Kansas City Royals
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MLB suffers tragedy as Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte killed in car crashesMajor League Baseball has been hit by a double tragedy after two players were killed in separate car crashes in their native Dominican Republic
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Why Major League Baseball must crush the St Louis Cardinals for their sinsA Cardinals employee was sent to prison following a conviction for hacking the Houston Astros’ database: now his employers must pay
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Sport picture of the day: Rumbling clouds over Citi FieldA dramatic sky looms over Citi Field in Queens as Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker of the New York Mets get ready to bat in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals
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Orioles' Manny Machado charges mound to ignite bench-clearing brawlTempers flare when Royals’ Yordano Ventura hits Orioles’ Manny Machado with 99mph fastball
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Max Scherzer ties MLB strikeout record as Nationals' momentum buildsBetween a major league record and a new $175m seven-year deal, there’s been plenty of drama at the Nats this week
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Royals prospect Raul Mondesi given 50-game suspension for using steroidsThe penalty was announced Tuesday against the 20-year-old infielder, who is on Kansas City’s 40-man roster but had been optioned to Double-A
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Royals hold off Mets 4-3 in opening rematch of World SeriesEdinson Volquez pitches six scoreless innings and All-Star closer Wade Davis preserves victory to send 40,030 fans home in another celebratory mood
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Our MLB predictions for 2016: can anyone stop the rampant Royals?The Red Sox have made changes, Mike Trout is still Mike Trout, and the Cubs are still looking to end their title drought. Our baseball writers predict the season
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Baseball's top 10 of 2015, from KC's royal masterpiece to the mesmerizing MetsWith another year of baseball is in the books, David Lengel takes a look back at the best, worst and most controversial moments of the 2015 season
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Sport picture of the day: New York Mets fall foulYoenis Cespedes of the New York Mets lies on the ground after fouling the ball off of his leg in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field, Queens, New York.
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Kansas City Royals: World Series 2015 champions – videoThe Kansas City Royals clinched their first World Series championship in 30 years after beating the New York Mets 7-2 in Game 5 to take the series 4-1 at Citi Field. Christian Colon drove in the go-ahead run in his first postseason at-bat and Royals manager Ned Yost says he never doubted his side would overcome the two-run deficit. He then goes on to hail his bullpen before series MVP Salvador Pérez talks about the Royals’ fighting spirit
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The Kansas City Royals win the World Series: American newspaper front pages – in picturesThe Royals’ victory over the Mets in the 2015 World Series dominated Monday morning’s front pages in Kansas City and New York
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Never a doubt: relentless Royals find a way once again in World Series clincherBryan Armen Graham: Yet again the Mets had Kansas City on the ropes, but the dogged Royals rallied from the brink once more to seal the club’s first World Series title in 30 years
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Murphy giveth, Murphy taketh away – and the Mets are staring down the barrelThe Mets were within five outs of tieing the series at 2-2 – but the pressure told, errors were made, and the relentless Royals are just a game away from the title
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Royals rally on Murphy's error to stand on the brink of World Series titleKansas City post their seventh postseason comeback win after Daniel Murphy’s error opens the door to a three-run eighth inning and a 5-3 Game 4 victory
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World Series 2015: Royals 5-3 Mets, Game 4 – as it happened!The Kansas City Royals are a win away from a championship after their 5-3 victory over the New York Mets in Game 4 of the World Series
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World Series 2015: Royals 3-9 Mets, Game 3 – as it happened!The Mets defeated Kansas City 9-3 in Game 3 of the 111th World Series in New York. The Royals now lead the Fall Classic two games to one
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When Johnny Cueto is great, so are the Royals. And Cueto was greatKansas City’s flamboyant Dominican righty tossed a complete game for just two hits Wednesday night, driving his team to a 7-1 victory and a 2-0 World Series lead
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Johnny Cueto outpitches Jacob deGrom as Royals take 2-0 World Series leadKansas City lead 2-0 after 7-1 Game 2 victory, with Johnny Cueto tossing a gem of a game in front of a raucous home crowd
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World Series 2015: Mets 1-7 Royals – as it happened!Johnny Cueto tosses a complete game as Kansas City win 7-1 in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Mets
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Fox says sorry after World Series Game 1 interrupted by power outageBlackout that led to 15-minute delay was apparently caused after Fox’s broadcast truck lost the signal at the Kauffman Stadium
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Royal resurgence: how Kansas City became a baseball town once againSean Keeler: With Kansas City having made the World Series for a second straight year, what had become a football town is falling back in love with its baseball roots
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Pomp, circumstance, Royals and Queens: Mets and Kansas City make for a regal World SeriesDavid Lengel: The Royals dispatching of the Toronto Blue Jays means baseball fans are set for a compelling Fall Classic featuring two teams at the top of their contrasting games. The Guardian takes an early look at World Series story-lines
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