Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals have placed relief pitcher Scott Downs on the 15-day disabled list due to a stiff neck. Picked up as a free agent by the Royals on July 6, the lefty has […]

Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Minnesota Twins traded outfielder Josh Willingham to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league pitcher Jason Adam on Monday. The 35-year-old Willingham hit .210 with 12 homers and 34 RBI in 68 games […]

Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the 15-day disabled list with a fracture of the third metacarpal in his right hand prior to Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. The move is […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is expected to be sidelined 3-6 weeks due to a stress fracture in his right hand. Hosmer aggravated an injury he suffered July 20 in a loss to […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals have acquired catcher Erik Kratz and pitcher Liam Hendriks from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Danny Valencia. Valencia hit .282 with two homers and 11 RBI in 36 […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals acquired Jason Frasor from the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in exchange for fellow right-handed reliever Spencer Patton. Frasor, 36, has a 3.34 ERA in 38 games this season with 30 strikeouts […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals activated outfielder Nori Aoki from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The Royals also optioned infielder Christian Colon to Triple-A Omaha. Aoki landed on the […]

St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals announced that starting pitcher Jason Vargas underwent an emergency appendectomy Wednesday that will sideline him for at least two weeks. The Royals placed Vargas, who fell ill in the team’s hotel […]

St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals have signed pitcher Joe Saunders to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Omaha, the team announced Tuesday. Saunders, an All-Star and 17-game winner with the Angels in 2008, […]

Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals signed veteran reliever Scott Downs on Sunday. Downs was released by the White Sox on Thursday after going 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA in 38 games. The left-hander has a 38-38 career […]