This article initially appeared in a print edition of the Hilltop Monitor published on Oct. 6, 2025. On Sep. 23, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced…
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The Kansas City Royals 2023 season preview
As the 2023 Major League Baseball season approaches, Kansas City Royals fans are eager to see what their team has in store. Following their World…
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The Significance of the MLB Lockout
Ahead of the 2017 MLB season, the MLB and the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association) officially passed the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that would…
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Royals off to hot start in opening months
The Kansas City Royals’ TV ratings have taken a nosedive since their World Series victory in 2015, and the Kansas City Chiefs benched the Royals…
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2019 World Series recap
Baseball season has been uneventful for Kansas City, but that doesn’t mean that it has been uneventful for America. The Houston Astros and the Washington…
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The perspective of popular athletes by fans is skewed and unhealthy
It is an understatement to say that professional athletes are over-glorified nowadays. Football, baseball, soccer, basketball, all of these sports and many others put their…
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Royals Small Market Rebuilding
After a less-than-impressive 2017 season, the Kansas City Royals started the offseason with an uncertain future. Of the core group of players who led the…
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Racism in the race for the pennant
History was made April 15, 1947 when the Brooklyn Dodgers debuted Jackie Robinson. Starting at first base, Robinson became the first African American player in…
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The World Series Champions have been crowned
GAME ONE Game one was a big one for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first pitch from Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel turned into a leadoff…
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