Alcides Escobar and Yordano Ventura were more than just teammates during their time together in Kansas City. They were part ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday they signed veteran shortstop Alcides Escobar to a minor league deal and have assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. Escobar is an 11-year Major ...

Alcides Escobar carved out a lengthy MLB career as a light-hitting, glove-first shortstop with the Kansas City Royals, where he spent eight years as a reliable everyday player and won a World Series.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to terms with shortstop Alcides Escobar on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Baltimore has been ...

Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar had quite the busy year in 2014. After playing in all 162 regular season games, he then appeared in all 15 postseason games, went to Japan for the All-Star Series and ...

Some boys may wonder why their parents insist on them wearing a cup to play baseball. They probably think they’re good enough in the field to never miss a short hop and would never turn that way into ...

8:47pm: Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports tweets that Escobar will earn $75K for making 125 plate appearances, and confirms that his incentives will top out at 600 PA. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports ...

The Washington Nationals placed one-time All-Star shortstop Alcides Escobar on unconditional release waivers on Wednesday. Nationals announce they’ve requested unconditional release waivers on Alcides ...

CLEVELAND -- Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar suffered a bruised left cheek when he was hit in the head by a pitch from the Indians'Danny Salazar in the fifth inning on Wednesday. Escobar ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alcides Escobar caused the Toronto Blue Jays all kinds of trouble from the very first pitch. In just about every game of the American League Championship Series. The leadoff hitter ...

Former big league shortstop Alcides Escobar has agreed to a deal with the Yakult Swallos of NPB, the team announced. (Japanese-language link to Sponichi story; h/t Kazuto Yamazaki of Baseball ...