New Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer thanked Glenn Hoffman for ceding his No. 30 by giving the third base coach a Rolex watch.
All-Star reliever Kelvin Herrera and Royals right fielder Alex Rios have been diagnosed with chicken pox, raising concerns that others on the AL Central leaders may have been exposed.
The Royals and Blue Jays have moved on: After an exchange of hit batters, they're now trading barbs on Twitter.
The Cincinnati Reds traded ace Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals for left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed.
The Royals placed All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon on the disabled list Thursday with a strained left groin and expect him to miss eight weeks.
After decades of irrelevance, the Kansas City Royals finally have a reputation. It just isn't a very good one.
