Mitch Maier News

When the Royals ponder possible trades or free-agent signings at the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis, one factor in the decisions will be their own organization's prospects.

The 2009 season didn't bring the Orioles the award they've been looking for since they last stood atop the baseball world in 1983.

When he stops and thinks about it, Royals outfielder Mitch Maier is amazed that anyone can hit a home run.Its crazy, Maier said earlier this year.

Yankees relief pitcher Phil Coke is trying to keep his focus on the game in his struggle with ADD.

The moments stacked one on top of the other. The thunderous "MVP! MVP! MVP!" chants that enveloped as he fought back from an 0-2 count to lace a run-scoring single off American League Cy Young favorite in the sixth.

Twins getting used to extra innings Pitcher Carl Pavano of the Minnesota Twins throws against Mitch Maier of the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on October 4, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

John Buck, a catcher, the toughest position in baseball, the guy who blocks 95-mph fastballs in the dirt, who stands in the way of 250-pound ballplayers going full speed trying to score, who takes a licking and keeps on ticking hurts his back reaching for his catching helmet.

Jeff Manship's first major league win and Young's grand slam were enough to help the Twins hang on for a 10-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night that cut Detroit's lead to one game.

It comes to this for Zack Greinke: His final showcase start in a possible Cy Young season will come today against a surging Minnesota club that now finds itself just one game behind first-place Detroit with two games remaining.

A flu-ridden David DeJesus remains in Kansas City as the Royals embark on a season-ending road trip.

Greinke is 3-0 with a 0.26 ERA in his past five starts, allowing 18 hits and one earned run in 35 innings.

Mitch Maier made a diving catch for the third out of the fourth inning during Boston's 10-3 triumph on Thursday night.

Zack Greinke was simply superb again. Greinke pitched six scoreless innings for his 15th victory, as the Royals defeated the Red Sox, 5-1, on Tuesday night in front of 21,228 energetic fans at Kauffman Stadium.

Tough to keep your hottest hitter out of the lineup, but that's what Royals manager Trey Hillman did with David DeJesus on Thursday.

Robinson Tejeda won his third straight start, pitching six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday.

News: Mitch Maier went 3-for-4 with an RBI in tonight's 4-3 loss at Detroit. He hit a double and two singles.

A family pet mauled a 7-year-old Kansas City boy on Wednesday afternoon while his 10-year-old sister fought to free him from the dog's grip.

Mitch Maier is finally getting his chance to play. And he isn't disappointing. After struggling in the first half of the season as an extra outfielder, Maier has put together a solid second half for the Royals.

Kyle Davies tossed six innings of one-hit ball, and Kansas City took the rubber match of a three-game series from Cleveland, 7-0. John Buck connected for a home run and RBI double for the Royals, who had a five-game win streak broken on Saturday.

Will rookie outfielder Wilkin Ramirez continue to start more games in place of Curtis Granderson against left-handed starting pitching? The question is pertinent for a few reasons.