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Trade winds are blowing for the Royals. And Salvy’s home run went how far? Podcast

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow reacts after New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 28, 2022, in New York. The Yankees won 1-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow reacts after New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 28, 2022, in New York. The Yankees won 1-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) AP

The Kansas City Royals have been active in trades over the past few weeks, and now that the clock is ticking toward the end of the trade deadline, how much more work can they do? On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, beat writer Lynn Worthy and columnist Vahe Gregorian talk about the players who have arrived and those who might be leaving.

Also, we challenge the distance of Salvador Perez’s home run in Chicago against the White Sox on Monday. Was it really just 452 feet? Pffft.

Finally, you’ll hear a tribute from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its president Bob Kendrick to Buck O’Neil, the museum’s founder who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame last week.

Story links:

Kansas City Royals add a pair of relievers, trade away third baseman Emmanuel Rivera

Royals, fans think Statcast whiffed on 452-foot estimate of Salvador Perez home run

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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