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Bishop Ward receives grant from Kansas City Royals |
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By DICK KAEGEL, Royals.com Bishop Ward High School of Kansas City, Kan., was one of five recipients of a fourth-quarter grant award by the Baseball Tomorrow Fund. Bishop Ward, a private inner-city school, received funding for field renovations including dugouts, bleachers, backstop padding, windscreen and an irrigation system.
The renovations will allow the high school to add a freshman team, expand its camps to low-income players and increase community use of the field. The grant was included in $230,000 given to organizations in five communities. In 2011, a total of $1.7 million was awarded to 55 communities in the U.S. and Canada. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund was formed by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association in 1999 to promote the growth of youth baseball and softball. BTF also supports the annual equipment drives at big league parks including Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. This year more than 15,000 pieces of equipment and $157,000 in cash were donated through MLB clubs. Gotta run!. Posted in royals-news | Comments Off
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Royals Elect Not to Tender Contract to Laffey |
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club will not tender a 2012 Major League contract to left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey. The remaining 31 unsigned players on the 40-man Major League roster will be tendered Major League contracts for 2012. Pitchers Noel Arguelles, Jonathan Broxton, Bruce Chen, Aaron Crow and Joakim Soria, as well as designated hitter Billy Butler and outfielder Jeff Francoeur are signed for 2012. The Royals roster now stands at 38. Laffey, 26, was claimed on outright waivers by the Royals on October 11. Leave any suggestions in the comment box. Posted in royals-news | Comments Off
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Royals Trade Navarro For RHP Pounders |
ROYALS ACQUIRE MINOR LEAGUERS POUNDERS AND GORIS FROM PIRATES FOR NAVARRO DALLAS, TX (December 7, 2011) – The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that the club has acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Brooks Pounders and infielder Diego Goris from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for infielder Yamaico Navarro. Pounders has been assigned to the Wilmington (A Advanced) roster while Goris was assigned to Burlington (R). Following the trade, the Royals 40-man Major League roster stands at 39.
Pounders, 21, posted a 5-5 record with a 3.68 ERA in 36 games (one start) for Class A West Virginia in 2011. In 66.0 innings, the 6-foot-4, 255-pounder allowed 61 hits while striking out 72 against just 14 walks. The Pirates’ second round selection (53rd overall) in the 2009 Draft is a native of Temecula, Calif. The 20-year-old Goris, who turns 21 tomorrow, hit .350 with 20 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 46 RBI and 53 runs scored for the Pirates’ Dominican Summer League club in 2011. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound right-handed hitter also stole 15 bases in 18 attempts. Goris, a native of Santiago in the Dominican Republic, is a career .302 hitter over four seasons in the Pittsburgh system, having been named an All-Star in the Dominican in both 2010 and 2011. Navarro, 24, was acquired by the Royals from the Boston Red Sox on July 30 in exchange for infielder Mike Aviles. He hit .304 in six games for the Royals and is a career .206 batter at the Major League level in 42 contests. If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. Posted in royals-news | Comments Off
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Kansas City Royals Trade Cabrera to Giants for… |
The Kansas City Royals traded Cabrera, 27, hit .305 with 18 home runs and 87 runs batted Sanchez, 28, went 4-7 for the Giants with a 4.26 earned run To contact the editor responsible for this story: Leave your comments on the news below. Posted in royals-news | Comments Off
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Royals hire 2 assistants to general manager |
St. Joseph News-PressPOSTED: 5:47 pm CDT October 18, 2011 KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals announced the hiring of Tim Conroy and Jim Fregosi, Jr., as special assistants to general manager Dayton Moore on Tuesday.Conroy has been the Major League scout/special assistant to the general manager in Atlanta since 2004. He has worked for the Braves since 2001, where was also the national scouting supervisor and national cross checker.A former major league pitcher for Oakland and St. Louis, Conroy started his career working as an area scout and later east coast regional supervisor for the Cardinals from 1994-2000.Fregosi, Jr., has worked the past 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, the past three as Major League scout. He has also worked for the Colorado organization and has been a scout since 1992.His father, Jim, was a manager for the Angels, Phillies, Blue Jays and White Sox.
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Royals Name Chino Cadahia Bench Coach |
ROYALS NAME CHINO CADAHIA BENCH COACH KANSAS CITY, MO (September 30, 2011) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has named Chino Cadahia as the Major League bench coach.
“Chino brings enthusiasm and a great amount of experience as a catching instructor and communicator as well as four years working with Bobby Cox as the bench coach in Atlanta,” Royals General Manager Dayton Moore said. “He will be a huge asset to Ned and the entire organization.” Cadahia joined the Royals in 2011 as a special assistant to player development after 15 seasons in the Braves organization, including the 2007-2010 season’s serving as the Major League bench coach with manager Bobby Cox. Born in Havana, Cuba, Cadahia currently resides in Peachtree City, Ga., with his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Lauren.
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The high school field is used by the varsity and junior varsity teams as well as by American Legion teams, Wyandotte County youth leagues and a summer camp for county players aged 8 to 19.