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Luke Heimlich, Oregon State ace's left-hander who went undrafted this month for the second year in a row largely due to a past sexual-assault conviction, might yet land a pro baseball job. The Kansas City Royals are looking into signing the 22-year-old Washington state native. In 2012, when Heimlich was 15 years old, he admitted to sexually assaulting his 6-year-old niece. Continue to Article

June 23, 2018 9:15:pm EST

Austin Bibens-Dirkx earned his first victory of the season, shutting down a struggling Kansas City Royals squad that's wondering when it will get its next win. Bibens-Dirkx pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Rougned Odor homered and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Bibens-Dirkx (1-1) allowed one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first win since last Sept. 6 in a relief appearance at Atlanta - and sent the Royals to their ninth straight loss. Continue to Article

June 21, 2018 12:41:am EST

As compensation for losing his job as a closer, Kelvin Herrera gets to pitch for a contender. Herrera joined the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after being traded from the last-place Kansas City Royals for three minor leaguers. A two-time All-Star, Herrera had 14 saves and a 1.05 ERA this season. Continue to Article

June 19, 2018 6:59:pm EST

Jun 19 (OPTA) - Box score from Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers on Monday Texas 6, Kansas City 3 Texas ab r h rbi bb so avg Choo dh 2 2 2 1 3 0 .279 Andrus ss 3 Continue to Article

June 19, 2018 1:54:am EST

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was going through his usual routine Monday, preparing if needed for a save, when general manager Mike Rizzo sought him out. Rizzo wanted to discuss two things: The Nationals were trading for two-time All-Star reliever Kelvin Herrera, and Doolittle was going to keep his ninth-inning job. Getting a jump on the trade deadline, the Nationals picked up right-hander Herrera from the Kansas City Royals for three minor leaguers, adding him to a back end of the bullpen that already includes the lefty Doolittle and righties Ryan Madson and Brandon Kintzler. Continue to Article

June 19, 2018 12:02:am EST