Monthly Archives: March 2017
Former Royals making Opening Day rosters
The Cincinnati Reds set their Opening Day rotation and you may see a familiar name listed: Brandon Finnegan. He will start Game 2 of the 2017 season for the Reds against fellow rebuilding team Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 5th. Finnegan … Continue reading
Royals tie with Rangers to end spring training in AZ
The KC Royals finished their 2017 spring training in Surprise, Arizona with a 0-0 tie against spring complex partners Texas. The two teams now head to Texas to face off Friday night and Saturday before the season starts. The two … Continue reading
Royals beat White Sox, reassign Pena to minor league camp
The KC Royals beat visiting Chicago, 7-4. The Royals received another solid start from newcomer Nate Karns, who allowed one run on five hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out seven. Travis Wood followed with a scoreless … Continue reading
Royals beat A’s, name Mondesi starting 2B
The KC Royals won their last road game this spring training in Arizona, beating Oakland, 10-3. Prior to the game, the Royals named Raul Mondesi their starting second baseman for Opening Day (which is Monday, April 3rd in Minnesota). He … Continue reading
Update on the Rule 5 draft
The KC Royals lost two players to last December’s Rule 5 Draft (in the major league phase). How are those two doing and will the Royals be receiving them back in the next week as spring training comes to an … Continue reading
Royals walk off on Brewers
The KC Royals need a solo home run from Raul Mondesi in the bottom of the tenth with one out to beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, 1-0. The two teams combined for a total of eight hits. Ian Kennedy made … Continue reading
USA claims first WBC title
Team USA used timely hitting and road the right arm of Marcus Stroman en route to the World Baseball Classic title. Last night, the US beat previously unbeaten Puerto Rico, 8-0. They had beat previously unbeaten Japan the night before … Continue reading
Perez returns as Royals beat Padres
The KC Royals used a four-run 1st inning to beat the visiting SD Padres, 6-2. The bottom of the first started with Paulo Orlando being hit by a pitch to start the inning. Padres starter Jered Weaver followed with two … Continue reading
USA ousts Japan, heads to WBC Finals
Team USA handed Japan its first loss of the World Baseball Classic, with a 2-1 victory in the semifinals. The US will now face undefeated Puerto Rico in tonight’s final. It will be a rematch of Friday night’s PR win. … Continue reading
Royals lose to DBacks
The KC Royals lost another spring training game, this time to the Arizona Diamondbacks by a 4-2 score. The Royals runs came via the long ball: a solo shot by Peter O’Brien with two outs in the second and a … Continue reading
Drinking the Royals Blue Aid 