Alberto Callaspo News

The Royals have an interesting awards announcement to make on Tuesday. They'll unveil their Pitcher of the Year for 2009.

Home is where the heart is or, in Billy Butler's case, home is where the hits are.

Kansas City infielder Alberto Callaspo was named the 2009 Joe Burke Special Achievement Award winner, the Royals announced Friday.

Alberto Callaspo never says much but, as the saying goes, he talks with his bat.

Veteran utility infielder Wilson Betemit is the latest former Atlanta player to find refuge with the Royals after reaching agreement on a minor-league contract.Betemit, 28, spent 9½ seasons in the Braves organization before a July 2006 trade sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Royals are closing in on a minor-league contract with veteran utilityman Wilson Betemit, according to FoxSports.com. Club officials did not confirm the report.

Sunday night, Bob Dutton reported that the Royals are rumored to be interested in shipping Alberto Callaspo to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 28-year-old catcher A.J. Ellis.A Seeing as though Ellis has worked his way up to a grand total of 13 plate appearances in two September call-ups at that advanced an age, it is hard to get overly excited about ...

The next step in the Royals offseason makeover is to acquire a catcher before Dec.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Royals general manager Dayton Moore sat down with reporters to discuss his most recent trade.

Two overriding factors surfaced Friday in explaining the Royals' decision to send third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to division-rival Chicago with cash for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields.

You knew Willie Bloomquist was hurting. He wasn't wearing those big bags of ice on his knees in the Royals' clubhouse as a fashion statement.

The end of the season came too early and with bad timing for David DeJesus. The Royals left fielder had just reeled off a career-high 17-game hitting streak in which he hit .342. Even better, during that Aug.

Royals ace Zack Greinke received a present Wednesday on his 26th birthday from The Sporting News when he was honored by the online magazine as the American League Pitcher of the Year.

"Numbers constitute the only universal language." -- Nathanael West, Author/Screenwriter 0 : The number of right fielders who hit .300 with 30 homers and 100 RBI .

There's no stopping the Minnesota express, not at Kauffman Stadium anyway. Denard Span drove in six runs and the Twins knocked off the Royals, 11-6, on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive victory as they kept up with Detroit in the American League Central race.

There's no stopping the Minnesota express, not at Kauffman Stadium anyway. Denard Span drove in six runs and the Twins knocked off the Royals, 11-6, on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive victory as they kept up with the Tigers in the American League Central race.

When your control pitcher doesn't have his control, and when their young, fireballing phenom has his blazing heat in perfect working order, it adds up to a long, long night.

24, 2008. Texas 10, at Oakland 3: David Murphy had three hits and drove in two runs and Kevin Millwood did not give up an earned run in seven innings for the Rangers.

ANSAS CITY, Mo. - Since the start of the season, the Red Sox [ team stats ] have employed four different starting shortstops, but as the postseason draws closer, the team might have difficulty finding a suitable backup at the position.

Next witness? Zack Greinke pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday night in a Cy Young Showcase against the Boston Red Sox before the Royals' bullpen closed out a 5-1 victory at Kauffman Stadium.