2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (629+ words) A plan to pay for part of Kansas City’s $600 million contribution to a new Royals ballpark in Crown Center is moving forward. The Tax Increment Financing Commission on Wednesday approved a plan to redirect nearly $382 million in new economic activity…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1795+ words) Kansas City Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney chuckled when approached about the latest trend sweeping Major League Baseball. Sweeney is generally on top of analytical changes. And even he couldn’t truly pinpoint when the league leaned toward the “three-fastball” strategy....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (405+ words) Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. knows what to do with a mistake pitch. And on Wednesday, he made the Arizona Diamondbacks pay. In the fifth inning, D-backs reliever Michael Soroka left a 94.9 mph sinker over the heart of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (461+ words) The Kansas City Royals expect third baseman Maikel Garcia to begin a rehab assignment Thursday night with Triple-A Omaha. Garcia has been sidelined with a left-hamstring strain. He sustained the injury Aug. 20 against the Athletics at Kauffman Stadium. Garcia pulled…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (517+ words) Kansas City Royals starter Michael Wacha continues to set career milestones in his third season with the organization. On Tuesday, Wacha reached a career-high in innings pitched in a season. He now sits at 182 ⅔ innings after tossing six shutout frames…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (716+ words) Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen saw he had a missed call from his manager Tuesday morning. And he immediately reached for his phone. “Am I in trouble?” Jensen pondered. It was a fair question after Jensen infamously overslept earlier…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (789+ words) Kansas City officials are moving forward with a plan to offer $185 million in funding support to expand the KC Current’s riverfront stadium. The women’s professional soccer team plans to expand the stadium from 11,500 seats to 18,000 seats. Under the plan, the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (145+ words) Kansas City Star Generald Wilson is such a well-known national anthem performer in Kansas City that he was featured in one of the renderings of the new Chiefs stadium when they were released in July. But Wilson, a retired Navy…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (324+ words) With Noah Cameron on the mound Monday for the Royals’ game against the Diamondbacks at Kauffman Stadium, bettors had to like seeing the over/under set at 9 runs. Heck, another site had it at 7 1/2 runs and that seemed safe. Cameron,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (709+ words) While arguing that Kansas City will continue to pursue a new Royals ballpark in Crown Center despite an effort to force a public vote on the matter, Mayor Quinton Lucas dipped into the city’s history to make his point. He…...