Drew Butera rumors, news

Drew Butera news, rumors

  • Wacha’s wiliness, Witt’s warhead whomp white wearables 2-1
    • Wacha’s wiliness, Witt’s warhead whomp white wearables 2-1
    Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images 14-2 since 4/20. The Kansas City Royals once again had an outstanding night on the mound and got all the offense they needed from one swing as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The first three innings took just 38 minutes to complete. Both teams had an opportunity to do damage, with Kansas City putting runners on the ...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, March 10
    • Baseball history unpacked, March 10
    Happy Birthday, Donnie Murphy! | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The last lockout ends, Veeck buys darned Sox, Cactus League fun, and a syzygy. Happy birthday, Donnie Murphy!* On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at ...2025
  • The Royals have a decision to make about Salvador Perez
    • The Royals have a decision to make about Salvador Perez
    Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals looks on during Game 3 of the Division Series presented by Booking.com between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Should he return after next year? Salvador Perez is a Kansas City Royals institution. The fu...2025
  • Recap Coda: That time the Royals scored seven runs in the ninth inning to walk off the White Sox
    • Recap Coda: That time the Royals scored seven runs in the ninth inning to walk off the White Sox
    Brett Eibner #12 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates as runs to first after hitting a game winning RBI single against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on May 28, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images What a game Welcome to Recap Coda, the series where we reminisce about past Royals games and look at what we wrote about them here at Royals Review. In toda...2025
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for November 1, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for November 1, 2024
    Salvy! | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Crashing from all the sugar last night? Per this completely unofficial website, it looks like 102 days until Pitchers and Catchers Report. It has the disclaimer of “Countdown is currently based on pitchers and catchers reporting on February 12, 2025”. That means roughly 3 months until we can start posting stories about who is in the best shape of their...2024
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  • • Christian Vazquez Is Turning Into Drew Butera 2.0
    Christian Vázquez’s Minnesota Twins tenure is starting to remind fans of a star from yesteryear who played a similar role with his teams and shared similar struggles. I’m talking about former Twins backup catcher Drew Butera. Okay, “star” may be an exaggeration, but the former backstop was a well-respected member of the Twins organization whose on-field numbers were maligned by many....2024
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Drew Butera injury and suspension

  • • Baseball history unpacked, March 10
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  • White Sox New Year’s Resolutions
    • White Sox New Year’s Resolutions
    Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chrystal O’Keefe, Allie Wesel, Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, Malachi Hayes, Dante Jones, Joe Resis, Year of the Hamster and Brett Ballantini each pick the one thing the South Siders MUST do in 2024 On the heels of our Soxivus 2023 content comes our first group article and podcast of 2024, White Sox Resolutions. The title is pretty explanato...2024
  • Wednesday Rockpile: Arbitration leaves room for improvement in 2024
    • Wednesday Rockpile: Arbitration leaves room for improvement in 2024
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote an article exploring the early arbitration cases for the Colorado Rockies. The team ended up cutting ties with just two players in that initial group, outrighting Ty Blach and non-tendering Garrett Hampson (Blach was later re-signed to a minor league ...2023
  • This Week in Purple: Back to School
    • This Week in Purple: Back to School
    Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies recap and discussion thread for Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, 2023 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ S...2023
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  • • Salvador Perez day-to-day after leaving game with rib tightness
    Salvador Perez is day-to-day after leaving Tuesday’s Royals game with rib tightness.The Kansas City catcher exited the game against Detroit during the fifth inning and was replaced by backup Drew Butera. His injury is described as rib tightness – a problem he’s battled all year. Perez was 1-for-2 with a strikeout prior to leaving. He singled in the fourth and caught the bottom half of the inning b...2017
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  • • Salvy expects to be ready for Royals opening day
    SURPRISE, Ariz. -- All-Star catcher Salvador Perez should be ready for Kansas City's season opener after tests showed there was no structural damage to his injured left knee. The Royals, though, are still concerned about his hyperextended left elbow. Royals manager Ned Yost said Perez would probably be ready to play in a week. Perez returned to the Royals camp Wednesday after playing for Venezuela...2017
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  • • Perez returning to Royals camp, scheduled to have MRI on injured left knee
    SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez is set to have another test on his left knee after getting injured in a collision with Royals backup catcher Drew Butera in the World Baseball Classic. Perez is returning to the Royals' spring training camp on Monday and will have an MRI. The four-time All-Star and 2015 World Series MVP was hurt Saturday in Mexico while playing for Venezuela an...2017
  • • Injury news positive on Royals C Salvador Perez
    The injury news on Salvador Perez is positive for now.Team Venezuela released a statement on Saturday night saying that an MRI showed Perez only has inflammation despite leaving the team’s game against Italy earlier in the evening with a knee injury. Perez will be out for the rest of the World Baseball Classic and his roster spot will be filled, the team said.Perez was injured following a collisio...2017
  • • Salvy avoids major injury after HBP, could return Friday
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has only a bruise on his right wrist after getting hit by a pitch.X-rays on Perez's throwing hand showed no broken bone, but Perez was held out of the starting lineup at Minnesota on Wednesday, a night after getting plunked by Twins pitcher Ervin Santana. Manager Ned Yost told reporters he hopes to put the All-Star back behind the plate for ...2016

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  • Royals trade partner history: The Angels
    • Royals trade partner history: The Angels
    Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Once rivals, the Royals have gotten the better end of the deals. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, and White Sox. Today we look at the history of deals with the California/Los Angeles/Anaheim. Total number of Royals/Angels...2024
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  • • As Clayton Kershaw Paints His Masterpiece, Can the NL MVP Award Be Far Behind?
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "It’s not that uncommon for catchers to stick around into their late-30s a la Drew Butera, Martin Maldonado, or Erik Kratz, although none of them were as consistently cromulent with the bat as Fermin and none of them carried the lion’s share of catching duties for very long."

  • 2024
    "They even got the backup catcher on their 2015 championship team - Drew Butera - in a deal with the Angels for infielder Ryan Jackson."

  • 2023
    ") Brown uses Erik Kratz as the focus of his book, but he is one of the many backup catchers who make appearances, including Tony Wolters, Drew Butera, and Jonathan Lucroy."

  • 2022
    "Drew Butera has made the leap from the roster to the coaching staff, as Sam Blum of The Athletic reports that Butera will now act as the bullpen catcher for the Angels."

  • 2021
    "The Rangers have signed catcher Drew Butera to a minor league deal, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports (via Twitter)."

  • 2020
    "Offensive production from the catcher position — or a lack thereof — has been a problem for the Rockies for the past several years, but they appear content to proceed with Wolters and one of Dom Nunez, Elias Diaz or Drew Butera serving as the primary options behind the plate after a q"

  • 2019
    "The Rockies have re-signed Drew Butera to a minor league deal, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports (Twitter link)."

  • 2018
    "The Rockies announced Friday that they’ve acquired veteran catcher Drew Butera and cash from the Royals in exchange for minor league left-hander Jerry Vasto."

  • 2017
    "'s dive turned a single by Drew Butera into a triple, and the Royals held on for a 4-2 victory on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium."

  • 2016
    "Rookie Brett Eibner lashed a single to right off White Sox reliever Tommy Kahnle, scoring Drew Butera to cap an in incredible seven-run rally in the ninth and give the Royals an 8-7 walk-off win on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium."

  • 2015
    "The Angels have designated catcher Drew Butera for assignment, director of communications Eric Kay announced on Twitter."

  • 2014
    "The Dodgers announced that they have claimed catcher Ryan Lavarnway off waivers from the Red Sox and designated fellow backstop Drew Butera for assignment (Twitter link)."

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Drew Butera trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

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  • • The Royals have a decision to make about Salvador Perez
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  • Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies are getting their ideal backup catcher in Jacob Stallings
    • Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies are getting their ideal backup catcher in Jacob Stallings
    Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, January 18th, 2024 As the quiet offseason of the Colorado Rockies continues and with less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to the team’s complex in Arizona, the winter is still marked by a now several weeks old signing. The Rockies signed right-handed pitcher Dakota Hudson and catcher Jacob...2024
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  • The 10 worst losses by the Royals since they won the World Series
    • The 10 worst losses by the Royals since they won the World Series
    The Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. scores past the throw to Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez on a triple by Mookie Betts in the ninth inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, July 7, 2018. The Red Sox won, 15-4. | John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Introducing the LOSER metric The 2023 Kansas City Royals have clinched their...2023
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  • • Wednesday Rockpile: Arbitration leaves room for improvement in 2024
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Drew Butera stats and results

  • • The Royals have a decision to make about Salvador Perez
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Drew Butera parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

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  • Tuesday Rockpile: Austin Wynns, “The Tao of the Backup Catcher,” and one of the most unappreciated jobs in baseball
    • Tuesday Rockpile: Austin Wynns, “The Tao of the Backup Catcher,” and one of the most unappreciated jobs in baseball
    Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Recently, I reviewed Tim Brown’s new book, written with Erik Kratz, “The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game.” You can read my thoughts on the Pitcher List site. I like the Pitcher List folks, but as a readership, they aren’t terribly interested in the Col...2023
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  • • Butera raises kids' spirits with shoe signings
    Royals catcher Drew Butera (Vito) isn't sure where he got the idea to have ailing children sign his shoes. Butera visited Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City recently and tried to lift the spirits of the children he spoke with....2018
  • • Buteras enjoying a less-conflicted postseason
    From a competitive standpoint, last year's American League Championship Series was much more stressful for the father-son combination of Sal and Drew Butera, who are together in Toronto for the current AL Division Series between the Jays and Rangers....2016
  • • Butera's inside-the-parker trumps Sox triple play
    The Royals erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning, turning a tight contest with the White Sox into a 9-2 victory at Camelback Ranch on Thursday afternoon. But two individual moments overshadowed that one frame -- an inside-the-park homer by Drew Butera and the White Sox turning a triple play....2016
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  • • ALCS matchup a family affair for Buteras
    Sal and Drew Butera are taking the father-son rivalry to an entirely new level this week as they do battle on opposite sides of the field during the American League Championship Series between the Blue Jays and Royals. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday (7 p.m. ET air time on FOX Sports 1 and Sportsnet, with game time at 8 p.m.) at Rogers Centre....2015
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  • • Yasiel Puig & Drew Butera finally make Japan Series relevant to Dodgers fans
    The MLB All-Stars opened their time in Japan with an 8-7 exhibition win against the combined teams of Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, with Yasiel Puig going 1-for-4 with an RBI and Drew Butera going 0-for-1 but coming up with an important pick-off at second. Unfortunately, once the actual Japan Series started, neither did much of anything. The MLB All-Stars lost three games in a row to Samurai ...2014
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  • • As Clayton Kershaw Paints His Masterpiece, Can the NL MVP Award Be Far Behind?
    2014
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Top Drew Butera news

  • • Down 7-1 in 9th, 0 on, 1 out, KC wins it!
    2016
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  • • Royals thump Rays with season-high 18 hits
    Lorenzo Cain and Kendrys Morales each hit two-run homers, and red-hot Eric Hosmer and Drew Butera each had three hits as the Royals rolled to their fifth straight win, a 10-5 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium....2016
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  • • Bradley homers, but dive proves costly
    Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield singled in the lead run in the seventh inning after Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.'s dive turned a single by Drew Butera into a triple, and the Royals held on for a 4-2 victory on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium....2017
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  • • Walker flashes K's as Seattle tops KC late
    Right-hander Taijuan Walker struck out five in his second spring start, and Ed Lucas drove in two runs, including the decisive ground-rule double in the eighth as the Mariners topped a Royals split-squad, 7-5, on Wednesday in Cactus League play at Peoria Stadium. Kansas City catcher Drew Butera homered and knocked in two runs on two hits....2016
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  • • Royals rally in seventh to upend Red Sox
    Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield singled in the lead run in the seventh inning after Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.'s dive turned a single by Drew Butera into a triple, and the Royals held on for a 4-2 victory on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium....2017
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  • • Royals rally from 5 down, sweep Orioles
    Third baseman Mike Moustakas hit a three-run home run, and Jorge Soler and Drew Butera homered as well as the Royals wiped out a 5-0 deficit to rally for a wild 9-8 win over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium....2017
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  • • Drew Butera Retires
    Drew Butera has made the leap from the roster to the coaching staff, as Sam Blum of The Athletic reports that Butera will now act as the bullpen catcher for the Angels. Butera was selected by the Mets in the fifth round of the 2005 draft but was traded before making it to the big…...2022
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  • • Salvy returns, but Butera will still play
    Salvador Perez, after missing six games with a left quad contusion, returned to the starting lineup on Saturday. His backup, Drew Butera, did a fine job in his absence and will still see playing time....2016
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Drew Butera schedule, game

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  • • Recap Coda: That time the Royals scored seven runs in the ninth inning to walk off the White Sox
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  • • Christian Vazquez Is Turning Into Drew Butera 2.0
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  • • Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies are getting their ideal backup catcher in Jacob Stallings
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  • • Wednesday Rockpile: Arbitration leaves room for improvement in 2024
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Drew Butera rumors, scandals

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