WHIT MERRIFIELD NEWS

Rays' Fleming delivers in home state, TB beats Royals 4-1

Josh Fleming pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Kevin Kiermaier led a strong effort from the bottom of Tampa Bay’s batting order and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4...

APRIL 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Two more steals Sunday Merrifield went 0-for-3 with two walks and two stolen bases in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Merrifield is now 5-for-6 on the basepaths this season. The second baseman is slashing .321/.371/.547 with three homers 11 RBI, 10 runs scored and three doubles through 62 plate appearances.

APRIL 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bichette's diving stop | 04/17/2021 Bo Bichette saves a run and takes away a hit from Whit Merrifield with a nice diving play at shortstop in the bottom of the 3rd

APRIL 18, 2021 • MLB.COM

Royals earn doubleheader split with Jays on Perez's walk-off

The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays got wildly different yet equally effective pitching performances in splitting their day-night doubleheader on Saturday

APRIL 17, 2021 • Associated Press

Shaky Royals bullpen hangs on for 7-5 win over Blue Jays

Jakob Junis ran his scoreless streak to 14 innings and the Kansas City Royals staked him to a seven-run lead before their bullpen gave most of it back in a 7-5 win over the Toronto...

APRIL 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Pérez delivers with bat to finish big series, KC tops Angels

Salvador Pérez homered and doubled to cap off an impressive series, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 6-1

APRIL 14, 2021 • Associated Press

‘He’s a guy you just admire’: How the Royals' Whit Merrifield became one of baseball's most respected players Even former manager Ned Yost underestimated what he had in Merrifield: "I didn’t know he’d be an All-Star or perennial All-Star."

APRIL 14, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Swipes two bags Merrifield went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored Tuesday in a victory over the Angels.

Impact Merrifield was an effective catalyst from the top of the Royals' lineup, twice turning a single and stolen base into a run. The 31-year-old has reached base in all but one of his nine contests this season and has racked up five multi-hit efforts. He is slashing .389/.415/.694 across 36 plate appearances while posting three home runs, 10 RBI, three stolen bases and eight runs scored.

APRIL 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals C Perez ends game with pickoff, KC beats Angels 3-2

Royals catcher Salvador Perez picked David Fletcher off third with the bases loaded for the final out in the ninth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat Shohei Ohtani and the...

APRIL 14, 2021 • Associated Press

On base three times Sunday Merrifield went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Impact Merrifield knocked in Kyle Isbel with a single in the fifth inning. In the 10th, Merrifield was intentionally walked, then moved to second on an error and executed a double-steal with Andrew Benintendi. Sunday was the first time Merrifield attempted a steal this season -- he went 1-for-2 on the basepaths in this game. The second baseman has added a slash line of .393/.424/.750 with three homers, 10 RBI and five runs scored across 33 plate appearances. As long as he's in a leadoff role, the 32-year-old could provide solid value in all five roto categories.

APRIL 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals rally past White Sox for wild 4-3 win in 10 innings

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APRIL 11, 2021 • Associated Press

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APRIL 7, 2021 • SCOUT.COM

Stays hot in win Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 3-0 victory over Cleveland.

Impact Merrifield left the yard in the top of the second inning, clubbing a two-run homer over the fence in left. He would later plate a run on a sacrifice fly. The 32-year-old right fielder is 8-for-16 at the dish and has already racked up three homers and nine RBI through his first four contests of the 2021 season.

APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Merrifield sets a Royals record amid hot start to season The Gamecocks legend is off to a torrid start to the 2021 MLB season.

APRIL 6, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Duffy dazzles, Merrifield's 3 RBIs lift Royals past Indians

Danny Duffy pitched six innings of two-hit ball to beat a longtime nemesis and Whit Merrifield drove in all of Kansas City’s runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, leading the Royals...

APRIL 5, 2021 • Associated Press

Big day at plate Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Rangers.

Impact Merrifield helped the Royals' comeback by knocking in a run on a fielder's choice in the fifth inning. He added a two-run single in the sixth and a solo shot in the eighth to complete a strong performance. The second baseman isn't the biggest power threat, but he's already gone yard twice in two games. Merrifield has added six RBI, four runs scored while feasting on the Rangers' pitching over the first weekend of the season.

APRIL 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Taylor again stars at plate, Royals beat Rangers 11-4

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APRIL 3, 2021 • Associated Press

Goes yard on Opening Day Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored during Thursday's Opening Day win over the Rangers.

Impact Merrifield made his at-bats count and kept Kansas City's lead alive with a solo home run against Kolby Allard in the eighth inning. It looks like the 32-year-old is set for another season as a reliable fantasy producer in every category.

APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals put SS Adalberto Mondesi on IL to begin season

Oft-injured Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will begin the season on the injured list with a right oblique strain

MARCH 31, 2021 • Associated Press

Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait a little longer before returning to a big league mound

MARCH 27, 2021 • Associated Press

Raking so far in spring Entering play Monday, Merrifield has gone 12-for-27 (.444 average) with four doubles and a 0-for-2 success rate on stolen-base attempts through 10 Cactus League games.

Impact With batting averages of .280 or better in every season of his career, Merrifield looks poised to find himself near the top of the AL leaderboard category during his sixth season in Kansas City. He'll likely chip in plenty of runs while reprising his familiar role as the Royals' leadoff man, and while the 30-plus steals he notched in both 2017 and 2018 are probably out of reach at this stage of his career, the 32-year-old should at least remain a double-digit stolen-base threat. Merrifield's Statcast-measured sprint speed ranked in the 89th percentile of all players in 2020, suggesting he still boasts some premium wheels.

MARCH 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals send 4 top prospects, including Witt, to minors camps

The Kansas City Royals reassigned four of their top prospects to their minor league camp Monday, including touted shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., whose brilliant spring training nearly c...

MARCH 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals

MARCH 21, 2021 • Associated Press

After big offseason, Royals confident they can compete again

After four consecutive losing seasons, the Kansas City Royals are done with rebuilding

MARCH 17, 2021 • Associated Press

Ohtani fans 5 in return to mound; Harper HR on 1st swing

Shohei Ohtani figured he’d be careful in his return to the mound after two injury-spoiled seasons

MARCH 6, 2021 • Associated Press