Dawn Klemish

DETROIT -- When the moment finally came on Monday night for Michael Mercado, his fan section was very calm. His mother and his high school pitching coach rose from their seats behind home plate at Comerica Park, took out their phones and recorded each step of Mercado’s leisurely jog in

DETROIT -- The Royals are playing some pretty good baseball right now, and for a number of reasons. Pitching, hitting and defense are firing on all cylinders, making the box score look every bit as good as the record.

DETROIT -- The Royals are playing some pretty good baseball right now, and for a number of reasons. Pitching, hitting and defense are firing on all cylinders, making the box score look every bit as good as the record. Sometimes, though, the mental game is just as important, as Kansas

DETROIT -- Salvador Perez is a legend, both in his native Venezuela and his adopted home of Kansas City. He’s earned nine All-Star nods, five Gold Gloves and four Silver Slugger Awards. His name is as synonymous with the Royals as it is with the catching position. He’s one of

DETROIT -- Sometimes, a loss is just that. There’s no blowup, no glaring error or mistake. There are good days and bad during a 162-game season, and there are also days that are neither. Such was the case on Saturday night at Comerica Park, when the Royals were simply eager

DETROIT -- No one is more optimistic than Jazz Chisholm Jr. these days, and really, maybe no one has more reason to be. The uncertainty surrounding his sprained left elbow -- and the possibility that he might require surgery to repair it -- has shifted remarkably in the past 48 hours.

DETROIT -- When one pitch is all it takes to flip a game on its head, who better to drive home that point than Aaron Judge

DETROIT -- Tim Mayza had been in pinstripes for all of two days before he showed the Yankees just what they were getting. Actually, he hasn’t yet had the chance to see how he looks in white, since New York added him to the roster during the current road trip.

Those are the two words Gunnar Henderson used to describe what the 2024 Orioles will be by the time the postseason rolls around. He's looking forward to it, and so are his teammates.

DETROIT -- Amid a flurry of roster moves on Sunday morning, Heston Kjerstad was added to the active roster in a development that could help the Orioles' offense down the stretch. Right-hander Jacob Webb, who had been dealing with elbow inflammation, also joined the team. Left-hander Cole Irvin and infielder/outfielder