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Royals pitcher Amir Garrett throws drink at heckler, calls out ‘disrespect’ from fans

Royals pitcher Amir Garrett throws drink at heckler, calls out ‘disrespect’ from fans

Kansas City Royals reliever Amir Garrett didn’t like what one Chicago White Sox fan said to him Tuesday night, and Garrett let the fan know it. The pitcher was caught on camera tossing his drink at the heckler, who was shouting at Garrett from above the Royals’ dugout in Chicago’s 9-2 win over Kansas City. It’s hard to hear what the fan said to Garrett, but it was enough to evoke a fit of frustration from him. Someone did shout “party foul!” after Garrett tossed the drink, though. It didn’t… Source link

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Royals president says Whit Merrifield ‘sorry’ for saying he would have gotten vaccinated for a contender

Royals president says Whit Merrifield ‘sorry’ for saying he would have gotten vaccinated for a contender

It was a rough day for the Kansas City Royals when it was announced that 10 of their players wouldn’t be able to play in a road series against the Toronto Blue Jays because they are unvaccinated, but arguably the lowest moment came from one of the franchise’s clubhouse leaders. Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield was among the many players who explained their decision after the news broke, but he was the only one who implied the decision was conditional on playing for a contender: From Anne… Source link

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Royals take not-so-subtle shot at unvaccinated players with team down 10 members in Toronto

Royals take not-so-subtle shot at unvaccinated players with team down 10 members in Toronto

The Kansas City Royals want fans to know they tried to get their players vaccinated ahead of the 2022 MLB season. The team sent out a tweet highlighting its “multiple free COVID-19 vaccine events” moments after placing 10 unvaccinated players on the restricted list prior to the team’s game in Toronto. Andrew Benintendi is among the biggest names to miss the road trip to Toronto. He and nine other players, including Hunter Dozier, Brad Keller and Whit Merrifield, hit the restricted list… Source link

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Royals to miss 10 unvaccinated players for Blue Jays road series

Royals to miss 10 unvaccinated players for Blue Jays road series

The Kansas City Royals are headed to Toronto to face the Blue Jays this weekend, though calling the team they’ll be fielding the Royals may be a bit charitable. A whopping 10 players on the Royals’ roster are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and will not be able to enter Canada for the Blue Jays series, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Those players reportedly are: OF Andrew Benintendi IF/OF Whit Merrifield C M.J. Melendez DH Hunter Dozier SP Brad Keller SP Brady Singer CF Michael A. Taylor OF Kyle… Source link

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When do the Tigers and Royals have to admit that ‘rebuilding’ has turned into plain old losing?

When do the Tigers and Royals have to admit that ‘rebuilding’ has turned into plain old losing?

Right around the time the last good teams fielded by the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals were fading, baseball gifted them a rosier path forward. In rapid succession, the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros vaulted from 100-loss depths to the playoffs and then to World Series titles. Instead of having good teams and bad teams, MLB fans quickly found that they were watching either good teams, disappointing teams or “rebuilding” teams. These were franchises that had certainly experienced… Source link

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Daily Mail Owner Files Antitrust Suit Against Google, Citing Royals Coverage

The Daily Mail’s owner filed an antitrust suit against Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.09% Google on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant manipulates search results and advertising auctions in ways that harm online publishers. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that Google punishes publishers in search rankings if they don’t sell enough advertising space through Google’s marketplace. The Daily Mail’s concerns stem in part from… Source link

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