Gordon added an RBI double in the eighth offJonathon Niese, a ball off the glove of shortstopWilmer Flores.Paulo Orlando, the first Brazil-born player to appear in a World Series, followed with a sacrifice fly againstAddison Reed, and Escobar tripled in a run. That was more than enough a...
Next up, a parade to celebrate the club's second title on Tuesday in Kansas City. With no margin for error, Harvey put the Mets' last hope in his hands and hung on as long as he could. After eight scoreless innings, he pushed to pitch the ninth and finally faltered. ...
The victory rally at the base of the National World War I Memorial will begin when the parade arrives, and thousands of fans lining the parade route are expected to converge there. “It’s a dream come true, not just for the players, but the staff, for the front office, for most impo...
Then, the parade out of the Royals' dugout began. First, outfielder Jarrod Dyson came out with the 2015 World Series trophy raised high above his head. Then, manager Mike Matheny presented Gordon with his 2020 Gold Glove Award. First-base coach Rusty Kuntz presented Gordon with his 2020 ...
KANSAS CITY -- When Will Smith was traded from Kansas City to Milwaukee on Dec. 5, 2013, he watched the Royals go to the World Series the next season, then win it all in 2015. He watched the parade from his home in Georgia. When Smith left Milwaukee for
Since their World Series win over the Mets, though, they’ve nosedived straight back into tanksville. A pair of .500 seasons followed their victory parade, and they won a combined 117 games over the last two seasons. They’re starting to run up against an issue that most championship tea...
They won 86 games the following year and finally broke through in 2014, advancing all the way to the World Series. Their championship season in 2015 was celebrated by an estimated 800,000 people who turned out in downtown Kansas City for a parade, a surreal sight for those who had ...
The Royals (65-54) control the third spot, with a two-game cushion above the cut in their refreshing push to return to the playoffs for the first time since they won the 2015 World Series. After Austin Martin started the onslaught with an RBI single, Castro hit his ninth homer to set...
The PECOTA projections came out today, signaling the beginning of baseball season for most of America (not in Kansas City, though, we still have a parade to attend). The Royals, unsurprisingly, have some of the worst projections in Major League Baseball. The 62-win (100-loss…) projection...
Here's hoping Salvy, Bobby, and the Royals dispatch the Orioles quickly, so maybe there's some more October baseball in my future—Yaknow, night games that I can pop on the TV and watch. And perhaps a parade in our future. That would be beautiful....