Yankees’ rivalry with Royals once challenged Red Sox for fiercest of them all
Though it’s true Yankees-Red Sox is a rivalry like no other, it’s also true that for a moment Yankees-Royals may well have ...
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‘We hated each other’: When the Yankees and Royals turned baseball into a blood feud
“If we got a ground ball, I was gonna take out the middle infielder.” Sure enough, the Royals’ George Brett slapped a grounder to Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles, who fired to second ...
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Turbulent Royals-Yankees playoff history has clutch homers, fights, ‘cockroaches’
The Royals’ George Brett and the Yankees’ Graig Nettles came to blows during the decisive Game 5 of the 1977 American League Championship Series. Screengrab of MLB Network X video As ABC was ...
Once rivals, Royals great George Brett is now close friends with Goose Gossage
George Brett had arguably the biggest home run in ... particularly Brett’s fisticuffs with Graig Nettles in the ...
Royals, Yankees set to continue storied postseason history in 2024 ALDS
October 5, 2024, the Royals will once again play at Yankee Stadium. A matchup decades in the making has many fans around the league ready to see what will happen.
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Brett thrilled to rekindle KC-NYY rivalry that once was 'pure hatred'
NEW YORK -- Only fans of a certain age will remember the fierce (and that might be putting it lightly) rivalry between the ...
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Yankees And Royals Ready To Relive Old Postseason Battles
The New York Yankees will be facing the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series. The Yanks got a bye ...
Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. using Yankees legend to prep for ALDS showdown
Bobby Witt Jr. sounded like a postseason vet as he fielded questions from reporters in the press conference room at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The 24-year-old was one sleep away from the biggest test ...