Veteran infielder Matt Duffy opted out on his minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers, but they want to keep him in the fold.
Last Friday was the deadline for Article XX(B) free agents like Duffy to use the opt-out clauses in the minors contracts, thus giving their teams 48 hours to decide on either releasing the player or adding them to the Opening Day roster.
Matt Duffy has earned his spot on the Royals this season by lining up all across the infield dirt. But after what happened to him in the first inning of Monday’s game against Guardians, he might want to re-examine his role as a utility infielder by investing in a new first baseman’s glove.
The Washington Nationals are set to visit Kansas City for the first time in seven years when they oppose the Royals in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.
Kansas City snaps their seven-game losing streak by taking advantage of runners and lead-off batters getting on base. One of the biggest frustrations of the season has been a lack of production when runners were in scoring positions and not able to get lead-off batters on.
The Toronto Blue Jays, who begin a four-game series in Kansas City on Monday night, racked up 15 runs on 32 hits in three wins in St. Louis. The Royals lost three to the visiting Minnesota Twins and scored only four runs on 12 hits.
Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and infielder Matt Duffy have been informed that they’ll be on the Royals’ Opening Day roster, tweets Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
The second and third base positions look fluid, and while there are perhaps a pair of early favorites for playing time, both will likely need to perform well early on to hold the job.
Former Angel infielder Matt Duffy has agreed to a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals, per the team. Duffy spent the 2022 season with the Halos, and will now join one of their AL Wild Card competitors, as he hopes to return to the big leagues this season.
The Royals signed veteran infielder Matt Duffy to a minor league contract Friday, per a team announcement. The TWC Sports client will be invited to Major League Spring Training and compete for a roster spot.
Jo Adell's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in Matt Duffy from second base, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
Matt Duffy had three hits, including a two-run home run, and Taylor Ward drove in a run, scored twice and had two hits as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
With three separate teams, Chavez has a 3.62 ERA for the season with a 25.6% strikeout rate, 6.8% walk rate and 37.2% ground ball rate.
Michael Stefanic was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 9-1, in dominant fashion on the road. With that win, the Dodgers are now one win away from achieving the 60-win mark before the All-Star Break.
The Los Angeles Angels were off to a hot start in 2022 and had taken control of the American League West division. Since then, however, things have gotten a little dicey for the Halos.
Duffy spent two weeks on the IL, and the lack of an injury designation implied that his absence was related to COVID-19.
The Angels announced that they have placed infielder Matt Duffy on the injured list.
The Cubs and Pirates combined for three grand slams in the same game in what turned out to be an 11-8 Cubs win.
Ildemaro Vargas was selected from Chicago's South Bend alternate site to replace Duffy on the active roster.
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