Former Royals beat writer Dick Kaegel was chosen for the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, a high honor for baseball writers:
Kaegel received 183 votes of the 374 ballots, which included three blanks, cast by BBWAA members with 10 or more consecutive years’ service, becoming the 72nd winner of the award since its inception in 1962. His career spanned 53 years, covering the Royals and St. Louis Cardinals for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Kansas City Star and MLB.com. Additionally, he served as editor-in-chief of the Sporting News from 1979–85, when circulation spiked.