SP matchup:Justin Steele(CHC) vs.Nathan Eovaldi(TEX) -- Steele’s breakout 2023 season earned him his first Opening Day start in 2024. The left-hander was an All-Star last year and finished fifth in NL Cy Young Award voting. Eovaldi, by contrast, is very familiar with Opening Day start...
SP matchup:Pablo López(MIN) vs.Zack Greinke(KC) -- Back with the Royals on a one-year deal, Greinke will make his second straight Opening Day start and the seventh of his career. He’ll face López, whom the Twins acquired from the Marlins over the offseason. See this new face: Ou...
he would have led the majors in steals if he'd played a full season. The Royals like to run, and under first-year first-base coach Mitch Maier, they ran successfully. Which is all prologue to this: Billy Hamilton is now their everyday center fielder. If Hamilton is ever going to brea...
ESPN.comApr 2, 2021, 02:11 AM ETEmailPrintHappy Opening Day! As the2021 MLB seasonofficially began, we tracked the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country.Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and aHyun-Jin Ryuvs.Gerrit Colepitching sh...
Zack Greinke will start Opening Day for the Royals, 12 years after last doing so for KC in 2010 That’s the largest gap between a pitcher’s Opening Day starts for the same team, surpassing Bert Blyleven with the Twins (1976 to 1987) ...
Royals (vs. CLE): Zack Greinke (6th) After more than a decade away, Greinke signed a one-year contract with the club where his career took off and now, he'll make his sixth career Opening Day start and his first in a Royals uniform since 2010. Per Elias Sports Bureau, the 12-year...
KC rallies from shaky start for historic win on Opening Day April 2nd, 2021 Anne Rogers @anne__rogers ; 0:00 0:00 KANSAS CITY -- The Royals spent their offseason bolstering their lineup and making sure there were no glaring holes entering the 2021 season. They spent Opening Day flexing...
No. 1 prospect Witt makes KC's Opening Day roster April 6th, 2022 Anne Rogers@anne__rogers Share 0:00 0:00 PHOENIX -- It’s Bobby Witt Jr.’s time in Kansas City. The No. 1 prospect in baseball is breaking camp with the Royals, and he will make his debut on Opening Day...
(since 1900) with 383 K’s. It began with 12 strikeouts in the Halos’ season opener against the Royals, as Ryan -- making his first career Opening Day start -- tossed a complete game in a one-run win. He’d record a double-digit strikeout total in 23 starts that year, tied ...
Burch Smith, RHP (KC No. 17) -- Smith has struggled with his command this spring (11 walks and 10 earned runs allowed in 12 innings through Friday), but the Royals are in a transition period and Smith's high ceiling should be enough to push him into one of the clubs' last bullpen...