Baseball

Thursday marks opening day for the Kansas City Royals, and with it fans may notice some changes in how they can watch Royals games at home. You may have heard that the parent company of Bally Sports, which broadcasts Royals...

Leawood native and 2016 SM East graduate Joey Wentz will take the mound as the starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers as they face the Royals at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Making the case for 2023 rotation spot: Detroit Tigers manager...

A member of the SM East baseball team that won the state 6A title in 2016 had a pretty exciting Thursday. Jake Randa, who for the past two years has played at Northwest Florida State College, was selected by the...

Robert Moore has grown up around baseball. As the son of Royals General Manager Dayton Moore, he's had the chance to see the game coached and played at the highest levels since he can remember. But it's his own remarkable...

As part of the transition under first-year head coach Will Gorden, SM East's baseball team is looking to add former Royals outfield Brian McRae to its staff. McRae, who is the son of former Royals All Star and coach Hal...

There was a reason dozens of pro scouts crowded around the backstop cage on the Shawnee Mission East baseball field last year to get a look at Joey Wentz. The 6'5" lefty was putting up numbers at the high school...

With money donated by team supporters at a fundraiser earlier this year, Shawnee Mission East's baseball team has been able to build dugouts alongside its new turf field. And that means Lancer fans will have a chance to watch more...

There’s no other way to say it other than Will Schneider is an all-star. When he graduates in May he might be one of the most successful student-athletes to grace the halls of Shawnee Mission North. It was clear from...

On Friday, two more joined the Shawnee Mission North hall of fame as baseball coach Jim Hanson and football player Mark Hantla were inducted. Hanson coached the Indians from 1975-2001. He led SM North to a state title in 1982,...

Shawnee Mission East senior outfielder Jake Randa is trying to follow in his father Joe’s footsteps to the big leagues. And a move he announced this week will reflect the first steps his dad took at the college level. Over...

Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame third basemen George Brett took the mic briefly to introduce the night’s headliners: Royals leftfielder Alex Gordon, Royals color commentator Rex Hudler and former Royals catcher Jason Kendall. Gordon, Hudler and Kendall were part...

Take one quick look at Joey Wentz and you might not be able to notice any difference to his build. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound lefty pitcher is back in town training before he reports for the spring, and on Thursday night...