He exited in the sixth inning with the Royals down 3-0, but his performance was a reminder that experience still plays. Signed by Kansas City in May to a minor league deal, Hill worked his way back from Triple-A Omaha, where he posted a 4-4 record with a 5 ...

Veteran pitcher Rich Hill has been called up to the Kansas City Royals, making him the oldest active player in the MLB.

When the 2002 fourth-round picks makes his Kansas City debut, he will tie Edwin Jackson’s MLB record by playing for his 14th team. The 6-foot-5 Boston native last pitched in the majors in September 2024 for the Red Sox.

Matthew Boyd pitched seven crisp innings for his 11th win, and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Rich Hill's return to the majors with a 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Boyd had a stellar 1.78 ERA in June, and he’s carried that brilliance into July, posting a 0.90 ERA across three starts. The hurler had cashed the Under in earned runs allowed in all of those appearances, and he even threw eight shutout innings against the New York Yankees in his last start before the All-Star Game festivities.

The Royals have seen a jump in the number of people streaming games this season and viewership on cable is up, too. Here’s a look at those numbers.

After posting a series win to begin the second half of the regular season, the Chicago Cubs take a share of the National League's best record into an interleague series with the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.