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Giants outfielderr Jung Hoo Lee makes a catch between his knees. Boston rookie Marcelo Mayer will have season-ending surgery. The Reds snap a 14-game win streak for the Brewers. Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo gets his first MLB hit.

When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball history, as noted by Bob Nightengale of USA Today: He just set a franchise record with his ninth season hitting at least 20 homers,

Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Kansas City Royals and QuikTrip are continuing their mission of promoting youth literacy around the metro with a new children’s book based in Kansas City.

Despite still being a teenager, Kendry Chourio showed out for the Columbia Fireflies in their showdown with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Thursday.

The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals have little room for error considering they both reside on the outside of a wild-card berth in the American League.