Scott Chasen

1 month ago | kansas.com | Scott Chasen

The Kansas City Royals have their first chance to win a regular-season series Sunday, and considering the opponent, it’s a fairly big deal. Saturday’s Game 2 between KC (1-1) and Cleveland (1-1) featured some late drama, just like opening day, but the Royals took that one thanks largely to Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. and new closer Carlos Estevez. Did you catch Estevez’s special save celebration by the way? It had the announcers baffled, but The Star’s Pete Grathoff got the backstory.

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Scott Chasen

The Kansas City Royals have their first chance to win a regular-season series Sunday, and considering the opponent, it’s a fairly big deal. Saturday’s Game 2 between KC (1-1) and Cleveland (1-1) featured some late drama, just like opening day, but the Royals took that one thanks largely to Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. and new closer Carlos Estevez. AdvertisementDid you catch Estevez’s special save celebration by the way?

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Scott Chasen

The Kansas City Royals gave one away to open the season. They had a prime opportunity to tie the score - or take the lead - in the eighth, before running themselves into a bizarre double play. They rallied to tie it in the ninth, but Cleveland earned the win in extras. OK. Reset. On to Game 2. The Royals say they aren't overreacting to Game 1 of 162, and they'll have the chance to show that those missteps were more fluke than feature when they return to the field at 3:10 p.m. Saturday.

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Scott Chasen

Are you ready for opening day? The Kansas City Royals will take the field at 3:10 p.m. against the Cleveland Guardians for their first game of 2025. The AL Central test is part of a difficult opening stretch to the season, but manager Matt Quatraro says he's happy with how 2025 will get underway. Royals fans? They're happy ... and excited to have baseball back following last year's run to the ALDS.

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Scott Chasen

Missouri's Caleb Grill shoots during the team's open practice on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Wichita. Grill played at nearby Maize High School. The Wichita Eagle By this point in the season, most everyone knows what Caleb Grill does best. "Of course he can shoot the leather off the ball," says Missouri teammate Jacob Crews. "He can get going quick," adds Drake men's basketball coach Ben McCollum, tasked with engineering a game plan to quiet Missouri's sharpshooting sixth man.