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The Royals made something of a free-agent splash Friday by adding former Philadelphia assistant general manager Mike Arbuckle to their front office.Arbuckle, 58, spent the last 16 years with the Phillies but ...

DANA POINT, Calif. Dayton Moore departed the annual general managers’ meetings Wednesday, warning that last week’s trade to acquire first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida might be the Royals’ ...

In many ways, this has been a wasted season for the Detroit Tigers. Much of waste centers on the tens of millions owner Mike Ilitch spent to put together a championship-caliber team.

The only real question for the Royals after their 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the first game Saturday's rain-delayed double-header: Why doesn't this happen more often? As winning pitcher Zack ...

Carlos Quentin, the guy who carried the White Sox' offense for most of the season, finds himself in the position of cheering his teammates on from the bench.

Iowa 10, O-Royals 4 3B Spann 3-4, 2B , HR, 2 RBI , RS -- .302 C B. Pena 1-4, BB, HR , 2 RBI , RS -- .296, 14-game hit streak 1B Shealy 1-4, 2B , K, RS -- .279 CF Bigler 1-4 -- .304 DH Ka'aihue 0-4, 2 K -- .305 ...

Jimmy Gobble’s back is fine, so the last step left for him is to get some opportunities in the final month of the season.Gobble spent August on a rehab assignment with Omaha.

The Royals entered August with a 50-59 record.A At that time, they were 11 games out of first in the Central, in fourth place a game an a half ahead of last place Cleveland.

Josh Kroeger's Iowa Cubs-leading total for extra-base hits expanded Saturday. Kroeger hit a two-run home run in the first inning and later added an RBI double in a 10-4 win against the Omaha Royals at Principal ...

New Orleans 14, O-Royals 4 CF Bigler 3-4, RBI , K -- .353, en fuego C B. Pena 2-3, BB, RS -- .296 DH Shealy 1-5, HR , 2 RBI , 4 K, RS -- .283, HR and the golden sombrero in same game SS Dawkins 0-4, RBI -- .271 ...

The Redbirds were eliminated from postseason contention Sunday, losing to Omaha, 5-4, in 10 innings.

Memphis 9, O-Royals 4 CF Bigler 2-4, 2B , K, RS -- .308 PH-DH-P Buchanan 1-4, 2B , RBI , K -- .232 2B Labandeira 1-4, RBI , RS -- .157 C Tupman 0-3, BB, SF, RBI -- .241 1B Shealy 1-2, 3 BB, 2B , RS -- .282 DH ...

Pitcher Ron Mahay is fighting pain in his left foot, leaving his availability to the Royals on a day-to-day basis.

We may have seen the last of Mark Grudzielanek in Royal blue. He announced yesterday that he has a torn deltoid ligament on the left side of his right ankle.

Royals 4, Colorado Springs 0 CF Lubanski 2-3, 3B , 2 RBI , RS -- .245 SS Sanchez 2-3, RS -- .224 1B Kaaihue 1-3, HR , RBI , RS -- .381, September call-up? C'mon, give him what Aviles deserved last year.

Billy Butler answered the doubters who wondered where his power had gone by hitting a mammoth home run to center field Friday night.

Las Vegas 7, O-Royals 1 LF Lubanski 1-4, HR , RBI , K, RS -- .240 C Tupman 2-3, PB -- .232 DH Buchanan 2-4, K -- .256 3B Dawkins 2-5, 2B , K, E -- .293 C-RF B. Pena 1-4 -- .303 1B Shealy 0-1 -- .295, pulled in ...

Luke Hochevar has received statistical data that uncovers why he’s been up and down in his rookie season.“Two-out runs this year have killed me,” Hochevar said.

Mark Teahen was out of the Royals' lineup for the second straight game on Friday night with lower back stiffness.

Omaha reliever Jose Capellan came in for starter John Bale in the second inning Monday and shut down the Express for eight innings in a 1-0 victory over Round Rock.