Punxsutawney, and the second catcher from his high school taken in the first round, after the Houston Astros took John Sarge Mizerock eighth overall in 1979. Mizerock ultimately hit .185 with two home runs over 103 games in parts of four major league...

I like that because I'm the same way." Aviles, 30, believes he can play every day. "I feel like I can," he said. "I've done it over the course of my career." During his first season with the Kansas City Royals , in 2008, Aviles played 91 games at...

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City Royals RP Joakim Soria did not make major adjustments in the offseason after the worst year of his career in 2011. Most of the damage done occurred in the first two months when he experimented with a cut fastball that affected command of his other...

Kansas City Royals P John Lamb (elbow) is doing light throwing exercises in camp as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery last June. He is scheduled to return to the mound sometime in July in extended spring training. The team hopes he can pitch in the...

Since 1995, she has served as board chairman of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and led the effort to build the center. Her civic and philanthropic director and trustee experience includes the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, the Kansas...

City Royals pitcher Bruce Chen throws during an unofficial baseball spring training workout Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel Kansas City Royals pitcher Jonathan Sanchez throws during an unofficial...

The beer is cold. And pitchers and catchers have reported for the Kansas City Royals. They have come to Suprise, Arizona, the aptly named home for the Royals' spring training camp. And as Sports Illustrated wrote yesterday — the success of the hometown...

BACKGROUND Cuthbert: Cuthbert was signed by the Royals in 2009 from Nicaragua, more specifically Big Corn Island off the Atlantic coast. He earned a robust $1,350,000 bonus, despite a lack of top competition as an amateur. His makeup is highly-regarded...

Kansas City Royals 2B Johnny Giavotella is manager Ned Yost's first choice to bat second in the team's lineup, but he'll need to beat out 2B Chris Getz for the position in spring training. "He fits the spot because he has the ability to take pitches, he...

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday, Feb. 19, that he still sees OF Alex Gordon as his leadoff hitter, a spot he filled 89 times last season. "We'll see what develops," Yost said. "I like Gordy leading off. I like somebody with some pop in...

Unfortunately, the big name actors did not play the Royals. However—2012 is the year. This is OUR TIME. If the Royals do something insane and go on to win a World Series in dramatic fashion, we may just get our own movie. Wouldn’t that be something? ...

Cone was traded twice by the Royals and Kansas City received Ed Hearn and Chris Stynes to show for it. Beltran is even worse because he was traded after many great seasons with the Royals, continued to improve and stands as the best player the Royals...

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Jeff Francoeur is back in right field and Alex Gordon had a breakout season in left, and is trying to work out a long-term deal to stay with Kansas City. Hotshot prospect Lorenzo Cain will get the job in center. But pitching remains the biggest...

Hosmer #40 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a portrait during Spring Training Media Day on February 23, 2011 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Copyright Getty Images KANSAS CITY, Mo. The club signed...

Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with first baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Mike Moustakas on contracts for the 2012 season.Hosmer made his big league debut last May 6 and nearly won the AL Rookie of the Year award, finishing third in the...

AZ (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with first baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Mike Moustakas on contracts for the 2012 season. Hosmer made his big league debut last May 6 and nearly won the AL Rookie of the Year...

CITY, Mo. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The Royals now have seven unsigned players on the 40-man roster with zero to three years of service time: right-handed pitchers Louis Coleman, Greg Holland and Vin...