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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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Witt homers, but Royals drop series-deciding game to White Sox, 4-1

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals received a soggy sendoff from their AL Central Division rivals, the Chicago White Sox, as they concluded their seven-game road trip on Wednesday with a game that featured a rain delay of one hour, five minutes.

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Sal Perez’s home run lifts Kansas City Royals over Yankees in series finale at New York

NEW YORK — Salvador Perez’s three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning turned a one-run deficit into a two-run lead for the Kansas City Royals.

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Taylor ignites offense late again as the Kansas City Royals win their third in a row

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals hadn’t mustered much for the better part of six innings, but they scratched out a run with two outs in the sixth and suddenly the floodgates opened.

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Bubic enjoys strong start, Dozier delivers clutch hit as KC Royals win series finale

Hunter Dozier’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning broke a tie score and put the Kansas City Royals in front for good as they clinched a series victory to start the post All-Star break portion of their schedule.

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Royals cough up lead but rally vs. Rays behind big blasts from Taylor and Witt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals center fielder Michael A. Taylor came off the bench and delivered a game-changing home run in the eighth inning to set the stage for a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in front of an announced 20,668 in the second game of…

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Vahe Gregorian: In wake of Toronto debacle, Royals would be well-served to fast-forward their future

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Dayton Moore took over as general manager of the Kansas City Royals in 2006, one of the pillars of his approach was to change a failing culture (210 losses the previous two seasons, for starters) by seeking to establish a selfless mindset and spirit throughout…

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KC Royals select Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with No. 9 pick in MLB Draft

The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross, a 6-foot-3 210-pound left-handed hitting Tennessee native, with the ninth pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday night.

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Bubic’s strong outing wasted by KC Royals’ bullpen in series-ending loss at Toronto

TORONTO — Those Kansas City Royals fans who were enthralled by the idea of seeing the team’s youth on the display for a full series in the big leagues certainly saw the youth on Sunday. That youth came with some encouraging moments to dream on for the future, as well…

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Royals, Greinke get knocked around in 8-1 loss to Blue Jays

TORONTO — The excitement and enthusiasm of the previous night didn’t simply fade away for the Kansas City Royals, but they were definitely brought back down to Earth a little bit by a motivated Toronto Blue Jays ball club on Friday night.

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Youth powers Kansas City Royals to 3-1 win at Toronto as 10 players are left at home

TORONTO —Rookie shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits, including a home run, as the youth-infused Kansas City Royals opened up their series north of the border with a revamped roster and a victory despite a large chunk of their regular lineup left back in the United States.

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Bettors rush to fade the Royals in Toronto after Kansas City puts 10 players on the restricted list

What happens when a minor league roster meets a World Series contender?

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Royals will be without 10 players for road games in Toronto: The details

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Signs in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse Wednesday reminded players to have their passports and vaccination cards with them for the trip to Toronto.

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Brad Keller, Vinnie Pasquantino lead way as Royals beat Tigers in doubleheader opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals right-hander Brad Keller squelched the Detroit Tigers offense for the vast majority of seven innings to earn his third consecutive win and start his club off on a high note in the first game of a doubleheader.

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Greinke reaches another milestone in KC Royals’ series-clinching home win vs. Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke tossed five scoreless innings to earn his third win in his last four starts. The club closed out a seesaw series and took two of three from their division rivals, the Cleveland Guardians.

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Royals pitchers dig early hole in a 13-1 drubbing by Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After the flood of excitement and elation of Friday night’s come-from-behind walk-off win, the Kansas City Royals let the air out of the balloon fairly early on Saturday afternoon.

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Royals walk off for 4-3 win vs. Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals haven’t always been the best at rallying this season.

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Kansas City Royals’ offense leads the way in 7-4 road victory at the Houston Astros

HOUSTON -- The Kansas City Royals brought their offense with them on this road trip. They’d scored six runs or more in each of their previous three games entering Wednesday night. They’d hit multiple home runs in four of their previous five games.

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Houston Astros blast four home runs as Kansas City Royals fall for second day in a row

HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals’ dynamic rookie duo of Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each crushed a home run, but it wasn’t enough as the Houston Astros exploded for four homers of their own in a nine-run scoring outburst.

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Kansas City Royals’ bullpen collapses late, serves up walk-off defeat at Houston Astros

HOUSTON — For the second time in their past three games, the Kansas City Royals gave up a lead late and fell victim to a walk-off homer in the ninth inning.

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Vinnie Pasquantino hitless in MLB debut as Kansas City Royals fall to Texas Rangers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vinnie Pasquantino will have to wait at least another day to get his first major-league hit. And the Kansas City Royals will need an additional sunrise before getting the chance to end their latest losing streak.

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Sam McDowell: Three quick thoughts on Carlos Santana trade, Vinnie Pasquantino call-up to KC Royals

The Kansas City Royals traded the hottest hitter in their lineup Monday, a move almost universally praised, and that tells you a lot about where they are right now. Or maybe it just suggests something about the potential of a prospect. Or maybe it’s both.

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Bill Shaikin: If the Angels hire a new manager, here's their guy

LOS ANGELES — Even with the almost supernatural intervention of Shohei Ohtani, the Angels were very nearly swept this week by the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are not a good team. The Angels might not be, either. As of Thursday, Baseball Prospectus projects them with a one in 10…

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Sam McDowell: Here’s why KC Royals’ pitching is getting better results — and whether it can last

Less than an hour after he hit a baseball 420 feet that soared beyond the center field fence in Anaheim, Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez took a detour to talk about his starting pitcher. More specifically, Perez would conclude, left-hander Kris Bubic had just thrown perhaps his best game…

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Noah Syndergaard gets little help in Angels’ loss to Royals

Noah Syndergaard gave an overworked Angels bullpen a much-needed breather Monday night, throwing 7 1/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals after relievers had combined for 19 innings in a five-game, four-day series at Seattle.

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