Elliot Johnson News

Father's Day on Monday at Progressive Field when the Royals staged a certain highlight to their first fathers' road trip.

Do you guys remember June 4? The Royals were 23-32; they'd lost 22 of their last 28 games, and it felt like every game was an opportunity for someone to twist the knife a little deeper.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive.

Out of spring training the Tampa Bay Rays said that they would wait to promote Wil Myers until a spot opened in their everyday lineup and that they would not promote him just to let him just sit on the bench waiting for the time to come.

Sunday's game was decided by a matchup that Rays manager Joe Maddon believed was tilted heavily toward the home team.

More than 5,000 abandoned houses present Kansas City with a pricey problem every summer.

Tampa Bay starting pitcher Alex Cobb is taken off the field on a stretcher after being hit in the head by a line drive from Kansas City's Eric Hosmer on Saturday.

Wade Davis says he'll approach today's start like he does every other, but the Rays say they expect his game to be elevated.

Serving a lengthy prison sentence for a rape he didn't commit, Robert E. Nelson asked for DNA testing to prove his innocence.

Jason Kipnis's run-scoring fielder's choice in the ninth inning lifted the Indians to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Cleveland.

Moore lost his third consecutive start Friday night, giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks over 5 1-3 innings of Tampa Bay's 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore reacts after giving up four runs to the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 14, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Luis Mendoza pitched six innings to win for the first time in six starts and Elliot Johnson had another big hit against his former team, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Elliot Johnson capped a three-hit performance and an eight-run sixth inning with a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals ran away with a 10-1 victory in the opener of a four-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Nate Freiman singled home the winning run in the 18th inning against Mariano Rivera, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday for a three-game sweep.

I do not understand Jeremy Hellickson , and I'm having real trouble pretending. Through five innings, he was outstanding.

Johnson, who was traded to Kansas City by the Rays in February, led off the big inning with a single and chased Jeremy Hellickson with his second homer of the season, both coming against Tampa Bay.

The University of Kansas Medical Center began the program a year ago and is partnering for the first time this year with the Fairway Parks & Recreation Department.

Elliot Johnson had a three three-run homer for his second hit of an eight-run sixth inning Thursday night, leading the surging Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

What's new: The Royals have won seven of eight, continuing their roll with a come-from-behind walkoff victory over the AL Central-leading Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.