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The Royals moved to plug their shortstop gap by acquiring Yuniesky Betancourt from the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

Royals general manager Dayton Moore is a busy man these days. The trade deadline is approaching and Moore is beating the bushes trying to find a way to jumpstart a struggling ballclub.

Zack Greinke's hardest pitch Wednesday night might have been his quick rejection to any suggestion that he's struggling to meet heightened expectations after his terrific start.

The newest Royal, utilityman Ryan Freel, contends he is fully fit and now only needs regular playing time to prove it.

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A federal judge in Houston rejected Roger Clemens' bid to revive some of his defamation claims against Brian McNamee, clearing the way for the former trainer to file his own suit against the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.

RHP Koji Uehara will be sidelined roughly two months after an examination of his ailing right elbow revealed a partial tear of the flexor tendon.

Trey Hillman took a moment to comb through his memory bank on Thursday, trying to remember if he'd managed a team that had been so ravaged by injuries.

Shortstop Mike Aviles , Kansas City's player of the year last season, will undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined for up to 12 months.

The Cardinals' Mark DeRosa has a strained tendon in his left wrist and expects to miss three or four games.

It may have been a pleasant 80 degrees for Saturday's first pitch, but David DeJesus is all about weathering the storm -- the injury storm.

Detroit entered the weekend on a major roll, having won seven consecutive games.

Each week we'll take a look around the league and discuss a few players who are on the fringe of importance in a standard 12-team mixed league with 5x5 scoring.

The Tigers' recent skid mostly stemmed from their struggling offense. Before Thursday, they had scored three runs or fewer in seven consecutive games.

The Kansas City Royals are in a bad spot. They are looking for any sign that things are turning around.

Royals manager Trey Hillman has known for more than a month now that he was heading to the All-Star Game in St.

The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club has announced that an open free agent tryout camp has been scheduled for Monday, June 22, at Fairfax Park in Eau Claire, under the direction of Royals Midwest Regional Scout Scott Melvin and Wisconsin Associate Scout Kyle Scharhag.

David DeJesus batted leadoff for the third consecutive game and fifth time in the last six games.Royals manager Trey Hillman said hes made the determination that as long as Coco Crisps shoulder is an issue, DeJesus and Willie Bloomquist are the teams best options to lead off.Asked if he likes DeJesus batting leadoff best, Hillman said, I like it if ...

At least the news is getting better off the field for the Kansas City Royals.Mired in a miserable stretch that has dropped them from first to last in five weeks, the Royals are getting closer to getting several key players back from injuries.It starts with third baseman Alex Gordon, who upped his rehab as he tries to come back from hip ...

You don't always have to be a high Draft choice to make in the Major Leagues. In Tuesday night's First-Year Player Draft, there were three rounds and 111 players taken.