Follow along on your mobile device or desktop for stats and live updates from Star sportswriters and photographers at Saturday's ALCS Game 2. First pitch is 3:07 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. Live Blog Tweets from Royals-Blue Jays, ALCS Game 2 Having climbed out of an 0–2 hole to win their best-of-five Division Series against … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Throughout their historic run through the American League playoffs, the Kansas City Royals have relied on the same basic formula. Get a lead early, then turn things over to the best trio of bullpen arms in baseball history 10, K.C. 7, S.F. 4: The Royals scored four runs in the first … Read more
Dayton Moore sat in the home dugout at Kauffman Stadium early Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before his Kansas City Royals would burst from that same bench onto the field as champions of the American League. David Glass, the Royals' owner, found Over the past couple weeks, “team of destiny” has practically become the official … Read more
When the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles to advance to the World Series on Wednesday, longtime fan Paul Rudd knew just how to celebrate. At his mom's vacated pad, dude! "Party at my mom's, man," Rudd, 45, joked to CNN affiliate KMBC The Royals, who hadn't been to the postseason since 1985, are … Read more
The Kansas City Royals have swept the Baltimore Orioles out of the ALCS and are going to their first World Series since 1985 and the team's third overall since the franchise's 1969 launch. We had no postseason sweeps in 2013. We had two in 2012: The Over the past couple weeks, “team of destiny” has … Read more
The Kansas City Royals are going to the World Series for the first time since 1985. The Royals finished their sweep of the Orioles in the ALCS on Wednesday, setting off a party that Kauffman Stadium hasn't seen in the last 29 Orioles players walk out of the dugout as Kansas City Royals fans celebrate … Read more
Actor Paul Rudd, who grew up in Overland Park, was at game four of the American League Championship Series and was thrilled to see the Royals win. “I can't believe it,” Rudd said with a smile. “This is incredible.” For the youthful Royals, strangers to the postseason for the previous 28 seasons, the thrilling 9-8 … Read more
After clinching a spot in the World Series, how are fans expressing their devotion on Twitter? Here's a compilation of the best tweets. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the fireworks exploded overhead, they converged in a mob near the mound: youth, inexperience, joy and exuberance. The Kansas City Royals bounced together and shouted and danced. … Read more
Actor Paul Rudd, who grew up in Overland Park, was at game four of the American League Championship Series and was thrilled to see the Royals win. “I can't believe it,” Rudd said with a smile. “This is incredible.” The Kansas City Royals are America. They are not America because they reside in the heartland … Read more
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Vargas pitches during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles in Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Oct. 15, 2014. Dave Kaup—EPA They lit cigars as the speakers blared Lorde's anthem “Royals,” a song inspired by a photo of … Read more