Playoff Pinch Hits: Royals Will Be Fan Favorites In WS
Baseball fans outside of San Francisco will be rooting for the Royals.
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Baseball fans outside of San Francisco will be rooting for the Royals.
The Royals reached their first World Series since 1985 with eight straight playoff wins.
While many people know about the Giants, they are no rookie when it comes to the World Series having won two in the last four years, little is known about the Kansas City Royals. Here are five fun facts about America's newest favorite team.
The Royals are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1985.
There was so much going with this overnight caller.
Boosted by more sparkling defense, a dominant bullpen and another dose of small ball, suddenly the wild-card Royals are one win from the World Series.
The Royals lead the Orioles 2-0. The Cardinals and Giants are tied at one game. What's the chance of each possible World Series matchup?
The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
The Royals have the smallest payroll of the remaining MLB playoff teams.
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals are both in the ALCS, with unlikely sweeps in their respective ALDS matchups.
Almost an hour had passed, and the postgame party had moved from the field to the Kansas City clubhouse, where victory champagne was once again flowing. Yet as sheets of rain fell at Kauffman Stadium, thousands of celebrating Royals fans refused to leave. They had waited 29 years to soak in moments like these.
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Eric Hosmer got his souvenir home run ball back while he stood on the field for a postgame interview, Angel Stadium's silence broken only by a small band of blue-clad fans chanting "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!"
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
The Kansas City Royals went a few more extra innings, withstood a few more scares and figured out another dramatic way to win a playoff game.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
It had been 29 years since the Kansas City Royals had last been to the postseason — nearly three decades spent mostly in baseball's backwater, a small-market organization on a shoe-string budget trying in vain to compete with the big boys. On Tuesday night, they returned to the game's grand stage in dramatic fashion.
The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics are both small-market teams with big MLB Playoff aspirations.
Kansas City's chance for the AL Central title was erased by Detroit's victory on Sunday, and the Royals went on to a 6-4 comeback win over Chicago in the final game for retiring White Sox captain Paul Konerko.
Paul Konerko only has a few at-bats left in his career.
The Royals clinched a playoff spot for the first time in 29 years.
Jeremy Guthrie opposes Hector Noesi tonight at U.S. Cellular Field.
Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs to lead Kansas City to a win.
James Shields opposes Jose Quintana tonight at U.S. Cellular Field.
Paul Konerko will play his final series this weekend.
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The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatantly antisemitic nickname."
Over 38,000 gallons of distilled water were recalled in six states, including Illinois.
Hundreds of protesters are gathered near the Broadview ICE processing facility on Saturday.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
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The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatant antisemitic nickname."
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
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Protesters are gathering near the Broadview ICE processing facility on Saturday.
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The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatantly antisemitic nickname."
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