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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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Royals infielder Bobby Witt Jr. replaces Bill Self as Chiefs’ drum honoree vs. Raiders

#Royals infielder Bobby Witt Jr. is the new drum honoree for the #Chiefs' Week 5 game against the #Raiders.

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Royals close season with 9-2 loss to Guardians

The curtain came down on the Kansas City Royals’ season with a loss on the road to the AL Central Division champion Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.

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Drew Waters homers in 10th as KC Royals beat Guardians 5-2 in Zack Greinke’s last start

Drew Waters’ third home run of the series for the Kansas City Royals lifted his team to an extra-inning victory, evened the series and put a positive end note on the final start of the season for veteran pitcher Zack Greinke on Monday night.

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Sal Perez homers, Kris Bubic tosses 5 scoreless as Royals beat Guardians, 7-1

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic finished a rocky year with a rock-solid start in his final outing of the season, against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, and the Royals’ bats did their part to support their young left-hander.

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Brady Singer goes six scoreless as Royals offense explodes for 15 hits in 9-0 win vs. Red Sox

Once again, Brady Singer stepped in and righted the ship when the Kansas City Royals were seemingly headed for rocky waters.

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Witt Jr.’s RBI double lifts the KC Royals to a 3-2 series-clinching win over the Tigers

The Kansas City Royals’ offense seemed destined for a day of almosts, could-have-beens and missed opportunities. But the club’s budding star, Bobby Witt Jr., delivered in a pivotal moment to lift the Royals to victory on Sunday.

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Tigers throttled by Royals; Miguel Cabrera could be heading to IL

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera wasn’t in the starting lineup Saturday night, nor was he seen on the bench. The intrigue was a welcome diversion from the Detroit Tigers’ stultifying 12-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

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Bobby Witt Jr.’s home run not enough as Kansas City Royals lose 4-2 to the White Sox

Kansas City Royals rookie standout Bobby Witt Jr. made Chicago White Sox veteran pitcher Lance Lynn pay for one of the few mistakes he made Wednesday night. Witt blasted a Lynn fastball an estimated 441 feet for the game’s first run.

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KC Royals use five-run inning, strong outing by Brady Singer to beat Diamondbacks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The squeeze play executed by Nicky Lopez and Kye Isbel broke the ice for the Kansas City Royals, then rookies MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr. punched through in a big way as a five-run inning swung the night in a completely different direction.

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Vahe Gregorian: On Drew Waters’ first day with Royals: from DoorDash to mad dash to game-winning RBI

As Drew Waters ran out to right field on the long-anticipated day that he also knew may never have come, he absorbed a sensation he’d never experienced before.

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Rays lose to Royals in 10 innings, 3-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays lefty Shane McClanahan and Royals right-hander Brady Singer did their part to make Friday’s matchup of two of the game’s top young starters — as well as a USF Bull against a Florida Gator — match the hype.

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Perez powers Kansas City Royals to 4-run inning to beat the Red Sox in series opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a span of four batters, the Kansas City Royals went from tied, to winning, to tacking on breathing room and causing Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora to lose his temper and earn an ejection.

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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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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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Tigers use four-run seventh, rare Miguel Cabrera stolen base to top Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What do Miguel Cabrera, Ted Williams and a stolen base have in common?

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Tigers swept by Royals in doubleheader, lose nightcap 7-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rough day at the office.

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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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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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Zack Greinke pitches gem, helps Royals beat Rangers in milestone game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

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Athletics hang on for 9-7 win over Royals

The Athletics don’t do things the easy way.

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Webb’s gem extends SF Giants’ win streak to 5 for 4th time this season

SAN FRANCISCO — The last of Logan Webb’s career-high 112 pitches Tuesday night looked like it would be the one to spoil his seventh shutout inning.

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Orioles avoid bullpen collapse, slug their way past Royals in 10-7 win to split four-game series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —There was a hint of a smile as Anthony Santander rounded first base, and it wouldn’t be the last one the Orioles would flash Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The ball had leaped off Santander’s bat, flying an estimated 455 feet and ending with a splash into the…

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Checking In on the MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Races

Ohtani, Trout or Judge? Manny, Mookie or Goldy? Here’s where things stand as the calendar turns to June.

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Twins break open game with four-run eighth, stomp Royals, 10-7

MINNEAPOLIS — In this season of warning-track fly balls and frustrated sluggers, two home runs are usually enough to win. The Twins relied on that Friday.

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