Amy K. Nelson tells the story of former K.C. first baseman Willie Mays Aikens, who mixed cocaine with baseball and eventually landed in jail. He is now clean, working for the Royals again, and ...

A film tells the true story of Willie Aikens, a World Series star for the Kansas City Royals whose life was derailed by drugs — and prison — before he pieced it back together.

In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the ...

Willie Aikens is a former player who has fond memories at Kauffman. He has the rings to prove it. "We swept the Yankees in the playoffs in 1980, and we went to the World Series," Aikens said while ...

Willie Mays Aikens has reached some of the highest peaks and plummeted to the lowest valleys in his life.. Aikens played in the 1980 World Series with the Royals and hit four home runs. But in ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The gates of the condo complex open, and Willie Mays Aikens trudges out. He carries a Kansas City Royals gym bag in his right hand, a hint of a limp in his gait, and sadness in ...

Fans got a chance to come out to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Saturday to meet two Kansas City legends, former Chiefs wide receiver Danan Hughes and former Royals first baseman Willie Aikens.

Aikens said he regrets that his decisions left him short of playing 10 years, the requirement for a MLB pension. Strawberry, however, doesn't regret it. "I don't regret it.

In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the ...