Brad Penner-Imagn Images Can the Royals outfielder ever break through in the majors? September 2023 was mired in loss for the Kansas City Royals. The team was well on its way to the worst season in club history. Among the losses, however, outfielder MJ Melendez was amid a quiet breakout, hitting .261/.409/.493 in the final month of the 106-loss season. Now, fast … [Read more...] about 2024 Season in Review: MJ Melendez
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Royals RBI men
For just the sixth time in franchise history, two Royals have surpassed 100 RBIs in the same season. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Hey, Dirty, baby I got your RBIs, don’t you worry Back in 1999, Jermaine Dye, Carlos Beltran, and Mike Sweeney accomplished something that no other trio of Kansas City Royal teammates had done in the franchise’s history: they each … [Read more...] about Royals RBI men
NLCS Game Three open thread
Brad Penner-Imagn Images It’s about da Mets baby love da Mets alright baby let’s go get a home run baby love da Mets let’s go Mets The NLCS shifts to Citi Field tonight as the New York Mets welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to town. The teams split the first two games with neither being particularly close. The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler, who got blown up early in … [Read more...] about NLCS Game Three open thread
Royals Rumblings – News for October 17, 2024
Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The AFL is rolling. The Royals saw their success in 2024 as a confirmation of internal expectations: “What I struggle with, to be honest, is what the external expectations were versus what they are in that room,” Quatraro said. “There’s a big divide there. Because regardless of what people thought we should or shouldn’t do … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for October 17, 2024