https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/?d=1News: Kansas City Royals Historyenhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/one-shot-at-glory-the-royals-one-time-all-stars-part-1-r4394/With All-Star voting underway, I thought it would be interesting to look at the Royals’ one-time All-Stars. After all, you already know about George Brett and Salvador Perez. There are some surprising names on this list, as well as some relatively obscure players. To start with, let’s examine th...4394Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:32:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/132-the-tragic-tale-of-gil-meche-r4382/Everyone knows the tragic tale of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun just to fall down and meet a grisly fate. The Royals have seen a story like that happen in real life with Gil Meche, a pitcher whose stubbornness to get a complete game eventually cost him down the road. But the stor...4382Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:16:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/jose-offerman-the-best-hitter-in-royals-history-r4319/Trivia question: Who has the highest batting average in Royals history (minimum of 1,500 plate appearances)? That’s easy, right? George Brett. Or if you suspect a trick question, you might go with someone who was famous for their hitting, like Mike Sweeney, Billy Butler, or Hal McRae. But it’s n...4319Thu, 21 May 2026 11:50:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/jim-eisenreich-overcame-tourette-syndrome-to-post-a-15-year-mlb-career-r4256/You are 23 years old. You are living your childhood dream, playing for the major league team in your home state, roughly an hour from your hometown. You made the Opening Day roster, even, going from Single-A ball to the majors in one offseason. And then, your body betrays you. Not exactly a phys...4256Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:58:04 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/the-top-5-royals-home-openers-of-this-century-r4213/Growing up, my brother and I got called out of school each year for the Royals’ first home game. It was the coolest feeling to leave class and head to the K with our dad. Even as a little Royals fan, I always appreciated the pomp and circumstance associated with Opening Day: the bunting hanging...4213Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/revisiting-the-first-royals-opening-day-on-the-road-55-years-later-r4196/The Kansas City Royals, a team striving to rebound from the disappointment of missing the playoffs last year after a stunning return to postseason play in 2024, open their 2026 campaign against the Braves in Atlanta Friday night. Featuring as it will the two clubs’ respective aces — Cole Ragans...4196Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:59:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/commemorating-a-royals-run-for-the-ages-r4107/It’s a shame that physical tickets don’t exist anymore. Their branded designs and omnipresence made them easy mementos. When I was a kid, my dad had a 20-game Royals season ticket package, and all of our tickets and parking passes came in a bound book. Dad would tear off each game’s necessities,...4107Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:10:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/the-next-ichiro-how-nori-aoki-became-a-royals-fan-favorite-r4100/With the World Baseball Classic coming up, it’s nice to look back on how far the tournament has come since its inception in 2006. If you look at the rosters from that year’s tournament, there are several players who were or would end up playing for the Royals. Guys like Matt Stairs, Bruce Chen,...4100Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:52:11 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/buck-martinez-an-original-royal-r4094/With his recent retirement from broadcasting, it seems like a good time to look back at the career of Buck Martinez. Martinez will likely be remembered as a Blue Jay by most baseball fans due to his long association with the franchise. He played for Toronto from 1981-1986, then worked as a...4094Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:10:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/sabes-salvy-world-series-mvps-r4062/It was up high and unboxed, on top of a glass display case at the antique mall. It’s not much of an antique, considering it was an exclusive season ticket member bobblehead in 2019. Curious and familiar, I went over expecting to see at least $50 on the price tag. I knew these had sold online for...4062Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:55:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/the-story-of-paulo-%E2%80%9Ctriplo%E2%80%9D-orlando-r4051/Baseball truly is a global game, with 265 players from outside the United States at the start of last season. However, the country of Brazil has only produced eight big league players, with lackluster degrees of success. The most successful of the bunch is former All-Star catcher Yan Gomes, who...4051Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:51:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-history/heart-over-height-the-tim-collins-story-r4025/Becoming a professional pitcher is very difficult. Not only do you have to work ridiculously hard to even have a chance at the bigs, but you also must go through at least five or six different levels of professional baseball to have a shot at a major league roster. That’s why only 10% of drafted...4025Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:14:02 +0000