Kauffman Stadium

La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos

2013-05-18 00:00:00

� �Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lanc� una maldici�n a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que a�n sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un s�bado 24 de diciembre de...

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,...

Former Royals broadcaster Fred White dies at 76

2013-05-16 00:00:00

The news when it came Wednesday afternoon was surprising only in its suddenness. Those close to former Royals broadcaster Fred White knew he was terribly sick. The Royals sent out word in the early afternoon that White, 76, had died of complications...

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...

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...

Mendoza eager for regular work

2013-05-13 00:00:00

After a hectic, stop-and-start April, Royals starter Luis Mendoza is hopeful that a more consistent schedule will yield more efficient results. Mendoza, who has made just four starts this season, has yet to pitch on a regular five-day rotation. But that...

Yankees sweep slumping Royals with 4-2 win

2013-05-13 00:00:00

So maybe it's not time to reach for the rip cord or pound the panic button. But make no mistake, the Royals are in an early-May funk, and this is the kind of streak that looks plenty familiar in the confines of Kauffman Stadium. The latest loss came...

Hiroki Kuroda sharp as Yankees sweep Royals for 5th in row

2013-05-13 00:14:02

After his previous start, Hiroki Kuroda lamented the one mistake that got his team beat. Of course, in that game, the Yankees provided him no offense, so he wasn't close to being the main culprit. Kuroda was just as good Sunday, but this time he was...

Royals suffer home sweep to Yankees

2013-05-12 14:04:00

Robinson Cano finally hit a home run at Kauffman Stadium, Vernon Wells went deep for the second straight game and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep. Hiroki Kuroda (5-2) allowed only a sacrifice...

Cano, Wells smack home runs; Yanks sweep Royals

2013-05-12 14:24:00

. — Robinson Cano homered and Hiroki Kuroda pitched into the eighth inning as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium. After Chris Stewart singled with one out in the third,...

There has never been a pitcher quite like Mariano Rivera

2013-05-12 02:04:01

The perfect moment in a career that's close to perfect happens in a windowless room with two ficus trees in the guts of Kauffman Stadium. Mariano Rivera wanted this moment. He is driving this moment. He sometimes wonders if God chose him for this moment....

Pettitte, Wells lead Yankees to 3-2 win against Royals

2013-05-11 19:35:59

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Andy Pettitte won for the first time since mid-April and Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer as the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Saturday night for their second straight win in the series at Kauffman Stadium....

8. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals

2013-03-21 06:51:29

Dave Winfield, left, smiled as James Denton throws the ball to the infield during Sunday's All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, Sunday, July 8, 2012. Winfield will speak in Aberdeen on Feb. 8. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT)

2013-01-16 23:39:00

Bruce at Kauffman Stadium

2012-10-18 14:09:00