Jeffrey Flanagan
@FlannyMLB
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Former beat writer covering the Royals for https://t.co/KWSHcWzd51. Pondering what is next. Author of Martyball!, Shame of Me, Sea of Red, and Lau’s Laws on Hitting.
Kansas City, Missouri
Joined November 2009
So, what am I doing in retirement? Coaching youth baseball! Tryouts for our spring teams are coming up Nov. 16, so if you have sons, grandsons or nephews interested, info is below. It’ll be fun!
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So, what am I doing in retirement? Coaching youth baseball! Tryouts for our spring teams are coming up Nov. 16, so if you have sons, grandsons or nephews interested, info is below. It’ll be fun!
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Congrats to Denny Matthews, who will be getting married for the first time!
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Growing up in Kansas, Amy Baker first knew Bloomington-Normal native Denny Matthews as the soothing voice of her beloved baseball team. On Nov. 15, they will be married at the home of the Royals,...
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Sending our congratulations to World Series Champion Mike Jirschele, and wishing him the best in retirement! We'll miss you, Jirsch!
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Congratulations to Vinnie Pasquantino, the recipient of the 2025 Mike Swanson Good Guy Award! The award is voted on by the KC BBWAA and presented to the player who best exemplifies a cooperative spirit with the beat writers who cover the team.
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Congratulations to Vinnie Pasquantino for taking home the KC BBWAA award. I think Vinnie is just happy that reigning Good Guy Michael Massey didn't win for the third straight year. And I get it. It's a prestigious award!
Congratulations to Vinnie Pasquantino, the recipient of the 2025 Mike Swanson Good Guy Award! The award is voted on by the KC BBWAA and presented to the player who best exemplifies a cooperative spirit with the beat writers who cover the team.
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Bobby Witt Jr.'s combination of power and speed isn't just elite - it's unprecedented! (h/t @SlangsOnSports)
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Robin Yount, as he so often does, stole the show. He described knowing Bob Uecker from 1974 until the day he passed, and how Ueck never changed one bit. "Right to the end," Yount said, "he told me he wasn't afraid of dying. He just didn't want to be there when it happened."
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Robin Yount, Ted Simmons, Bud Selig, Christian Yelich -- even George Brett -- will all be part of today's Uecker pregame ceremony with Bob Costas and Brian Anderson.
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"I was constantly digging the hole deeper. I just got tired of digging. Something has to change." We're proud to help share Lucas Erceg's story of growth and his journey to sobriety.
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Last year, Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg received a letter asking him to speak at a prison. Earlier this year, on an off-day, he drove 90 miles and did it. Free at ESPN, the story of that day and how five years of sobriety helped get him there:
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The Royals reliever has dealt with his issues with alcoholism. Here's how he is sharing his story.
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Baseball writer Scott Miller, whose love of Tigers led to career, dies at 62
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Scott Miller, an alum of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Hillsdale College, spent more than three decades covering MLB and wrote two books.
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Noah Cameron is the first pitcher in at least the last 125 seasons to go 5+ innings and allow 1 or 0 runs in at least 6 of his first 7 career games
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#Royals held a players only meeting following today’s loss. Bobby Witt Jr.: “We have to figure something out. We have to change something. So the time was now.”
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This guy is the best Florida Gator pitcher KC has ever drafted bar none
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The Kansas City Royals are calling up slugger Jac Caglianone, one of the top prospects in baseball, sources tell ESPN. Caglianone, 22, is hitting .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 50 games between AA and AAA.
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