Follow as Guardians radio voice Tom Hamilton is honored in Cooperstown with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.

The Cleveland Guardians face the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a 3-game set at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Friday.

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Seated next to Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award winner Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post, Hamilton also expressed his deep appreciation for baseball’s literary tradition, saying he believes “the best writers cover baseball” and that the sport has been “blessed with the best books, the best stories.”

The Cleveland Guardians' series opener in Kansas City against the Royals July 25 was postponed because of inclement weather.

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KANSAS — The Guardians return to Kauffman Stadium will have to wait a day after their Friday night game against the Royal was rained out. The game will be made up Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader. Game 1 is schedule to start at 2:40 p.m. followed by a 7:15 p.m. scheduled start for the second game.

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