Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals Tickets

Even though the rivalry between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals isn’t a very famous one, some bad blood between the two teams is known to exist nonetheless. It is attributed to the 19-1 loss for the Kansas City Royals against the Cleveland Guardians on May 16 of the 2011 season. Some refer to it as the Vin Mazzaro game because he gave up 14 runs in just over two innings. This shattering loss for the Kansas City Royals helped develop a grudge among the fans towards Cleveland. With a lot of young blood in both teams, a fully developed rivalry between the two in the future seems likely. Therefore, these are two teams you might want to keep an eye on.

Memorable Moment - Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

The Perez-Dyson Incident - In 2012, Cleveland Guardians’ closer Chris Perez threw some gas on an already simmering rivalry between his team and the Kansas City Royals. Perez angered Kansas City’s Jarrod Dyson by a particular gesture after striking out the Royals outfielder in the ninth inning of the game that Cleveland would eventually go on to win 8-5. Perez basically waved his hand in front of Dyson’s face as an act of mockery. Dyson, at that time, did not take note of the gesture, but was angered by it later when he saw it on replay.

Head-to-Head Records of Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Let’s take a look at the overall game records of the Cleveland Guardians against the Kansas City Royals.

The two teams have yet to meet in the post season.

Hall of Famers at Cleveland Guardians & Kansas City Royals

Both teams have a number of players and managers in the Baseball Hall of Fame. For Kansas City Royals, these include Kevin Appier, Steve Busby, John Mayberry, Amos Otis, Cookie Rojas, Paul Splittorff, Willie Wilson and Frank White. These are only a few of the members inducted. On the other hand, the Cleveland Guardians also have had many greats on their roster. Players who’ve been inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame include Roberto Alomar, Earl Averill, Elmer Flick, Nap Lajoie, Eddie Murray, Bob Lemon, Larry Doby, Joe Gordon, Ralph Kiner, Joe Sewell, Dave Winfield, Cy Young, Sam Rice, Satchel Paige and Phil Niekro among others.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals – It’s happening again!

The two teams are all prepared to face each other again ain 2024. The game will be a part of the MLB regular season. In the last few games between the two teams, the results have been pretty even. Get yourself Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals tickets to get in on the action. You might want to go over the Kauffman Stadium seating chart to get a better idea about the venue. Cheap Cleveland Guardians Kansas City Royals tickets are available here.