Duk's Dozen, a selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items, has returned in 2011 to start your baseball…
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The Minnesota Twins have claimed left-hander Dusty Hughes off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
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Billy Butler says he thinks a 25-year playoff drought is nearing an end for the Kansas City Royals. Butler is full of hope, boosted by the Royals' highly regarded minor league system. He's part of the future, too, after getting a four-year, $30 million contract over the weekend. "Overall, both sides are happy," Butler said Monday.
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Toronto's love affair with baseball has been on the wane of late, but Tom Henke remembers when the romance was loud and proud.
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For it being football's conference championship weekend, baseball logged a fair share of newsworthy…
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The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Billy Butler agreed to a $30 million, four-year contract Saturday, avoiding arbitration. Butler was the Royals' player of the year the past two seasons and was the team's only remaining arbitration-eligible player. The agreement includes a club option for the 2015 season.
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The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Billy Butler agreed to a new four-year contract Saturday, avoiding arbitration. The 24-year-old Butler was the Royals' player of the year the past two seasons and was the team's only remaining arbitration-eligible player. The agreement includes a club option for the 2015 season.
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February may not seem like a big month for sports, but it is the transition month between football and baseball. After the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl ends, within a couple of weeks pitchers and catchers report to spring training. 2011 looks to be a promising year for Shin-Soo Choo, Carlos Santana, Grady Sizemore and the rest of the Cleveland Indians. The team will get underway with their training and spring development as manager Manny Acta and the rest of the management team try to determine who will make the 40 man opening day roster.
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I have been an avid Kansas City Royals fan since my childhood, as I watched my first big-league baseball game when I was only seven years old. It was apparent that the Royals were my favorite team from the very start. In 1995, the first full season that I followed baseball, I stuck with my hometown team and the rest has been history. I have been there for the good times, but mostly there has been bad times with Royals baseball in the last 16 years. However, one thing that has remained constant throughout the many years that I have been connected to the game is…
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The 2011 MLB season is just around the corner. That means it's time for me to pull out my Kansas City Royals team gear and find my anything-can-happen positive attitude, and get ready for another year of fun. This year, as has been the case since 2003, the Royals call Surprise, Arizona, their spring training home. A visit to spring training means a chance to enjoy your favorite club up close and personal. Spring training is designed to get players into game shape and to get a look at up-and-coming talent playing against major league quality opponents.
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