Jarrod Dyson

Nolan Ryan's son, Reid Ryan, hired as Houston Astros president

2013-05-17 18:07:00

Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced Friday as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston. "My ties with the Astros go all the way back...

Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed "a mild high ankle sprain." Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the...

Scoreboard -- May 17, 2013

2013-05-17 22:26:00

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Royals again offer little support for Shields in loss to Athletics

2013-05-18 00:00:00

OAKLAND, Calif. _ James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Kansas City Royals expected when they acquired him in that big offseason deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night...

Rosales and Donaldson keep Athletics' Jarrod Parker from undeserving defeat

2013-05-18 00:00:00

OAKLAND, Calif. _ Adam Rosales homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, snapping a tie and carrying the Athletics to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a three-game series Friday night. The Rosales home run, his second...

Royals put Dyson on disabled list, recall Lough from Omaha

2013-05-17 12:24:03

The Royals' injury-free run ended Friday morning when they placed outfielder Jarrod Dyson on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained right ankle suffered in Wednesday's 9-5 victory at Los Angeles. Outfielder David Lough was recalled from Class...

Royals ride seven-run third inning to victory over Angels

2013-05-16 00:00:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. _ A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Kansas City Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It shouldn't be this hard, right?...

Judging the Royals: Beating up on a scuffling opponent

2013-05-14 11:24:03

If you were concerned about the Royals' recent 1-6 stretch, but woke up this morning feeling better because they beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Southern California 11-4, remember this: Whom you play matters. I once read a study that said...

Dyson is back atop the batting order

2013-05-14 04:54:03

Jarrod Dyson started in center field for the fourth time in six games and served as the leadoff hitter for the second straight game. Manager Ned Yost characterized both moves as day-to-day decisions. "I'm not setting anything in stone," he said,...

Is Billy Butler battling tough luck or something more?

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The numbers on Royals designated hitter Billy Butler suggest his .228 average is a statistical anomaly that should turn around at any point. Specifically, Butler's batting average on balls in play, before Monday's series opener against the Angels, was...

Royals, Butler break out in 11-4 win over Angels

2013-05-14 04:54:03

Well, sure, an 11-4 victory Monday night over the Los Angeles Angels doesn't entirely wipe out that miserable week the Royals just endured, but it should calm a few concerns. Most encouraging, perhaps, was the 19-hit attack, which matched a season...

Judging the Royals: Three bad sliders cost Santana the game

2013-05-13 11:14:02

Sunday against the Yankees, Ervin Santana threw 102 pitches -- three of them cost him the game. In the third inning Santana threw a slider up in the zone to Robinson Cano, and the Yankees second baseman hit it over 400 feet. Unfortunately, the right field...

Paul Konerko reacts after being injured during an infield single by the Royals' Jarrod Dyson during the 7th inning.

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Paul Konerko reacts after being injured during infield single by the Royals ' Jarrod Dyson during the 7th inning.

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Gordon Beckham turns a double play as he falls over the Royals ' Jarrod Dyson during the eighth inning.

2012-07-15 00:00:00