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Mike Aviles of Kansas City Royals to have Tommy John surgery, miss up to 12 months

Jul. 1, 2009
Shortstop Mike Aviles, Kansas City's player of the year last season, will undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined for up to 12 months.
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MLB: Kansas City 8, Minnesota 1

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Billy Butler and Mike Aviles hit home runs and the Kansas City Royals pounded out 16 hits Friday to overwhelm Minnesota 8-1.

MLB: Kansas City 5, Detroit 0

DETROIT, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Zack Greinke pitched seven shutout innings Tuesday, pacing the Kansas City Royals' 5-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

MLB: Kansas City 9, Oakland 6 (2nd Game)

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- David DeJesus and Mike Aviles combined for six of Kansas City's 14 hits Thursday and the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep with a 9-6 win over Oakland.

MLB: Kansas City 5, Oakland 2

OAKLAND, Calif., July 30 (UPI) -- John Buck and Mike Aviles homered Tuesday, carrying the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the struggling Oakland Athletics.

MLB: Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 27 (UPI) -- Kansas City's Billy Butler hit a three-run home run and and totaled four RBI Sunday, powering the Royals' 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

MLB: Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 1

CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- Gil Meche allowed an earned run and just two hits in 6 1/3 innings Saturday night when the Kansas City Royals trounced the Chicago White Sox 9-1.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10 (UPI) -- Mark Teahen hit an inside-the-park homer as part of a four-run eighth Thursday, rallying the Kansas City Royals past the Chicago White Sox 4-1.

MLB: Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 4 (10 inn)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 7 (UPI) -- John Buck hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning Monday to give the Kansas City Royals a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

MLB: Kansas City 12, Arizona 3

PHOENIX, June 14 (UPI) -- Mike Aviles' four hits and two RBI Saturday led the Kansas City Royals' 12-3 rout of Arizona.

Asencio lost for entire season

SURPRISE, Ariz., March 25 (UPI) -- Kansas City Royals righthander Miguel Asencio will undergo season-ending "Tommy John" surgery, the team announced Thursday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler