MLB makes slight moves as threat to openers intensifies
Baseball negotiations have resumed with new intensity in an effort to salvage opening dayFEBRUARY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHIT MERRIFIELD #15 - LEFT FIELDER - ATLANTA BRAVES
4 HR •
15 RBI •
.222 AVG
4 HR
15 RBI
.222 AVG
Royals' Whit Merrifield on MLB labor standstill: 'We're interested in getting to the table and getting a deal done' “We've been frustrated for a long time,” Merrifield said. Then he took the time to explain why so many players share his frustrations.
FEBRUARY 8, 2022 • 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
Logs three hits Friday Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Minnesota.
Impact Across his last nine games, the second baseman is batting .314 (11-for-35). Merrifield hasn't attempted a stolen base since Sept. 11, and he hasn't successfully notched a theft since Sept. 8. Without speed, the 32-year-old doesn't provide much else outside of solid batting average. He's slashing .279/.319/.397 with 40 steals, 10 home runs, 74 RBI and 97 runs scored across 711 plate appearances, and he's on track to play in every game for the third straight season.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Minnesota to visit Kansas City Friday
The Twins will start John Gant on Friday while the Royals have yet to announce who will take the moundOCTOBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals star Merrifield didn't reach the bar he set for himself this season Whit Merrifield is the seventh player in MLB history with multiple seasons of 40 steals and 40 doubles.
OCTOBER 1, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM
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
Perez hits MLB-leading 47th HR, Royals beat Indians 6-4
Salvador Perez hit his major league-leading 47th home run and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Tuesday nightSEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Records three hits in win Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over Detroit.
Impact The second baseman has recorded multiple hits in six of his last 13 games, although he's also posted 0-fers in four of those contests. Merrifield lifted his slash line to .280/.320/.398 with 10 home runs, 40 stolen bases, 72 RBI, 93 runs scored and 39 doubles through 688 plate appearances. The leadoff hitter has put together a solid year even though his .718 OPS is his second-lowest mark in six seasons in the big leagues.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Bubic scheduled to start for Royals at Tigers
The Tigers are expected to send Wily Peralta to the mound Sunday and the Royals will give Kris Bubic the startSEPTEMBER 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
Mize scheduled to start for Detroit against Kansas City
The Royals will start Carlos Hernandez on Friday while the Tigers are expected to counter with Casey MizeSEPTEMBER 24, 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
Kelenic HR, 2 doubles lead Mariners over Royals 7-1
Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered, doubled twice and wrapped up his impressive series, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 7-1SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bubic and Royals dent Mariners, Kikuchi with 8-1 victory
Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chancesSEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Another three-hit effort Merrifield went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.
Impact Merrifield has recorded consecutive three-hit efforts, although all three knocks Tuesday were singles. The second baseman is batting a solid .283 through 13 games in September, right in line with his .280 average this season. He's added 10 home runs, 70 RBI, 88 runs scored and 40 stolen bases through 640 plate appearances overall.
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
Logs three hits in win Merrifield went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Twins.
Impact Merrifield led the game off with a double off Baily Ober and eventually came around to score in the inning. He later doubled again in the fifth to drive in a run and then led off the ninth with a single and scored again to give the Royals an insurance run. It was the 32-year-old's second three-hit effort over his last five games, raising his slash line for the year to .277/.320/.399 with 48 extra-base hits, 69 RBI, 86 runs scored, 40 steals and 37:86 BB:K over 635 at-bats.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield almost outfoxes Twins and the umpires The Royals All-Star second baseman Whit Merrifield said he’d “been waiting all year” to try this play.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM
Sunday's Twins-Royals game recap Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield had two doubles against the Twins on Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
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
Singer scheduled to start for Royals at Twins
The Royals will start Brady Singer on Saturday while the Twins are expected to counter with Michael PinedaSEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steals base No. 40 Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-8 loss to the Orioles.
Impact The 32-year-old has now reached the 40-steal plateau for the second time in his career, leaving him three back of Starling Marte for the major-league lead. Merrifield is finishing up the season on a roll, slashing .315/.347/.483 over his last 20 games with two homers, six stolen bases, 11 RBI and 19 runs.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Notches 39th steal Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to Baltimore.
Impact The speedy second baseman had gone nine games without a steal, a span during which he batted a meager .237 (9-for-38). Merrifield is up to 39 steals in 42 attempts after his theft Tuesday. He's added a .277/.321/.399 slash line with 10 home runs, 68 RBI, 81 runs scored, 32 doubles and three triples as an everyday presence atop the Kansas City lineup.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield an ironman, outlier in today's game
KC's Whit Merrifield is on the field every day for one simple reason: He'd rather play baseball than not, Jake Mintz writes.SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
