KANSAS CITY -- When discussing the best individual seasons by a Royal in terms of position players, longtime Kansas City fans likely will go straight to 1980. And with good reason: That’s the season Hall of Famer and legend George Brett nearly hit .400. So, let’s take a look at

The Royals’ all-time top picks in the MLB Draft range from World Series heroes to plenty who never made it to the highest level. There are franchise faces and those who you may have forgotten.

KANSAS CITY -- There’s only one Royal represented in the Baseball Hall of Fame: The best player in franchise history, George Brett. That means there’s a lengthy list of players who could have been in consideration for Cooperstown. Here’s our take on the top five of those names. 1) Frank

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players' careers for that club. These rankings are for

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

1. Bret Saberhagen Debut: April 4, 1984 vs. Yankees Age: 19 years, 359 days The Royals had taken Saberhagen in the 19th round of the 1982 MLB Draft out of Grover Cleveland (Calif.) High School. Less than two years later, Saberhagen found himself jogging in from the bullpen at Royals

KANSAS CITY -- It’s not often a position player can dominate a game all by himself. He might only come to the plate four or five times over the course of a nine-inning game. But there are some days where it seems like a certain hitter is the only player

KANSAS CITY – The Royals have seen many incredible individual seasons throughout their franchise history. But what would a roster look like if we mashed all those standout seasons together? Here’s the Royals’ all-time roster based on a position’s best individual season: Starting pitcher: Bret Saberhagen, 1989 This really comes

KANSAS CITY – A 4-for-4 day is about the best day a hitter can have at the plate, but recording a hit of each kind is even better. Who wouldn’t want a single, double, triple and a home run to cap it all off? Cycles are rare; there have been

KANSAS CITY -- The Winter Meetings are baseball’s annual gathering in the offseason, held at rotating locations every December, and include events like the MLB Draft Lottery, the Rule 5 Draft and more. League, team officials and industry people convene to talk about the sport and its advancement. But it’s

KANSAS CITY -- There are some uniform numbers synonymous with the players who wore them. No. 5 is for George Brett. You can’t see No. 20 without thinking of Frank White. But what about all the other numbers worn in Royals’ history? Here are our picks for the best players

KANSAS CITY – From the first championship in franchise history to the 2014-15 postseason runs that brought Kansas City back onto the national stage, the Royals have had plenty of memorable moments over the past five-plus decades.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 8. 1) Enos Cabell (1949) Originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles, Cabell’s career flourished with the Houston Astros.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 5: 1) Claude Ritchey (1873) Ritchey, know as “Little All Right” due to his stature, played 13 years