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Salvador Pérez Has Successfully Bridged the Gap Between Royals Eras

The veteran catcher is the lone remaining member of the 2015 World Series champions. Since then, he's endured multiple 100-loss seasons, tried a new position and considered waiving his no-trade clause. Now, he's leading Kansas City's next playoff team.

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Royals star Salvador Perez goes to bat for his mentor, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol

“He was ready to be a manager the last five years,” Perez said. “And he will be a very good manager. He [could be] great.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s what to know as Kansas City Royals head into MLB offseason

Major League Baseball’s annual “hot stove” season officially fired up on Thursday afternoon with the start of free agency. More than 160 free agents hit the open market and became eligible to sign with any team, including the Kansas City Royals.

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Kansas City Royals choose new manager: It’s Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro

The Kansas City Royals’ first-time head of baseball operations, J.J. Picollo, has selected a first-time manager to lead the ballclub through the next stage of its rebuilding process.

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Royals hire Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as new manager

Quatraro replaces Mike Matheny, who was fired as part of a widespread shakeup within the organization after finishing with a 65-97 record for their sixth straight losing season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Next Royals manager will enter a very different situation than Mike Matheny in 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The next Kansas City Royals manager will inherit Mike Matheny’s job title, his office and even a large chunk of his coaching staff. Yet the situation the next skipper steps into will be vastly different, almost as if the same job appeared in an alternate reality.

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Sam McDowell: The Royals fired Mike Matheny. To fix 97 losses, they’ll need to change more than that.

A statistic popped into my Twitter feed late Wednesday, though not as late as the Royals were sending out tweets, and it caught my attention.

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Melendez’s homer gets KC Royals off to fast start in series-clinching win over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Royals rookie outfielder/catcher MJ Melendez hit his 17th home run of the season, his third leadoff homer, and the Royals led from start to finish in a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins Wednesday night.

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Kansas City Royals reach a tipping point in reshaping their roster and organization

That wave of young Kansas City Royals prospects who’ve been forecast and anticipated for several years may have finally crested.

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Lorenzo Cain’s Royals legacy? Scoring from first and never a moment too big, GM says.

Lorenzo Cain’s legacy with the Kansas City Royals might best be remembered by the phrase “scored from first.”

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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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Kansas City Royals change hitting coaches: Terry Bradshaw out, Alec Zumwalt promoted

The Kansas City Royals’ disappointing start in 2022 has claimed its first victim on the coaching staff.

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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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