SportsBeat KC: Should the Kansas City Royals be playing for this season or the future?
The second half of the shortened baseball season got off to a lousy start for the Royals via a 6-5 loss in St. Louis Wednesday in which they blew a three-run lead in the ninth. And it doesn’t get any easier for KC as the team plays a three-game series at Chicago against a White Sox team that has won nine of 10.
Beat writer Lynn Worthy joins host Blair Kerkhoff on this episode of The Star’s daily podcast, SportsBeat KC, to talk about the upcoming trade deadline and the team’s move that sent outfielder Brett Phillips to the Tampa Bay Rays for shortstop Lucius Fox.
Also, you’ll hear what Whit Merrifield had to say after Wednesday’s game when asked if the Royals had considered not playing in light of protests following the shooting by police of Black man Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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With trade deadline approaching Royals deal Phillips to Tampa Bay for infielder
Royals’ Merrifield explains why it was important to play, even as 3 MLB games were postponted
Royals’ Rosenthal flattered by trade interest but proclaims desire to remain in KC