Royals fan retrieves record-tying ball during game for boy recovering from surgery
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"Royals fan retrieves record-tying ball during game for boy recovering from surgery" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include KMBC, Kansas City Star, Royals Review and ESPN. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Fan cited after jumping into Kauffman Stadium fountain to chase Salvador Perez's home run KMBC · 15h ago
- Fan who tried to get Salvador Perez’s historic home run ball was briefly arrested Kansas City Star · 15h ago
- Kansas City Royals News: Salvy ties Brett Royals Review · 15h ago
- Salvador Perez ties George Brett's Royals record with 317th HR ESPN · 15h ago
- Royals fan retrieves record-tying ball during game for boy recovering from surgery FOX4KC.com · 15h ago broke it first
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