Jackson Stone

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have wanted to see what a full season of Nelson Velázquez would bring to the power department. A week into the year, he’s breaking down the doors. Velázquez clobbered his second homer of the season to kickstart the Royals’ 10-1 victory over the White Sox

KANSAS CITY -- With two strikes and the game on the line, MJ Melendez provided the first late-game boost of the Royals’ young season. After the Royals let two 8th-inning leads slip away in Baltimore, Kansas City earned its payback when Melendez smacked an opposite-field single to drive in the

KANSAS CITY -- For the fifth time this season, the Rangers’ rotation took a big hit. Texas ace Nathan Eovaldi was placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday’s opener against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium with a right groin strain he sustained during Thursday’s 6-0 win over the

The 32-year-old righty was missing his spots, his body didn’t feel as good as it did in his previous starts and his fastball wasn’t getting the vertical drop he wanted. So what did Lorenzen do ahead of the Rangers’ 7-1 loss to the Royals on Friday at Kauffman Stadium? He told catcher Andrew Knizner to set up middle-middle, preparing to attack the heart of the zone against an aggressive Royals squad.

KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers waited all April for the bats of 2023 to return to form, but on the night the offense erupted to life, Texas’ injury-plagued season struck again. The Rangers erupted for seven runs and 10 hits by the fourth inning en route to a 15-4 victory

KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers have the offense to change a game in an instant. It took until Texas was down to its final two outs to show it Sunday, but Jonah Heim wasted no time tying the game when it mattered most. Heim crushed a 351-foot blast off the

KANSAS CITY -- After allowing his second run of the game in the third inning, Jon Gray made manager Bruce Bochy a promise: “That’s it. They’re not scoring anymore.” It was the second straight start Gray entered the dugout unhappy after the early innings, and it was the second straight

KANSAS CITY – The Rangers’ injury bug has made its way to Texas’ No. 1 prospect. Wyatt Langford, who exited Saturday’s win in the fifth inning after pulling up short of first base, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain following Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Royals. Rangers

KANSAS CITY -- Brady Singer has quickly become the grizzled veteran of Kansas City’s rotation.

KANSAS CITY -- Mitch Spence has been asked to do almost everything out of the bullpen in his first season with Oakland. He's had 10-pitch innings and 72-pitch relief outings, and on Friday, he made his first Major League start.