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Eric Hosmer had hardly any time to think about taking off for home and scoring the tying run in the ninth inning Sunday night, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t prepared for the situation. Shortly after the Royals closed out the Mets to …
Eric Hosmer scored the tying run for the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning Sunday night on a heads-up baserunning play that could have just as easily gone down as a boneheaded decision. In fact, Hosmer openly admitted he regretted his decision …
The World Series may have ended on Sunday night, but the outcome of Game 5 will haunt New York Mets manager Terry Collins for a long time. Collins let starter Matt Harvey begin the ninth inning holding a 2-0 lead despite the pitcher having thrown …
The New York Mets had Game 5 of the World Series in their hands, but a bad throw from first baseman Lucas Duda allowed the Kansas City Royals to tie the game and extend the contest into extra innings, where they eventually won 7-2. The Mets sent Matt …
The level of scrutiny faced by managers and coaches is always high. However, it’s magnified even more during the postseason. During Game 4 of the World Series, Mets manager Terry Collins chose to use Tyler Clippard to begin the eighth inning …
FOX play-by-play man Joe Buck says this year’s Royals may be the best team he’s covered since he started doing the World Series. Buck made the remarks on MLB Network’s High Heat on Sunday with the Royals one win away from clinching …
Are the Kansas City Royals planning some retaliation against the New York Mets over Noah Syndergaard going head-hunting in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night? Syndergaard said Thursday before his start that he had some tricks up his sleeve …
Mike Moustakas had a fiery reaction to Noah Syndergaard going head-hunting on the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night. Syndergaard said Thursday that he had some “tricks” planned to combat Kansas City Royals leadoff …
Johnny Cueto had his worst start of the season by far during the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays. In an 11-8 ALCS Game 3 loss, Cueto was charged with eight runs allowed over two-plus innings. It was a disastrous effort. After the game, reports …
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez may have been using pine tar to get a better grip on the baseball during Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night, and New York Mets manager Terry Collins has no problem with that. At one point during Kansas …
Edinson Volquez pitched Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night without knowing his father had passed away. News surfaced before the game that Volquez’s father, Daniel Volquez, died at the age of 63 of heart disease. There were conflicting …
It took 14 innings and over five hours, but the Kansas City Royals finally prevailed over the New York Mets 5-4 to take Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Eric Hosmer came up to the plate with the bases loaded and nobody …
Daniel Murphy went from ordinary New York Mets infielder to playoff hero having a historic postseason. If he is able to keep up the level of production he had in the NLDS and NLCS, he might be able to lead the Mets to the World Series. So what has …
During the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, the Royals held a 3-1 lead over the Blue Jays. Toronto, of course, still had the eighth and ninth innings to tie the game or take the lead and avoid …
The status of Mike Moustakas is something fans will have to keep an eye on for the remainder of the postseason. Moustakas was cleated by Kevin Pillar on a play at third base during Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday and was seen holding his hand …
After a surprise World Series berth in 2014 and now with a 3-1 series lead in the ALCS over the Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals players and fans alike carry themselves with a haughty sense of arrogance these days. Now, the misguided hubris and …
