Elliot Johnson News

Yahoo!'s Dominique Ishmael makes the case for firing Ned Yost. Maybe Ned should be fired, but these aren't the reasons why.

Harry Truman's belief in building a world of neighbors remains "highly relevant" in the 21st century, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday in Kansas City.

The Kansas City Royals position players have been lacking this season, especially on offense.

His suicide closed the criminal cases against him for the deaths of prostitutes Tamara Sparks and Nicoleone Reed.

Shortstop Alcides Escobar, pitcher Luis Mendoza and catcher Salvador Perez mingled with participants in the 22nd annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Saturday at the Guadalupe Center in the historic Westside neighborhood of Kansas City.

You could forgive the Tampa Bay Rays if they were perhaps feeling a bit nostalgic during this most recent series with the Kansas City Royals .

The Rays/ Royals matchup was postponed yesterday due to inclimate weather. Fines were handed down from MLB to Price, Moore and Hellickson for their tweets about the Hallion incident.

Boston's Clay Buchholz was named the American League's April pitcher of the month, making the award, voted by league media, the first thing Rays LHP Matt Moore hasn't won this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals tried to play Thursday's game, but Mother Nature had other plans.

Clay Buchholz pitched seven shutout innings to earn his major league-leading sixth win, Mike Napoli hit two of Boston's five home runs and the Red Sox routed the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Wednesday night.

It was the bottom of the third and the Royals were already down 5-1. Elliot Johnson, yes, Elliot Johnson, had hit a monster home run and Kansas City had loaded the bases with one out.

Elliot Johnson had a good series opener against Tampa Bay, and Chris Getz's allergies were acting up, so Johnson was back in the Royals' lineup at second base on Wednesday night.

David Price received yet another honor when he was awarded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's 2012 Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan Award as American League Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday.

Luis Mendoza has done a lot of waiting around this season, having started only two of the Royals' first 24 games after winning a spot in the rotation during Spring Training.

Alex the Great: Cobb is coming off a strong outing vs. the Yankees, and his 10 wins since Aug.

There's no easing into this reunion. Bang -- James Shields will face his old team, the Tampa Bay Rays, the first time the Royals lay eyes on them this year.

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Suddenly the Rays find themselves short at shortstop.

With the Rays set to face former ace James Shields on Tuesday in Kansas City, Evan Longoria already has reached out to diffuse the potential for any awkwardness or high-and-tight messages after his recent comments about his longtime teammate.

The Rays head out after Wednesday's game on something of a reunion tour, a three-city road trip that will bring them face to face with a handful of players who were on their side last year: Jeff Keppinger in Chicago; James Shields , Wade Davis and Elliot Johnson in Kansas City; and Reid Brignac in Colorado.