Key Royals acquisitions helped lead team on trip to playoffs
The Royals' defending World Series champion MVP wanted to know how far the team was from making it again last season. General manager JJ Piccolo didn't lie to franchise great Salvador Perez, who made a name for himself as the Mets killer in October 2015. Why would he say something like 106 Loss refuted? “When […]
Yankees’ rivalry with Royals was once fiercest of them all
I once wrote a book called “The Emperor and the Idiot,'' about the history of the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, for which I interviewed nearly 150 former baseball players, managers, and executives. What struck me most was that almost all of these players had played for teams other than the Yankees and […]
Five things Yankees fans should know about Royals
Five things Yankees fans need to know about the Royals heading into Game 1 of the ALDS at Stadium on Saturday night: 1. The last person left Their postseason berth is historically unlikely, as they were just the third team in the expansion era to lose at least 106 games and make the playoffs the […]
Seth Lugo transformed from Mets bullpen piece to Royals stud
Seth Lugo is entering the postseason as a key part of the Royals' starting rotation, a far cry from the Mets' bullpen where he spent most of his first seven seasons in the majors. He became the Padres' starter after signing as a free agent a year ago and re-signed with Kansas City after a […]
Royals pose stout ALDS challenge for Yankees as ‘dangerous team’
The Yankees' last 10 postseason appearances didn't end in a canyon of heroes. So no matter how good the club feels heading into October, or what its potential path to the World Series is, Brian Cashman believes it all comes crashing down in just a few games. I know that very well. But the Yankees […]
Aaron Judge will have to overcome his Royals struggles in ALDS
It's been a long time since Aaron Judge looked like Aaron Judge in the postseason. His last dominant playoff series was in 2018, when Judge posted a 1.194 OPS in a loss to the Red Sox. And Judge's most recent postseason series ended with a disastrous 1-for-16 loss in the 2022 ALCS vs. Houston following […]
Patrick Mahomes calls out ex-teammate for supporting Yankees over Royals in ALDS: ‘He might have to move’
The New York Yankees will play the Kansas Royals in the ALDS for the first time in 44 years in the postseason. The showdown will be so big that it could cause a rift between the quarterback of the defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes […]
Orioles swept by Royals in wild-card series to extend playoff game losing streak to 10
The Baltimore Orioles have the fourth-longest losing streak in postseason games in MLB history. The Kansas Royals defeated Baltimore 2-1 in the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday, ending a 10-game losing streak for Baltimore and ending the season without a postseason win for the 10th consecutive year. Baltimore's postseason losing streak dates back to […]
Yankees don’t have preference between Royals, Orioles as ALDS foe
As the Yankees practiced at the stadium Tuesday, Game 1 of the Orioles-Royals wild-card series was playing on the video board. But Aaron Boone insisted privately that he has no interest in rooting for one of them to advance to the ALDS to face the Yankees starting Saturday. “I'm always careful about what you guys […]
Royals vs. Orioles Game 1 prediction: MLB wild-card odds
Gambling Content 21+. When you sign up through our links, the New York Post may receive an affiliate commission. Please read our editorial standards for more information. I've been waiting and it's finally here. No, it's not the MLB postseason, it's the vice presidential debate. Reserve quarterbacks Tim Walz and J.D. Vance hold clipboards and […]