Yankees’ rivalry with Royals once challenged Red Sox for fiercest of them all
Though it’s true Yankees-Red Sox is a rivalry like no other, it’s also true that for a moment Yankees-Royals may well have ...
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‘We hated each other’: When the Yankees and Royals turned baseball into a blood feud
“If we got a ground ball, I was gonna take out the middle infielder.” Sure enough, the Royals’ George Brett slapped a grounder to Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles, who fired to second ...
Turbulent Royals-Yankees playoff history has clutch homers, fights, ‘cockroaches’
The series again went to a full five games with the finale in Kansas City. The Royals scored twice in the first inning, which featured a fight. George Brett’s RBI triple opened the scoring and was ...
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Brett thrilled to rekindle KC-NYY rivalry that once was 'pure hatred'
NEW YORK -- Only fans of a certain age will remember the fierce (and that might be putting it lightly) rivalry between the ...
Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. using Yankees legend to prep for ALDS showdown
Bobby Witt Jr. sounded like a postseason vet as he fielded questions from reporters in the press conference room at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The 24-year-old was one sleep away from the biggest test ...