The Royals set their 25-man roster for the World Series, which begins tonight against the Mets at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. The club added infielder Raul Mondesi by selecting his contract from Northwest Arkansas, replacing outfielder Terrance Gore.

With the World Series set to descend upon Kansas City for the second consecutive year, even the city’s mayor can’t help but be impressed.

After missing the first two rounds of the postseason, Juan Uribe is on the Mets’ World Series roster. The veteran infielder was out because of a chest injury.

Long before the 14 All-Star selections, the 687 homers and the drama that would follow him both on and off the field, Alex Rodriguez was 11 years old and jumping on his bed in Miami, mimicking Jesse Orosco’s gleeful reaction to the final out of the 1986 World Series.

The Tigers are nearing a decision on their next pitching coach. “Getting closer,” manager Brad Ausmus said in a text message Monday evening.

Baseball fans just meeting these Mets when the World Series begins tonight (air time 7:30 p.m. ET, game time 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox) will recognize catcher Travis d’Arnaud as the guy who smacked a home run off the big apple over the center-field wall at Citi Field in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

There has been plenty of discussion about Matt Harvey, the Mets’ Game 1 starter, and his recovery from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent on Oct. 22, 2013. Edinson Volquez, the Royals’ Game 1 starter, also underwent the procedure in August 2009 when he was with Cincinnati.

The Royals last won the World Series in 1985. The Mets’ latest championship came the following year. Now the two will meet in the Fall Classic, which begins with Game 1 at Kauffman Stadium tonight (7:30 p.m. air time on FOX 8 p.m. ET game time).

Before Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred settles in for what figures to be a thrilling World Series, he will first join the Edward Jones Chatting Cage on MLB.com this evening.

Torii Hunter, the 20th overall pick in the 1993 Draft, has retired from Major League Baseball, the outfielder told The Star Tribune on Monday. The 40-year-old Hunter, who played 12 of his 19 seasons with the Twins, batted .277 with a .331 on-base percentage and a .461 slugging percentage in 2,372 career games.

After two years of expanded instant replay review, the system has quickly become an accepted part of the game. Few would argue that potentially adding a minute or two to the length of a game isn’t worth trying to get calls right. There is one sticky area that has become an issue recently, however.

Matt Harvey, Mike Moustakas and Christian Colon are all part of the scene on baseball’s biggest stage in the 2015 World Series between the Mets and Royals, reuniting a trio from Team USA’s 2006 silver-medal-winning squad from the IBAF World Junior Baseball Championship in Cuba.

Behind the scenes, a lot of hard work goes into what we see in October. Unlikely hero Daniel Murphy has been on one of the hottest tears anyone has ever seen in October because he spent Spring Training and the regular season working daily with Kevin Long, the Mets’ first-year hitting coach.

This World Series, which begins Tuesday night, presents a fascinating contrast of defining characteristics — the Mets’ power starting staff and power bats vs. a Royals team that relies heavily on high contact rates, strong defense and a deep bullpen.

It will be a well-rested, unrestricted Matt Harvey who takes the Kauffman Stadium mound for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.

It has been 29 years since the New York Mets won a World Series, but every Mets fan who was alive to see it — and even most of those who weren’t — can tell a story about that memorable series. We tracked down a number of guys from that team to share their favorite memories, as well as some thoughts on the 2015 squad.

Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy has been on a tear, slamming homers in a Major-League record six consecutive postseason games and hitting .421 in the playoffs. The Royals are fully aware of the run Murphy is on and they are working on a plan to shut him down.