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White Sox improve infield defense with Naperville Central graduate’s arrival on South Side.

Atlanta adds to its bullpen depth to begin the offseason.

Trade deadline season is here, and some players are feeling the heat more than others.

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals nearly pulled off a remarkable comeback against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon. And their star shortstop nearly made history for the second time this year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals reliever Austin Cox made his first major-league start Wednesday night. And things look good for a while.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Royals emphatically avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers.

SAN FRANCISCO — Speaking in the dugout at Oracle Park ahead of the Royals’ first road game of 2023, interim manager Paul Hoover suggested a change of scenery might do a struggling Kansas City team well.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran Matt Duffy sent a group text to Kansas City Royals’ hitters before Monday’s game with a simple message: Don’t panic.

On one of the back fields at the Royals spring training complex in Surprise, Arizona, Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez and Franmil Reyes alternated swings in a batting cage. Which, as an aside, might be the largest trio of hitters the Royals have ever put on the same roster.

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.

The fifth inning served as the major sticking point for Kansas City Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch, and it proved the pivotal point for the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.