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6-year-old from Harrisonville and family remain optimistic despite terminal cancer diagnosis


6-year-old from Harrisonville and family remain optimistic despite terminal cancer diagnosis

HARRISONVILLE, Missouri – Owen Ragsdale greets the world with a smile. Owen, a 6-year-old from Harrisonville with cancer, and his twin brother Rhett spent Tuesday night meeting with Royals players from Salvador Perez to Bobby Witt Jr. and a half-dozen other players and coaches in between. “We’re getting some indications of that,” an astonished Owen […]

Royals’ 5-game winning streak ended with 9-5 loss to the Angels


Royals’ 5-game winning streak ended with 9-5 loss to the Angels

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Tyler Anderson defeated Cole Ragans in a battle of All-Star pitchers, Zach Neto hit a home run to give Los Angeles the lead and the Angels beat Kansas City 9-5 on Tuesday night, ending the Royals’ five-game winning streak. Anthony Rendon, Kevin Pillar and Logan O’Hoppe each scored two runs […]

Parades and steals: Devin Williams makes the first two parades


Parades and steals: Devin Williams makes the first two parades

This week in Saves and Steals, Emmanuel Clase shows why he’s the best closer in baseball with four saves in as many days. In Milwaukee, Devin Williams is off to a great start from the injured list with two saves. In the steals department, Derek Hill is earning regular playing time for the Marlins. And […]

Machine Gun Kelly throws wild first pitch into the stands at Cleveland Guardians game


Machine Gun Kelly throws wild first pitch into the stands at Cleveland Guardians game

Machine Gun Kelly. Jason Miller/Getty Images Machine Gun Kelly can’t rely on a major league career if his music career takes a turn for the worse. The 34-year-old rapper threw out the first pitch at Cleveland’s Progressive Field on Tuesday, August 13, before the Guardians faced the Chicago Cubs in a rematch of the 2016 […]

Twins go into Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead against Royals


Twins go into Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead against Royals

Kansas City Royals (65-54, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (66-52, second in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: Royals: Seth Lugo (13-6, 2.72 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -110, Royals -110; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs CONCLUSION: The Minnesota […]