Nick Kappel
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@Royals Director of Media Relations. Formerly of @RaysBaseball , @Marlins , @GoHammerheads , @PerfectGameUSA , @Iowa & @IowaStateU .
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Good morning, Kansas City! Starting today, the
@Royals
will play 190 games over the next 218 days. Play ball!
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Good morning.
The
@Royals
enter today alone in 1st place at least 10 games into the season for the 1st time since June 3, 2016.
At 6-4 (.600), they have the 2nd-best record in the American League.
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Parallels between tonight vs. 2014 Wild Card Game:
*Both 9-8
@Royals
wins
*They overcame 4-run deficits in both games
*Jarrod Dyson pinch ran, stole second and scored late
*Salvador Perez had walk-off hit down third-base line
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Most hits through 600 games in
@Royals
history (h/t
@EliasSports
):
1. WHIT MERRIFIELD (718)
2. George Brett (716)
3. Kevin Seitzer (695)
4. Amos Otis (677)
5. Carlos Beltrán (676)
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From
@EliasSports
:
At 14-7, the
@Royals
enter today with the best record in the Majors at least 20 games into the season for the 1st time since May 24, 2015.
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Teams to score at least 11 runs in each of their 1st 2 games of a season (since 1901):
2021
@Royals
1994 Brewers
1978 Brewers
1976 Reds
1951 White Sox
1929 NY Giants
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Most wins vs. 1st-place teams this season:
1.
@Royals
(20-16)
2. Yankees (19-13)
3. Mariners (18-14)
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With the Chiefs beginning their title defense tonight, now seems like a good time to drop this nugget:
Since 2013, Kansas City is the only market to boast a championship in 3 of the 5 major professional sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLS).
@Royals
@Chiefs
@SportingKC
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Bobby Witt Jr. is now on pace for 30 HR and 45 SB.
That combination has been matched in a single season only five times in Major League history:
1969 Bobby Bonds
1987 Eric Davis
1990 Barry Bonds
1998 Álex Rodríguez
2012 Mike Trout
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Since 2011, the
@Royals
have won a Majors-best 18 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and are the only American League team with at least one winner in each of the last 10 seasons.
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Good morning, Kansas City!
Salvador Perez ranks among the American League leaders in:
-RBI (25, 1st)
-AVG (.352, 1st)
-OPS (1.036, 1st)
-SLG (.626, 2nd)
-OBP (.410, 3rd)
-HR (7, T-3rd)
-H (32, T-4th)
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Best records in the American League since July 20:
1. Yankees (24-8)
2. Rays (22-9)
3.
@Royals
(18-13)
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Hunter Dozier is the 1st
@Royals
player EVER with a grand slam that turned a deficit into a lead in the 9th inning or later.
#VoteDozier
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The
@Royals
have the Major League leader in hits (Merrifield, 93), 3B (Mondesi, 8) and SB (Mondesi, 27). They also have the American League's 2nd-place holder in HR (Soler, 20), XBH (Soler, 37) and RBI (Soler, 52).
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Most All-Star votes among all MLB players:
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1,745,105)
2. Ronald Acuña Jr. (1,599,885)
3. SALVADOR PEREZ (1,391,586)
#VoteSalvy
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Most HR,
@Royals
history:
1. George Brett (317)
2. Mike Sweeney (197)
3. Amos Otis (193)
4. Alex Gordon (190)
5. SALVADOR PEREZ (189)
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Most hits through 500 career games,
@Royals
history:
1. WHIT MERRIFIELD (596)
2. George Brett (588)
3. Kevin Seitzer (577)
4. Carlos Beltrán (570)
5. Billy Butler (546)
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I know it's *only* Spring Training, but the
@Royals
:
*Are the only team in MLB without a loss
*Have the longest active win streak (5)
*Lead MLB in AVG (.345), OBP (.403) & OPS (.981)
*Lead the Cactus League with a .987 fielding pct.
*Have the 3rd-best ERA in the Cactus League
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The
@Royals
have the longest active win streak in the Majors (5) and the best record in the Majors since the All-Star break (6-2).
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American League Central standings since the All-Star break:
1.
@Royals
30-25 (.545)
2. Tigers 29-25 (.537)
3. White Sox 29-26 (.527)
4. Indians 25-31 (.446)
5. Twins 25-32 (.439)
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Most walk-off home runs,
@Royals
history (regular season only):
1. George Brett (6)
T2. SALVADOR PEREZ (3)
T2. Amos Otis (3)
T2. Bob Hamelin (3)
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The 2024
@Royals
are the first team in *Major League history* whose starting pitchers have recorded ≥ 6.0 innings and ≤ 1 run allowed in 7 of the 1st 9 games.
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I know it's *only* Spring Training, but the
@Royals
are 9-2 and lead all 30 teams this spring in:
*AVG (.323)
*OBP (.388)
*SLG (.548)
*OPS (.936)
*Runs (85)
*Hits (129)
*Total Bases (219)
*Doubles (30)
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Yes, it's "just" Spring Training. But these are the only numbers we have to work with. Through 15 games, the
@Royals
lead all 30 teams in:
Wins (12)
Run Differential (+35)
Runs (91)
R/G (6.1)
Hits (135)
Total Bases (259)
HR (29)
XBH (62)
AVG (.282)
SLG (.541)
OPS (.890)
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Best record in the American League, Sept. 8-27:
T1. Royals 12-6 (.667)
T1. Rays 12-6 (.667)
3. Yankees 12-7 (.632)
Happy offseason,
@Royals
fans! The future is bright.
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Salvador Perez enters today 1st in MLB in RBI (104) & 2nd in HR (42), 1 behind Ohtani (43).
Players to lead MLB in HR & RBI, last 30 years:
2017 G. Stanton (MVP)
2013 C. Davis
2012 M. Cabrera (MVP)
2008 R. Howard
2007 A-Rod (MVP)
2006 R. Howard (MVP)
2002 A-Rod
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Good morning, Kansas City. The
@Royals
are:
-tied for 1st in MLB with a +45 run differential
-allowing 3.13 R/G, best in MLB
-on pace for 94 wins
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Good morning, Kansas City! Starting today, the
@Royals
will play 195 games over the next 220 days. Happy baseball season!
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Alex Gordon is the 3rd position player to play all 14 (or more) seasons of his career with the
@Royals
, joining George Brett (21) and Frank White (18).
An Alex Gordon appreciation thread ⬇️
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Whit Merrifield is on pace for 99 RBI and 47 SB. The last player to achieve that combination was Barry Bonds (114 RBI and 52 SB) during his 1990 MVP season.
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Salvador Perez, last 162 games:
.285 AVG
.534 SLG
.846 OPS
34 doubles
42 home runs
115 RBI
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Best batting average in the Majors since June 15:
1. Trea Turner (.350)
2. Freddie Freeman (.349)
3. NICKY LOPEZ (.341)
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Best records in the American League since May 14:
1. Rays (14-1)
2. Red Sox (9-4)
3.
@Royals
(9-6)
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At 23 years, 244 days, Brad Keller is the youngest in the Majors to record at least 7.0 innings and allow 2 hits or fewer on Opening Day since 21-year-old Bob Feller’s no-hitter in 1940.
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From
@EliasSports
: Salvador Perez is the 1st player in
@Royals
history to hit a go-ahead HR in the 7th inning or later in back-to-back games.
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Salvador Perez:
250 HR
8x All-Star
5x Gold Glove winner*
4x Silver Slugger winner+
The only other primary catcher in Major League history to match those totals: Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez.
*Gold Gloves first awarded in 1957
+Silver Sluggers first awarded in 1980
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Since the All-Star Break, the
@Royals
foursome of Danny Duffy, Brad Keller, Jakob Junis and Glenn Sparkman are a combined 7-1 in 10 starts with a 2.14 ERA (15 ER in 63.0 IP).
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Good morning, Kansas City! Starting today, the
@Royals
will play 196 games over the next 220 days. Happy baseball season!
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Emmanuel Rivera is the first player in
@Royals
history to record a pinch-hit, bases-clearing triple.
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MLB RBI leaderboard entering today:
T1. SALVADOR PEREZ (103)
T1. José Abreu (103)
3. Rafael Devers (101)
The only
@Royals
player to lead the Majors in RBI: Hal McRae (133) in 1982.
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Vinnie Pasquantino is the only player in the Majors this season with at least 20 XBH and 20 BB.
He's one of four players in
@Royals
history with 20 XBH and 20 BB through 40 team games:
George Brett 1983
Jermaine Dye 2000
Carlos Beltrán 2004
Vinnie Pasquantino 2023
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Good morning. The
@Royals
' offense leads the American League in doubles, extra-base hits and total bases.
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From
@EliasSports
: Salvador Perez is the 25th player in AL/NL history to hit a grand slam in back-to-back team games.
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Most consecutive games played at shortstop without an error,
@Royals
history:
1. Nicky Lopez (63), active
T2. Adalberto Mondesi (60), active
T2. Rey Sánchez (60) in 2000
h/t
@EliasSports
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Lowest ERA by a pitcher over any stretch of 200 appearances (since 1913):
Wade Davis, 1.05 ERA (many instances from 2014-17).
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.
@Royals
Manager Mike Matheny earned his 600th career win today, becoming the 9th active manager to reach that mark, joining Dusty Baker, Terry Francona, Joe Maddon, Bob Melvin, Ron Gardenhire, Joe Girardi, Bud Black and Don Mattingly. Congrats, Skip!
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The
@Royals
have swept a traditional doubleheader on the road for the 1st time since Aug. 13, 1991 at Yankee Stadium.
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From
@EliasSports
:
Salvador Perez is the 1st
@Royals
player to hit 8 HR on a single road trip.
He's the 1st player in the Majors to hit 8 HR on a road trip since Ryan Zimmerman (8 HR) from Sept. 2-12, 2013.
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Most grand slams,
@Royals
history:
1. Frank White (6)
T2. Salvador Perez (5)
T2. Danny Tartabull (5)
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Most seasons in
@Royals
history with at least 30 doubles, 10 HR & 30 SB:
1. Whit Merrifield (3)
T2. Carlos Beltrán (2)
T2. Johnny Damon (2)
T2. Amos Otis (2)
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Salvador Perez, last 5 games at Kauffman Stadium:
9/4 vs. CWS: 2x4, 2 HR, 5 RBI
9/5 vs. CWS: 1x3, HR, 3 RBI
9/14 vs. OAK: 2x5, HR, 4 RBI
9/15 vs. OAK: 2x4, HR, RBI
9/16 vs. OAK: 2x4, HR, 2 RBI
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In his last 162 games since 8/3/2020, Salvador Perez is batting .293 with 50 HR and 129 RBI.
His 50 HR match the
@Royals
record for the most in any 162-game stretch in franchise history.
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From
@EliasSports
:
The
@Royals
(15-8) enter today with the best record in
@MLB
for the 4th straight day.
This is their longest run atop the standings this late in a season since leading the Majors for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 8-Sept. 9, 1980.
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In the last 40 years, only 2 pitchers have won 3 straight road starts in which they had ≥ 8 strikeouts and ≤ 3 hits:
1. BRADY SINGER (2020-21)
2. Pedro Martínez (2005)
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MJ Melendez is the first player in
@Royals
history to drive in the game-winning run in the 7th inning or later in 3 consecutive games.
h/t
@EliasSports
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Best records through 40 games,
@Royals
history:
26-14: 2015
25-15: 1989
24-16: *2024*, 2003, 1987, 1980, 1976
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With Salvador Perez's walk-off HR last night, the
@Royals
became the 1st American League team since at least 1916 to win on a walk-off HR in the 7th inning.
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Over the last 20 games (since July 28), the
@Royals
offense ranks among the American League leaders with:
210 H (1st)
345 TB (1st)
32 SB (1st)
.300 AVG (1st)
.492 SLG (1st)
.831 OPS (1st)
5.75 R/G (T-1st)
29 HR (T-2nd)
70 XBH (T-2nd)
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All 15 of the
@Royals
' games have been vs. teams who currently have a winning record, and their 5 wins vs. winning teams are tied for most in the Majors.
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Among all 30 MLB teams, the
@Royals
in May rank:
* 1st in R/G (7.0)
* 1st in XBH (43)
* 1st in SLG (.559)
* 1st in OPS (.931)
* T-1st in OBP (.372)
* 2nd in AVG (.302)
* T-2nd in HR (17)
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Salvador Perez is the first
@Royals
player to HR in 4 straight games since Billy Butler in 2011. Club record is 5 straight (Sweeney in '02).
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Bobby Witt Jr. leads the American League in runs (29), extra-base hits (17) and stolen bases (11).
The last player to finish a season leading the American League in all three categories was Alfonso Soriano in 2002.
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Teams to hit a grand slam in 3 (or more) consecutive games, according to
@EliasSports
:
-
@Royals
Aug. 25-27, 2021 (3)
-Padres, Aug. 17-20, 2020 (4)
-White Sox, June 23-25, 2006 (3)
-Tigers, Aug. 10-12, 1993 (3)
-Brewers, April 7-9, 1978 (3)
-Spiders, June 15-17, 1895 (3)
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The
@Royals
have 2 wins when trailing by 6+ runs (tied most in MLB)
The
@Royals
have 4 wins when trailing by 5+ runs (most in MLB)
The Royals have 8 wins when trailing by 4+ runs (most in MLB)
h/t
@EliasSports
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Best single-season SB% in the last 99 years (min. 40 SB):
1. Ichiro 2006, 95.7% (45/47)
2. Rollins 2008, 94.0% (47/50)
3. Marte 2021, 93.5% (43/46)
4. Beltrán 2004, 93.3% (42/45)
5. MERRIFIELD 2021, 93.0% (40/43)
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.
@Royals
last 50 home games (since Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off grand slam on July 28, 2023):
31-19 (T-1st in AL)
5.6 R/G (1st in AL)
.285 AVG (1st in AL)
.469 SLG (1st in AL)
.810 OPS (1st in AL)
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According to the exhaustive research of
@ninazimmm
, the
@Royals
are the 1st Major League team to have 4 minor league affiliates win a league championship series in the same season since at least 2005.
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Through 2 games, the
@Royals
' bullpen has recorded 8.2 scoreless innings and has held Cleveland to a .107 average (3-for-28) with 9 strikeouts.
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The 2021
@Royals
will become the 1st team to have 5 pitchers from the same draft class start a game in the same season for the team that drafted them.
2018 Royals draftees to start this season:
Brady Singer
Jackson Kowar
Daniel Lynch
Kris Bubic
Jon Heasley
h/t
@EliasSports
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.
@Royals
w/ 10 HR & 10 SB in their first Major League season:
2022 BOBBY WITT JR. (10/10)
2011 Eric Hosmer (19/11)
2007 Alex Gordon (15/14)
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Happy baseball season, Kansas City! Starting today, the
@Royals
will play 179 games over the next 202 days. Play ball!
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Catchers to hit 250 HR in MLB history (min. 75% games at the position):
1. Piazza 427
2. Bench 389
3. Fisk 376
4. Berra 358
T5. Carter 324
T5. Parrish 324
7. I. Rodríguez 311
8. McCann 282
9. Posada 275
T10. Campanella 260
T10. J. López 260
12. SALVADOR PEREZ 250
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With his club debut last night, Trevor Rosenthal became the 21st known player to play for the
@Royals
after attending a Kansas City-area high school.
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Adalberto Mondesi is on pace for 132 RBI and 57 SB, a single-season combination that is unmatched by any Major League player since 1900.
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The
@Royals
are the 10th team in the WC Era (since 1995) to allow fewer than 100 R through 33 G.
22 HOU 106 W, won WS
22 NYY 99 W, lost CS
20 CLE 35 W, lost WC
18 HOU 103 W, lost CS
16 CHC 103 W, won WS
16 NYM 87 W, lost WC
12 WAS 98 W, lost DS
05 FLA 83 W
97 ATL 101 W, lost CS
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Brady Singer leads all Major League rookies in innings pitched (25.2) and strikeouts (24).
The only
@Royals
pitcher to finish a season leading all rookies in both categories is Steve Busby (238.1 IP, 174 K) in 1973.
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Tonight was the
@Royals
7th road win in the last 30 years in which they had 0 runs and trailed entering the 9th inning.
It was their 1st such win in NINE YEARS, since Aug. 18, 2015 at Cincinnati in 13 innings.
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Whit Merrifield is on pace for 42 doubles, 47 SB and 89 RBI.
That combination has been matched just 5 times since 1901:
1922 George Sisler*
1917 Ty Cobb
1914 Benny Kauff
1912 Tris Speaker*
1911 Ty Cobb*
*won MVP
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Most games with HR & SB,
@Royals
history:
1. Carlos Beltrán (25)
2. Amos Otis (21)
3. George Brett (16)
4. ADALBERTO MONDESI (15)
Most games with HR & SB in MLB since 2018:
1. Christian Yelich (16)
2. ADALBERTO MONDESI (14)
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Whit Merrifield has a hit in his first nine career starts, the longest such streak in
@Royals
history.
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Whit Merrifield is the 6th
@Royals
player to hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run and the 1st since Omar Moreno on Sept. 5, 1985.
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Most HR that traveled at least 430 ft. this season:
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (6)
T2. SALVADOR PEREZ (5)
T2. Ronald Acuña Jr. (5)
T2. Shohei Ohtani (5)
T2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (5)
T2. Mike Zunino (5)
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Among American League teams this season, the
@Royals
had the largest increase in win percentage before the All-Star break vs. after the All-Star break.
They improved from .404 to .521 for a difference of +.117.
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I AM GOING TO BE A DAD!!
All we’ve wanted for many Christmases is you. And it’s finally coming true. Baby Girl Kappel is due to arrive June 2024 🩷
@NickKappel
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Players to start AND bat leadoff in 162 games (or more) of a single season:
2021 WHIT MERRIFIELD (162)
2010 Ichiro Suzuki (162)
1975 Pete Rose (162)
1975 Dave Cash (162)
1974 Dave Cash (162)
1962 Maury Wills (164)
Here's how we will take the field behind Jackson Kowar for our final game of the 2021 season.
#TogetherRoyal
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Adalberto Mondesi is the 2nd player in
@Royals
history to record a HR and SB in consecutive games, joining Carlos Beltrán, who did it from Sept. 26-27, 2001.
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Perfect homestands,
@Royals
history (min. 7 games):
Sept. 2-8, 1985 (8-0)
June 2-8, 1988 (7-0)
April 4-11, 2024 (7-0)
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The
@Royals
are 18-16 (.529) at new Busch Stadium (since 2006) and are the only visiting team in the 15-year history of the ballpark that has a winning record there (min. 10 games).
All other visiting teams are a combined 451-655 (.408) at the new Busch Stadium.
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Two first-year players with 15 HR on the same team, since 2000:
2022
@Royals
(Witt Jr., Melendez)
2019 Blue Jays (Guerrero Jr., Biggio)
2015 Cubs (Bryant, Schwarber)
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According to
@baseball_ref
, here's the complete list of catchers since 1901 to record a 6-RBI game from the leadoff spot:
-MJ Melendez, 8/7/22 vs. BOS
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Most leadoff HR,
@Royals
history:
1. Alex Gordon (14)
2. Whit Merrifield (12)
T3. Willie Wilson (11)
T3. David DeJesus (11)
5. Johnny Damon (10)
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Confirmed by
@EliasSports
: MJ Melendez tonight will become the first starting catcher in
@Royals
history to bat leadoff.
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Most starts of at least 7.0 scoreless innings since 2020 (AL only):
1. Gerrit Cole (12)
2. Chris Bassitt (11)
3. Framber Valdez (9)
T4. BRADY SINGER (8)*
T4. Shohei Ohtani (8)
T4. Alek Manoah (8)
*including today
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Brady Singer is the 9th pitcher in the last 45 years to record consecutive scoreless starts with ≤ 2 hits and ≥ 8 strikeouts.
6 of the 8 pitchers he joins are former Cy Young Award winners.
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