MARCH 30, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
HUNTER DOZIER
Hunter Dozier Is Turning Things Around — For Now The Kansas City Royals and Hunter Dozier look to regain confidence and hope for a resurgence in 2022. How’s it going thus far?
Royals eye future with Bobby Witt Jr's pending arrival
The Kansas City Royals head into this season with a bit of past, present and future in the mixMARCH 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yanks' Torres, Angels' Adell off to good spring starts
It wasn’t that long ago that New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres was one of the game’s young starsMARCH 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals slugger Hunter Dozier talks openly about underwhelming 2021 season: 'It can get to a dark place' Dozier slugged just .394 while delivering some of the worst defensive metrics in the game. But he figured things out over the final month.
OCTOBER 11, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Royals look to progress made by youngsters for optimism
The Kansas City Royals can look back upon their first full post-pandemic season in one of two very different waysOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bubic scheduled to start for Kansas City against Minnesota
The Royals are expected to send Kris Bubic to the mound Saturday and the Twins will give Griffin Jax the startOCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Knocks 16th homer Dozier went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 11-6 win over the Twins.
Impact Dozier knocked an RBI single in the third inning and followed it up with a solo shot in the fifth. He singled again and swiped second base in the sixth. The 30-year-old improved his season slash line to .218/.287/.399 with 49 extra-base hits, 55 runs scored and five steals.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Perez hits 48th homer, leaves hurt; Royals beat Indians 10-5
Salvador Perez tied a Royals record with his 48th homer of the season before leaving with a sprained right ankle, and Kansas City went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steals base in win Dozier went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-4 win over Cleveland.
Impact The 30-year-old is now 4-for-8 in stolen base attempts this season. It's been a rough year for Dozier, who has a .213/.283/.388 slash line with 15 home runs, 50 RBI and 52 runs scored through 523 plate appearances. It's beginning to look like his strong 2019 campaign may be an outlier, as it's the only time he's batted north of .230 or slugged better than .400 in his five seasons.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Cabrera drives in 4 runs as Tigers top Royals 5-1
Miguel Cabrera drove in four runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals 5-1SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hernandez, Merrifield lead Royals to 3-1 win over Tigers
Carlos Hernandez pitched five shutout innings and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hunter Dozier making long-awaited adjustments as Kansas City Royals wind down season Hunter Dozier has hit five home runs in his last 13 games.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM
Chang 3-run triple off Benintendi's glove, Indians beat KC
Yu Chang hit a bases-loaded triple off left fielder Andrew Benintendi’s glove in the first inning, leading Cal Quantrill and Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals 4-1SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cranks 15th homer Dozier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's loss to Cleveland.
Impact Dozier got the Royals on the board in the seventh inning by taking Cal Quantrill deep with a 399-foot shot. The long ball was his 15th of the year and his second in as many days. The 30-year-old has been quietly heating up as of late, raising his season slash line to .214/.285/.388.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Swats 14th homer Dozier went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland.
Impact He got the scoring started for the Royals in a 7-2 victory by taking Triston McKenzie deep in the second inning for a two-run shot. Dozier has been flexing his muscles lately -- over his last 12 games including the nightcap Monday, he's slashing .342/.381/.789 with five doubles and four of his 14 homers on the season.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Perez breaks Bench's home run record; Royals sweep Indians
Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader...SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former OF Gose flashes 100 mph heat for Indians, fans Perez
Formerly a fleet outfielder, Anthony Gose returned to the majors five years later Monday night as a rocket-armed reliever for the Cleveland Indians, flashing 100 mph heat and finis...SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers in loss Dozier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners.
Impact Dozier's solo shot off Drew Steckenrider in the seventh inning was his 13th of the year. It was his only hit of the night and his third home run over the last eight games. The 29-year-old has posted a meager .209/.280/.375 slash line with 13 homers, 44 RBI, 49 runs scored, three steals and a 39:141 BB:K. Dozier is currently sitting at a 28.8 strikeout rate, which would be the highest mark of his career over a full season.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Launches 12th homer Dozier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.
Impact The 30-year-old contributed to Kansas City's comeback effort with his fourth-inning blast. Dozier hasn't found much success in September, batting .242 with two homers, six RBI and four runs scored across his last 12 games. He should still be able to log regular time in right field or as the designated hitter.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Perez hits 43rd homer as Royals rally past Athletics, 10-7
Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning, the Kansas City bullpen bailed out starter Jackson Kowar and the Royals rallied from an early six-run hole to bea...SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Isbel has go-ahead single in 8th, Royals beat Twins 5-3
Kyle Isbel drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Sunday Dozier is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Impact Dozier is hitting .226 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI in his last 10 games after going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles Saturday. Salvador Perez is the designated hitter Sunday while Sebastian Rivero starts at catcher.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Slugs 11th homer Dozier went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-0 win over Baltimore.
Impact The 30-year-old added some insurance with his ninth-inning blast. Dozier has often hit eighth or ninth lately when he's in the lineup, as he's entered Thursday in a 3-for-34 slump over his previous 11 games. His homer was his first since Aug. 18 and his 11th of the year. The utility man has added 41 RBI, 45 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .204/.278/.356 slash line in 464 plate appearances overall in a disappointing season.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hernández sharp as Royals blank Orioles 6-0
Carlos Hernández pitched six impressive innings, and Nicky Lopez and Hunter Dozier homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Orioles score 9 runs in 8th inning, rally past Royals 9-8
Kelvin Gutierrez hit a game-tying two-run single, two Kansas City outfielders collided on a ball hit by Cedric Mullins, allowing two more runs to score, and Ryan Mountcastle follow...SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
