Billy Butler swung a pair of Mariucci bats inside the visitors’ clubhouse at Fenway Park, rotating the lumber from hand to hand, pondering the factors behind his first-half torment.

Royals designated hitter Billy Butler walked onto the field during Thursday’s 2014 Season Celebration at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. JOHN SLEEZER The Kansas City Star On the day after ...

On Saturday, that meant making the decision to decline the $12.5 million option on designated hitter Billy Butler, making the eight-year veteran a free agent for the first time in his career.

But they did have a pretty good right-handed batter right there in front of them. Designated hitter Billy Butler was 2-for-3 against Bumgarner in the regular season and had a hit in three at-bats ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Billy Butler doesn't know if he'll be back in Kansas City next year, let alone next week, but he did everything in his power Wednesday night to assure this Royals' team will ...

And if you were a Royals fan before they went to back-to-back World Series, this whole discussion will remind you of another player, one whom Vinnie should emulate more: Billy Butler. Butler was ...

Details of the altercation between A’s outfielder Danny Valencia and designated hitter Billy Butler emerged Monday, with Valencia facing possible discipline later in the day for his role in the ...

In honor of the 15-year anniversary of his rookie season, we asked former teammates and coaches for their favorite stories about Billy Ray Butler. Their answers confirmed his status as a genuine ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In 10 seasons in the major leagues, Billy Butler made an All-Star team, appeared in a World Series and spent his summers roping doubles in ballparks across America.

Twice in Billy Butler’s baseball career, there were instances that, depending how they broke, would not have led him to playing left field for Southern Miss. First, there were the shoulder ...

A weird month for the Oakland A’s got even weirder last Friday in Chicago when Billy Butler and Danny Valencia were involved in a clubhouse scuffle over the latter’s cleat endorsement deal.