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Shortstops to record 2+ home runs, 6+ RBI and 1+ stolen base since 1920:
@BwittJr
tonight
Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, June 28, 1991
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., Sept. 2, 1985
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This afternoon,
@ColeRagans
takes the hill on the eve of the 1-year anniversary of the trade that brought him to the
@Royals
.
In 29 starts with the
#Royals
, he's earned 10 wins with a 2.86 ERA & 209 strikeouts, the most in club history through 29 games.
Ace.
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Last night's Spanish call of
@SalvadorPerez15
's 40th home run was absolutely electric.
@losreales
@Royals
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Post-HR Derby slashes:
@BwittJr
: .800/.824/.1.467/2.290
T. Hernández: .412/.412/.824/1.236
J. Ramírez: .313/.313/.375/.688
A. Bohm: .313/.389/.313/.701
P. Alonso: .267/.389/.333/.722
G. Henderson: .385/.467/.462/.928
A. García: .067/.125/.067/.192
M. Ozuna: .500/.563/.929/1.491
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"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
@Mariners
outfielder
@bradenbishop7
stopped for every fan that asked, including this special fan who simply couldn't wait to meet him.
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Tonight marks
@Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
200th career game...so far, he has 196 hits, 99 RBI & 44 stolen bases...he's just the 6th player to accrue those numbers through 200 games in the Live Ball Era (1920-c), and the 1st since Mike Trout (2011-13).
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Zack Greinke takes the mound for the deciding game of our series vs. the Tigers.
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.
@SalvadorPerez15
has tied Frank White for the most grand slams in
@Royals
history!
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Salvador Perez follows a home run in his previous at bat with a grand slam. 457 feet. The sixth of his career. Six RBI tonight. Royals up 9-4
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Tomorrow,
#Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
turns 24. He has 61 career HR and 98 SB.
The only other players in
@baseball_ref
database to reach those numbers prior to turning 24:
Mike Trout (LAA, 2011-15)
Álex Rodríguez (SEA, 1994-99)
César Cedeño (HOU, 1970-74)
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Another Zack Greinke note, for those who celebrate: per
@baseball_ref
, he has struck out 993 individual human beings...should he retire 7 new batters, he would be the 5th player in
@MLB
history to strike out 1,000 unique people, joining a star-studded list. (h/t
@kennyjackelen
).
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Some end-of-year
#Royals
infield defense notes:
@mmass19Bears
: .993 fielding percentage, led AL second basemen.
@BwittJr
: 14 Outs Above Average & 11 Runs Prevented, led AL shortstops.
@maikeljose06
: 13 Outs Above Average & 10 Runs Prevented, led AL third baseman.
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Pointed out by the invaluable
@kreeves53
:
April 7, 2022:
@BwittJr
1st Major League hit is a tie-breaking, game-winning RBI hit.
Oct. 1, 2024:
@BwittJr
1st Postseason hit is a tie-breaking, game-winning RBI hit.
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#Royals
first-time All-Star Seth Lugo registered his 1st career complete game today.
He scattered just 3 singles & 0 walks, becoming the 7th
@Royals
pitcher (12th occurrence) to throw a CG with 0 walks, 3-or-less hits and 0 XBH.
The 1st Royal since 1992.
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.
#Royals
reliever
@KrisBubic
has been untouchable since his return a month ago from Tommy John Surgery that cost him 447 days.
9 games (8 with 0 ER), 14 strikeouts (31.8 K%) to just 3 walks (2 IBB).
He has induced 27 batted balls... 0 barrels.
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With this homer, the
#Royals
have recorded at least 1 extra-base hit in all 52 games this year. They are the only club to do that in 2024, and 52 consecutive games with 1+ XBH to start the season is a new club record, surpassing the 1978 Royals (51 G to start season).
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Historic RBI for
@SalvadorPerez15
here...it was the 884th of his career, 2 shy of Frank White (886) for 4th in
@Royals
history.
This RBI was also the 200th of his career that gave his team the lead! Only
@GeorgeHBrett
(444!) had more go-ahead RBI.
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Two players remain on
@MLB
rosters from the 2003 All-Star Futures Game:
@ErvinSantana_54
and Zack Greinke, who are both in Kansas City today.
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Today is
@KLew_5
's 20th MLB game. This is his 8th career home run. According to
@baseball_ref
, he is just 1 of 13 players since 1920 to hit at least 8 home runs in his first 20 games.
@Mariners
@MsPlayerDev
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.
@Royals
reliever Will Smith with another scoreless frame here today. Smith has registered 9 consecutive scoreless outings, covering 7.2 innings, during which he’s retired 22 of 25 batters.
He hasn't allowed a run in exactly a month.
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.
#Royals
reliever
@KrisBubic
has issued 3 walks in 22.1 innings this year, but 2 of those were intentional...his ONLY unintentional walk came back on JULY 20. Since then, he has faced 76 consecutive batters and has not issued an unintentional free pass.
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With their victory yesterday, the
@Royals
moved to 17-10. They have already matched their best March/April win total (2003, 17-7) and their best April win total (2003, 16-7 & 1989, 16-8).
With 4 April games remaining, 1 win would set club records for both.
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#Royals
starter Seth Lugo has posted a 1.72 ERA through 12 starts, the lowest by any
@Royals
player to start a stint with the club, and 2nd only to Zack Greinke's 2009 season (1.55) for any season in club history through 12 starts.
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#Royals
outfielder Hunter Renfroe went 0-for-4 on May 11 at Angel Stadium, dropping his batting average down to a season-low .140 with a .466 OPS.
Since then, he is slashing .295/.379/.517 (.896 OPS) with 25 RBI, 22 runs scored and 19 extra-base hits.
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.
@Royals
reliever James McArthur, June 28, 2023:
1.0 IP, 7 R, 6 H (1 HR), 1 BB , 0 K
McArthur, June 29, 2023-April 24, 2024:
28 G (22 scoreless), 35.0 IP, 9 ER (2.31 ERA), 3 BB, 37 K (12.3 K/BB), 10 saves, 11-for-12 inherited runners stranded.
Gross.
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#Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
is on pace for:
🔷 207 hits
🔷 84 extra-base hits
🔷 135 runs
🔷 45 stolen bases
Those totals have been matched just once in the history of
@MLB
, per
@baseball_ref
, by Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy in 1894, while playing for the Boston Beaneaters.
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#Royals
Captain
@SalvadorPerez15
is nearing catching history as he has 9,993.0 innings caught, 7.0 shy of becoming the only
@Royals
catcher EVER to eclipse 10,000.0. He'll join Ramón Hernández (11,867.2) as the only
@MLBVenezuela
with 10,000+ caught.
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"When it's grim, be the grim reaper."
Since joining the
@Royals
,
@ColeRagans
has made 22 starts that immediately followed a loss. In them, he has gone 8-5 with a 2.36 ERA (35 ER in 133.1 IP) and 169 strikeouts, logging 15 quality starts (68.2%).
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6.0 shutout innings from Ace
@ColeRagans
tonight. In 15 starts following a Royals loss this season, Ragans has 10 quality starts, a 2.38 ERA (24 ER in 90.2 IP) and 111 strikeouts.
None bigger than tonight.
Grim Reaper.
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@Royals
"When it's grim, be the grim reaper."
Since joining the
@Royals
,
@ColeRagans
has made 22 starts that immediately followed a loss. In them, he has gone 8-5 with a 2.36 ERA (35 ER in 133.1 IP) and 169 strikeouts, logging 15 quality starts (68.2%).
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@BwittJr
thru 129 G, 2024:
.346/.395/.606 (1.001 OPS), 110 R, 178 H, 37 2B, 11 3B, 25 HR, 92 RBI, 26 SB, .972 FLD% @ SS
@JimmyRollins11
thru 129 G, 2007:
.286/.338/.514 (.852 OPS), 110 R, 161 H, 32 2B, 15 3B, 22 HR, 72 RBI, 25 SB, .984 FLD% @ SS
J-Roll won MVP.
#MVBob
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This call from
@JakeEisenberg_
was really, really cool, if you know the background.
Check out the call from the late, great Joe Garagiola Sr. from Game 3 of the 1980 World Series, when
@GeorgeHBrett
took Dick Ruthven deep in the 1st inning.
Then listen to Jake's call.
I guess those wiffle ball swings paid off. Salvy sends one DEEP!
📺: Bally Sports | 📱: Bally Sports app
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The
#Royals
have not one, but TWO legitimate AL Cy Young candidates in 2024, in All-Stars Seth Lugo and
@ColeRagans
.
They will both oppose the New York Yankees tonight and tomorrow in the Bronx.
Detailed information on each case below.
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#Royals
ace
@ColeRagans
enters tonight with 187 strikeouts in 2024. With his next, he will match the
@Royals
record for strikeouts in a single season by a left hander: Danny Duffy (188 in '16). He is 13 shy of becoming the first southpaw in club history to record a 200-K season.
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The
#Royals
bullpen put on a clinic today:
💙 2 wins
💙 9.1 innings
💙 1 run
💙 6 hits
💙 6 strikeouts
💙 2 saves
Punctuated by
@Daniel_Lynch25
, who earned his 1st Major League save to cap off the finale with 3.0 scoreless frames in his return to The Show.
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And now official.
@Colin_Selby40
is the 1,000th
@Royals
player in history.
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#Royals
Should
@Colin_Selby40
appear, he will become the 1,000th player in
@Royals
history to play in at least 1 regular season game, making Kansas City the 23rd franchise to eclipse 1,000 players.
Wally Bunker (left) is credited as the first
#Royals
player ever.
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Pasquantino just hit a homer to the Chop House in right field. He faced
#Royals
reliever Steven Cruz that at-bat.
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Via
@EliasSports
, this marks just the third game in franchise history in which the
@Royals
have fielded a starting lineup of 10 players who were all “homegrown,” following last Friday night’s game at Yankee Stadium and Sept. 19, 1990 at Minnesota.
#TogetherRoyal
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26 whiffs is the 2nd-most whiffs ever recorded by a
#Royals
pitcher in a game (since 2008), only behind the 35 done by Danny Duffy in his legendary 16-strikeout game at Tampa Bay, Aug. 1, 2016.
Cole Ragans tonight: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K. 108 pitches, 68 strikes. Career high 26 whiffs (on 53 swings... 49%).
In eight starts since May 17, Ragans owns 1.84 ERA.
#Royals
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With the completion of the 5th inning in today's
#Royals
game certifying it as official, Captain
@SalvadorPerez15
has matched Amos Otis for the 6th-most regular season games in the history of Kauffman Stadium.
Next on the list: Alex Gordon, who he can catch as soon as 2025.
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Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario also become the second pair of
@Twins
to record 20 home runs before the All-Star Break, joining Harmon Killebrew (today would be his 83rd birthday) and Bob Allison in 1964.
#MNTwins
#BombaSquad
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MLB ERA leaders since May 9, min. 10 starts:
1. All-Star Garrett Crochet-1.78
2. All-Star Paul Skenes-1.93
3. All-Star Corbin Burnes-2.10
4. MICHAEL WACHA-2.30
5. All-Star Reynaldo López-2.44
Wacha take the ball tonight in the
#Royals
rubber match vs. AZ.
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.
#Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
enters play with 99 hits, the most in the American League. With 1 hit tonight, he'd be the 5th Royal to be the first AL player to 100 hits in a season, joining:
Lou Piniella - 1972
@GeorgeHBrett
- 1976, '79
Willie Wilson - 1980
Whit Merrifield - 2019
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.
@BwittJr
is just the 8th player to record back-to-back 30 HR/30 SB seasons, joining:
Ryan Braun: 2011-12
Alfonso Soriano: 2005-06 and 2002-03
Vladimir Guerrero Sr.: 2001-02
Barry Bonds: 1995-97 (3 consecutive seasons)
Ron Gant: 1990-91
Bobby Bonds: 1977-98
Willie Mays: 1956-57
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With
@Twins
Miguel Sanó’s home run registering at 452 feet per
@statcast
, the Twins now have 10 home runs of at least 450 feet this season, Sanó owns three of them....only the Colorado Rockies (13) have more.
#MNTwins
@SanoMiguel
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#Royals
Captain
@SalvadorPerez15
enters tonight with 1,482 hits, 18 shy of becoming the 18th
@MLBVenezuela
born player in history to reach 1,500.
Before that, though, he must pass long-time teammate and friend,
@alcidesescobar2
(1,486), on the all-time list.
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Over the last 48 hours, the
#Royals
bullpen has put together…
🔷 3 wins
🔷 16.2 innings
🔷 2 runs allowed
🔷 1.08 ERA
🔷 8 hits
🔷 13 strikeouts
🔷 2 saves
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The
#Royals
bullpen put on a clinic today:
💙 2 wins
💙 9.1 innings
💙 1 run
💙 6 hits
💙 6 strikeouts
💙 2 saves
Punctuated by
@Daniel_Lynch25
, who earned his 1st Major League save to cap off the finale with 3.0 scoreless frames in his return to The Show.
#WelcomeToTheCity
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No. 13 for No. 13...
@SalvadorPerez15
has hit 13+ home runs in each of his last 10 full seasons, excluding 2020 and 2019 (injury).
His 10 seasons with at least 13 home runs ties Alex Gordon for the 2nd-most such seasons in
#Royals
history, behind only George Brett (12).
#TBAPSB
So is Salvador Perez.
Home run No. 13 for No. 13 is a monster shot, a no-doubter traveling 447 feet in the second inning.
Hunter Renfroe follows with a homer of his own, his eighth of the season.
#Royals
take a 2-1 lead.
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.
@Royals
team photographer extraordinaire
@JasonHannaphoto
won't promote his excellence, so I will.
Jason +
@ColeRagans
are a lethal combination, especially on a gorgeous day at The K.
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#Royals
.
#AmpedCam
,
@ColeRagans
edition. Another quality start, 6.0 innings of 1-run ball with 6 punchies. None bigger than the one to Jake Cronenworth to end the 6th.
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.
#Royals
record alert:
@AustinJCox8
has established a new
@Royals
franchise record for batters faced before allowing a hit to begin a career at 25-and-counting. He is 1 of just 4 pitchers to accomplish this feat in the last 8 seasons. (h/t
@EliasSports
).
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Tonight,
@MartinPerez33D
earned his 10th win of the season, joining Jake Odorizzi (14), Kyle Gibson (13), José Berríos (11) & Michael Pineda (11) with 10+ wins...last time the
#MNTwins
had five-or-more 10-game winners? 2010: Baker, Blackburn, Duensing, Liriano, Pavano & Slowey.
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Freddy Fermin caught 14 of 35 attempted base stealers (40.0%), the highest rate among all Major League catchers, more than 10.0% higher than the next American League catcher (Toronto’s Alejandro Kirk, 29.4%).
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#kcRoyals
The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Finalists - AL Catcher - Freddy Fermin, Cal Raleigh, Jake Rogers
#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards
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Amped cam, featuring
@johnnyschreiber
. Electric.
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.
@BwittJr
recorded a career-high Fielding Run Value (12) and Outs Above Average (16), which paced American League shortstops.
His 17.6
@fangraphs
Defensive Runs Above Average finished more than a full point higher than the next AL shortstop (Anthony Volpe, 16.2).
#kcRoyals
The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Finalists - AL Shortstop - Bobby Witt Jr., Anthony Volpe, Brayan Rocchio
#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards
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CJ Alexander is making his MLB debut tonight for the
#Royals
. His brother
@BAlexander52
debuted for the
@Dbacks
Opening Day.
Other bro's to debut in same year since 2000:
Trevor/Tylor Megill ('21)
Scott/Tyler Heineman ('19)
A.J./Joe Jiménez ('17)
Jhonatan/Donovan Solano ('12)
Here's how we're taking the field behind Cole Ragans tonight as we open a 10-game homestand with a series vs. the Marlins.
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.
@Jorge_Polanco1
got the
@Twins
on the board first with a solo home run in the first inning. He became the fourth Twins shortstop to ever hit a home run in the postseason, first since Cristian Guzmán hit one in Game Two of the 2002 ALDS vs. Oakland. It's officially
#BombaSZN
.
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Tonight,
@Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
became the 12th player 21-years-old or younger in the
@baseball_ref
database (since 1901) to record at least 1 triple, 1 home run and 1 stolen base in a single game.
He joined this list:
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An absolutely incredible nugget dropped postgame by Nelson: he found out recently that his mother was cousins with Roberto Clemente. Nelson homered wearing No. 21 and played right field tonight, making his first cousin once removed very proud.
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@MLBPuertoRico
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Tonight is also
#Royals
@VPasquantino
162nd career game!
He has 76 walks to only 77 strikeouts to go with 23 home runs through 161 games.
The last two players to have 76+ BB, 77-or-less K's, and 23+ HR through 162 career games?
1953 AL MVP Al Rosen
Hall of Famer Ted Williams
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Some umpire history for you tonight at The K:
Behind home plate will be long-time umpire, Bill Miller. Bill was the HP umpire in
@SalvadorPerez15
MLB debut, & the HP umpire for the 2014 Wild Card Game. Tonight will be the 20th game with Bill behind Salvy, 19th regular season.
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Also, the 3rd-longest home run by ANY PLAYER in 2024, behind:
Aaron Judge (473 feet, May 9)
Mike Trout (473 feet, April 1)
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#WelcomeToTheCity
BOBBY WITT JR.
468 FT
THE LONGEST HR OF HIS CAREER BY 25 FEET
and the 3rd-longest by a Royals player under Statcast (2015), behind only:
7/1/17 Brandon Moss: 474 ft
8/25/15 Kendrys Morales: 469 ft
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.
#Royals
All-Star
@BwittJr
games with...
2+ hits: 54
3+ hits: 20
4+ hits: 2
-
2+ strikeouts: 17
3+ strikeouts: 2
4+ strikeouts: 0
He has more games with 3+ hits than he does 2+ strikeouts.
Only he and
@27vladdyjr
have 15+ 3-hit games and fewer multi-K games in 2024.
#MVBob
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.
#Royals
starter
@MichaelWacha
looks to become the 20th active pitcher to reach 100 career wins with one today.
He has logged three consecutive seasons of 10+ wins with a 3.50 ERA or lower since 2022...only 3 other pitchers can say that:
Corbin Burnes
Framber Valdez
Logan Webb
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Freddy Fermin ranks 5th in
@MLB
with a 2.99 Catchers ERA and is riding a career-high-tying 6-game hitting streak.
#WelcomeToTheCity
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Seasons by
#Royals
with 10+ home runs:
@GeorgeHBrett
: 15
@SalvadorPerez15
: 12
Amos Otis: 11
Alex Gordon: 10
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Tonight was the seventh multi-home run game of the season for
@ncboomstick23
, passing Harmon Killebrew (1964) for the most multi-HR games by one player in a single season in Senators/
@Twins
history.
#MNTwins
#BombaSquad
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17 of
@Amir_Garrett
's last 21 appearances have been scoreless, and opponents have hit .148 (8-for-54) with 15 strikeouts in that span. You can absolutely Count on AG.
#TogetherRoyal
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@Royals
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@JasonHannaphoto
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For the first time in history, the
@Royals
will have a woman as a part of the on-field Major League staff. Congrats,
@Mlambert7
! So excited to see you grow this amazing culture.
@anne__rogers
with the great work, as always.
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On May 14, 2019,
#NickyLopez
made his
@Royals
debut vs. Texas and recorded his 1st hit, an RBI single in the 7th.
Tonight, he plays in his 500th career game with Kansas City, becoming just the 51st player to reach that threshold in Royal Blue.
#WelcomeToTheCity
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#Royals
Here's how we're taking the field behind Austin Cox tonight against the Guardians.
#WelcomeToTheCity
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Should
@Colin_Selby40
appear, he will become the 1,000th player in
@Royals
history to play in at least 1 regular season game, making Kansas City the 23rd franchise to eclipse 1,000 players.
Wally Bunker (left) is credited as the first
#Royals
player ever.
#WelcomeToTheCity
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Also in attendance was
@Bwitt36
, who pitched in Wrigley Field just once in his 16-year career. The date? Aug. 18, 1998: 25 years ago to the day. Scoreless inning, struck out Sammy Sosa to finish it.
Baseball.
As he was rounding third after his homer, Bobby Witt Jr. says he spotted his sister Nikki, who often took him to Wrigley Field as a kid while her husband, James Russell, was pitching for the Cubs: "That was a pretty special moment."
#Royals
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Last night,
@Royals
starter
@ColeRagans
induced 7 whiffs on his changeup, bringing his season total to 61. No pitcher in
@MLB
has accrued more swing-and-miss on that pitch.
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#Royals
speedster Dairon Blanco pinch ran in the 7th inning tonight and immediately stole 2nd base.
Since 2023, his 22 runs and 21 stolen bases as a pinch runner lead the Majors, and are both 13 and 14 ahead of the next-closest players, respectively.
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Since
@ColeRagans
joined the
@Royals
, he has 118 K's thru 16 starts...since 1961, only SIX left handers have 118+ K's thru their 1st 16 GS w/ a club:
Catch Cole and the
#Royals
tonight at The K as he squares off against 2021 NL Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes.
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I’m tremendously humbled to announce that I have accepted a full-time position with the
@Mariners
as a Baseball Information Coordinator. I look forward to the journey that awaits, and appreciate every one who helped make it possible.
#TrueToTheBlue
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What a uniquely productive day for
#Royals
center fielder
@kyleisbel_5
:
🔷Double
🔷Sacrifice Bunt
🔷Sacrifice Fly
🔷3 RBI
Only the 2nd
@Royals
player to do all of that in a game, the other being Angel Berroa on Aug. 4, 2003 at the White Sox.
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2022 was a historic season for
@Royals
shortstop
@BwittJr
, who, among many other feats, became the fifth rookie in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to record a 20-homer, 30-steal season. More info on his incredible rookie campaign can be found below.
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For those unaware, tonight marks the
@MLB
TV debut as a play-by-play broadcaster for the uber-talented, astonishingly dashing, super-kind and genuinely wonderful
@JakeEisenberg_
, who grinded through 5 minor league seasons for this opportunity. So proud of you!
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Hanging with
@RexHudler1
,
@goldbergkc
,
@DHoltzy
, & the rest of our outstanding
@BallySportsKC
crew this weekend!
Hope you’ll join us for the series opener between the
@Royals
&
@Athletics
.
First Pitch ➡️ 7:10p CT
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The
@Royals
2021 third round pick
@12_carterjensen
, out of Park Hill High School, smacked a walk-off, three-run home run in his professional debut for the ACL Royals Gold tonight.
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In September,
@Royals
reliever James McArthur went 3-for-3 in saves after spinning 14.1 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts while scattering just 4 hits and zero walks.
He was the only pitcher in
@MLB
to pitch at least 14.0 innings without allowing a run.
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Players in 2024 with multiple home runs in a game that traveled at least 425 feet:
@BwittJr
tonight (2)
Yordan Alvarez on April 27 (2)
Travis d'Arnaud on April 19 (3!)
The only other
#Royals
to do so since 2015:
@SalvadorPerez15
on Sept. 23, 2020
Jorge Soler (twice)
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pitchers with 6.0+ shutout innings, 12 strikeouts and no more than 1 hit allowed in a game:
@ColeRagans
today
Danny Duffy, Aug. 1, 2016 (8.0 IP, 16 K, 1 H)
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The
#Royals
have won 7 games in-a-row, again… this marks their 2nd 7-game win streak of the year (also: April 4-11).
The last season they had multiple 7-game win streaks? 2014.
The last time they had multiple BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK? 1978.
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Can't hear it here, but
@JakeEisenberg_
called his shot, on
@610SportsKC
:
"Anecdotally, it feels like Kyle Isbel has been good in these types of spots...runner in scoring position, 2 outs, even left-on-left...he's punched a basehit the other way a couple times."
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Introducing
@redsauers
, the
@Royals
Rule 5 Draft selection this past offseason. When Sauer pitches in a game, he’ll be the first Rule 5 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 to appear in a game for the Royals since Nate Adcock in 2011.
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Going out with a bang, today marks my final day as a
@Twins
intern. Thank you to everyone who helped make my last internship truly memorable. I’ll never forget what it meant to be a part of the
#BombaSquad
.
Less than two weeks from now, I begin my journey with the
@Mariners
!
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With his first inning, two-run home run,
@Twins
designated hitter
@ncboomstick23
tied Rocky Colavito (374) for 78th all-time on MLB’s home run list.
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@BwittJr
led off the 6th inning with this triple and ran a home-to-3rd time of 11.09 seconds, the 2nd fastest time in
@MLB
this season, behind only Corbin Carroll (10.91 on 4/25).
His 4 triples tie Brandon Marsh for the Majors lead.
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