees-rhp-rafael-soriano-opts-contract.html Rafael Soriano turned out to be a vital insurance policy for the New York Yankees. Now, they might need a new one. The fill-in closer opted out of the final year of his $35 million, three-year contract Wednesday and will likely seek a long-term deal in free agency. Soriano had 42 saves for the AL East champions last season after Mariano Rivera tore knee l... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1669992-yankees-rhp-rafael-soriano-opts-contract.html 2012-11-01T07:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1669712-angels-ship-rhp-ervin-santana-to-royals-trade.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels traded pitcher Ervin Santana to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league left-hander Brandon Sisk. The Angels exercised Santana's $13 million option for next season before sending the 2008 All-Star and $1 million to the Royals. "We're proud to have him, and he certainly fits with what we're doing i... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1669712-angels-ship-rhp-ervin-santana-to-royals-trade.html 2012-11-01T04:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1606592-tigers-cabrera-wins-1st-triple-crown-45-years.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had just achieved baseball immortality, and everyone around him knew it. Tigers manager Jim Leyland had tears welling in his eyes. General manager Dave Dombrowski kept trying to remind people to stop and enjoy the moment. Prince Fielder simply shook his head in disbelief at the history that had unfolded. ... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1606592-tigers-cabrera-wins-1st-triple-crown-45-years.html 2012-10-04T05:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1603574-tigers-cabrera-pursuit-triple-crown.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera sat in front of his locker in the corner of the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, bantering in Spanish at a table full of teammates. There were no television cameras hovering over him. No microphones stuck in his face. None of the commotion that could be reasonably expected as the soft-spoken Detroit... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1603574-tigers-cabrera-pursuit-triple-crown.html 2012-10-03T03:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1604004-royals-rally-al-central-champion-tigers-4-2.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drove in two runs before leaving in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat his AL Central champion Detroit Tigers 4-2 Tuesday night. With one game remaining in the regular season, Cabrera leads the American League in average (.331), home runs (44) and RBIs (139), putting him on ... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1604004-royals-rally-al-central-champion-tigers-4-2.html 2012-10-03T00:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601640-tigers-clinch-al-central-title-with-late-surge.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There could have been some infighting when the Detroit Tigers were languishing below .500 midway through the season, or even when they trailed the Chicago White Sox deep into September. This was the team, after all, that won the AL Central last year, and was only supposed to get better with the signing of Prince Fielder. But the lo... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601640-tigers-clinch-al-central-title-with-late-surge.html 2012-10-02T06:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601296-tigers-beat-royals-6-3-to-clinch-al-central-title.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jim Leyland had tears in his eyes as he surveyed his crowded office Monday night. There was Miguel Cabrera, surrounded by his family, with the Triple Crown within reach. Justin Verlander, closing in on another Cy Young Award, had a pair of swimming goggles perched on his head, while Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and general manager Dave... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601296-tigers-beat-royals-6-3-to-clinch-al-central-title.html 2012-10-02T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601286-white-sox-eliminated-11-0-win-indians.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but it wasn't supposed to be. Chicago's comeback season came up short. "It hurts," said designated hitter Adam Dunn. "It stinks, but we have to look in the mirror and realize we did it to ourse... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601286-white-sox-eliminated-11-0-win-indians.html 2012-10-02T01:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1592910-fister-fans-9-row-tigers-increase-lead.html DETROIT (AP) — Doug Fister was breezing along after striking out nine straight batters and setting an American League record. Detroit led by four runs in the eighth inning — but for the 2012 Tigers, nothing has come easy. The Tigers nearly wasted Fister's dazzling streak, blowing a big lead late before beating Kansas City 5-4 on Thursday when Alex Avila d... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1592910-fister-fans-9-row-tigers-increase-lead.html 2012-09-28T01:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1589982-white-sox-lose-fall-al-central-lead.html CHICAGO (AP) — For two months the Chicago White Sox had been ahead or tied for the lead in the AL Central. Now, with just a week left, they're looking up at the Detroit Tigers. Their pitching was wild Wednesday night, issuing 12 walks in a 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians that knocked them into second place for the first time since July 23. Losers of sev... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1589982-white-sox-lose-fall-al-central-lead.html 2012-09-27T03:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1589902-tigers-beat-royals-peraltas-groundout-8th.html DETROIT (AP) — Most of the 32,360 fans at Comerica Park groaned when Jhonny Peralta hit a tailor-made double-play grounder that looked set to end the eighth inning. Andy Dirks made them cheer. Jhonny Peralta's grounder brought home the go-ahead run because Dirks' hard slide broke up a potential inning-ending double play in the eighth and the Detroit Tiger... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1589902-tigers-beat-royals-peraltas-groundout-8th.html 2012-09-27T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1587562-sanchezs-shutout-puts-tigers-tie.html DETROIT (AP) — Anibal Sanchez retired the final batter on a weak grounder, and Detroit players began celebrating around the mound. Moments later, the home crowd roared a little louder when the AL Central standings were posted on the scoreboard in left field — with the Tigers back in a tie for first. "We control our own destiny. We've just got to continue ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1587562-sanchezs-shutout-puts-tigers-tie.html 2012-09-26T00:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1585238-tigers-bounce-with-6-2-win-royals.html DETROIT (AP) — The potential tying run was on third with one out in the fifth inning, and Justin Verlander was suddenly in pain. A routine throw back to the pitcher had gone awry, and the Detroit ace hurt his non-throwing shoulder lunging to stop it. It looked like the kind of freakish bad break the Tigers could ill afford. "With a guy on third and the ba... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1585238-tigers-bounce-with-6-2-win-royals.html 2012-09-25T04:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1565072-woman-wounded-royals-chiefs-stadiums-icu.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman who works in the parking lot between the stadiums that are home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is hospitalized in intensive care after what police say was an attempted murder-suicide. Kansas City Police Det. Bruce Solomon said Saturday that he thinks the woman is "going to make it." She was rushed to a hospital after ... Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1565072-woman-wounded-royals-chiefs-stadiums-icu.html 2012-09-15T15:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1521286-trade-depleted-red-sox-lose-to-royals-10-9.html BOSTON (AP) — Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on Saturday night. Just a few hours after Boston traded scheduled starter Josh Beckett to the Dodgers along with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto, the Royals s... Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1521286-trade-depleted-red-sox-lose-to-royals-10-9.html 2012-08-26T01:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1454326-angels-beat-royals-11-6-weaver-trout.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver won his seventh straight start to tie a career-best, Mike Trout and Torii Hunter homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 11-6 victory Wednesday. The Angels won the rubber game of the three-game series without slugger Albert Pujols, who missed his second game of the season because of a bruised rig... Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1454326-angels-beat-royals-11-6-weaver-trout.html 2012-07-25T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1419512-heat-wave-breaks-time-all-star-game-kc.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are times the past few weeks when Twins catcher Joe Mauer would gaze at scoreboards in ballparks around the country, trying to see what kind of heat the Minnesota pitchers are throwing, and he's been genuinely confused. No way Scott Diamond is hitting triple digits with his fastball, Mauer thought. No chance that Brian Duensi... Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1419512-heat-wave-breaks-time-all-star-game-kc.html 2012-07-10T14:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1415786-royals-a-plenty-all-star-futures-game.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi and Wil Myers dressed side-by-side Sunday afternoon in the corner of the Kansas City clubhouse, one they hope to inhabit soon on a more permanent basis. The two prospects started for the U.S. team in the All-Star Futures Game, along with fellow prospect Yordano Ventura, the starting pitcher for the World team. Togethe... Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1415786-royals-a-plenty-all-star-futures-game.html 2012-07-09T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1401296-rangers-yanks-giants-3-all-star-starters.html NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hamilton is set to lead a Texas parade to the All-Star game. Now, fans will decide if Chipper Jones gets one final appearance or whether it's time for teen sensation Bryce Harper. Hamilton drew a record total of more than 11 million votes, and the slugger was among seven Rangers chosen Sunday as All-Stars. A trio of San Francisco Gian... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1401296-rangers-yanks-giants-3-all-star-starters.html 2012-07-02T07:51:00Z