All posts tagged "Kansas City Royals"

  • Kansas City Royals fan Sung Woo Lee, from South Korea, shows off his "super fan' cap before Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP) Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Video: Looking back at KC Royals’ Korean Karma, Lee Sung-woo

    By Brian Han The Kansas City Royals may no longer be underdogs going into the 2015 major league postseason, but even the best teams should take every advantage they can get. The franchise’s greatest off-the-field asset last...

    • Posted October 8, 2015
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  • The Kansas City Royals are going into Tuesday's game with an unbeaten 2014 postseason record (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    SF radio stations ban hit song ‘Royals’ during World Series

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The popular song “Royals” by New Zealand artist Lorde is getting caught up in the fervor over the upcoming World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. Two San Francisco...

    • Posted October 20, 2014
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  • Sung Woo Lee, center, speaks to the local media after arriving at Kansas City International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. Lee is a Kanas City Royals fan from South Korea and came to Kansas City to see his first Royals game. He will see five games and throw out the first pitch on Monday (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Brian Davidson)
    Royal Return: Sung Woo Lee back in KC for the World Series

    (Yonhap) — South Korean superfan Sung Woo Lee is returning to Missouri to cheer on his favorite baseball club in the World Series in person. Lee will arrive in Kansas City Tuesday. The upstart Royals, currently riding...

    • Posted October 20, 2014
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  • Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland and catcher Salvador Perez celebrate after defeating against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 4 of the American League baseball championship series Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals advance to the World Series. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
    Royals sweep their way to the World Series

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With more dominant defense, an opportunistic offense that plated two runs in the first inning and a bullpen that shut down the Baltimore Orioles once again, Greg Holland and the Kansas City...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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  • Longtime Kansas City Royals fan Lee Sung Woo is confident that the Royals deserve their postseason success (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    [NYT] Sung Woo Lee is the Best Sports Story of the Year

    They all agree.  The biggest Korean Royals fan’s trip to Kansas City is the best sports story of the year. Sung Woo Lee caught an early morning flight for Seoul on Thursday, but he left the most...

    • Posted August 14, 2014
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  • Longtime Kansas City Royals fan Sung Woo Lee, from South Korea, throws the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Royal Salute: Korean fan throws out first pitch

    By Lee Kyutae The Kansas City Royals fan from South Korea, Sung Woo Lee, has to be one of the best sports stories of the year. He has become such a folk hero in Kansas City that they may...

    • Posted August 12, 2014
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  • Sung Woo Lee, center, speaks to the local media after arriving at Kansas City International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. Lee is a Kanas City Royals fan from South Korea and came to Kansas City to see his first Royals game. He will see five games and throw out the first pitch on Monday (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Brian Davidson)
    Royals fan from Korea gets royal treatment in Kansas City

    Lee Sung-woo to throw out the first pitch on Monday KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A South Korean man who has been a Kansas City Royals fan since the 1990s has finally made a trip to the city,...

    • Posted August 7, 2014
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