SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals’ farm system is filled with prospects in both the upper and lower levels of the Minor Leagues. There are different positions, backgrounds, ages and skill levels. But for one day, the top prospects are coming together to field a team that represents the Royals in

MESA, Ariz. -- Entering Spring Training, the Royals’ rotation looked fairly set, with Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic returning from injury, Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo returning as the veteran starters and Noah Cameron returning following a standout rookie season. The only question was what the Royals were going to

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals outfielder Isaac Collins is dealing with mild back/left side tightness and won’t be appearing in Cactus League games for the next few days, the Royals said on Friday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Ever wonder what a Spring Training day is like for two big leaguers who are also roommates and best buds? Welcome to the Wittz-Carlton.

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PEORIA, Ariz – We’re two weeks away from the Royals opening the 2026 season in Atlanta on March 27, but the top competitions in spring are far from being decided. With several players gone at the World Baseball Classic, there have been ample at-bats and innings for players on the

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s been over a week since most of the Royals’ stars and biggest personalities left camp to play for their respective teams in the World Baseball Classic, but on Wednesday, a familiar face and very tall Texan right-hander was spotted roaming the clubhouse again.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Bobby Witt Jr. had one of those games on Monday night. You know the one. Two doubles, one of which had you thinking, ‘How did he get to second base that fast?’ A stolen base. And two jaw-dropping defensive plays that had even the best pitcher in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals second baseman/outfielder Michael Massey suffered a low-grade left calf strain this past weekend and will be shut down from game action for “hopefully about a week,” manager Matt Quatraro said on Tuesday. Massey felt his calf tweak when he made a play in the fourth inning

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Outside of what could end up being a crucial addition of left-hander Matt Strahm, the Royals didn’t feel like they had to spend too much time this offseason overhauling and upgrading their bullpen for 2026, largely because of the relievers they had returning.

The Royals are welcoming another face to their broadcast this season, but this addition is a familiar one. Eric Hosmer will join the Royals.TV broadcasts this year as an analyst in the booth alongside play-by-play announcers Ryan Lefebvre and Jake Eisenberg. Hosmer will be in a rotation that includes analysts

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Bridget Howard was sitting in the lower bowl close to the Royals’ dugout when Salvador Perez lined the walk-off hit down the third-base line in the 2014 Wild Card Game. She attended every World Series home game in 2014 and ‘15. Her dad, David, played seven seasons

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Twenty years ago, Team Cuba beat Team Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to advance to the first World Baseball Classic championship round in San Diego. There, they beat the Dominican Republic in the semifinals before falling to Japan in the final.

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Royals officially signed outfielder Starling Marte to a one-year Major League deal Monday after he passed his physical, adding depth and a right-handed option to their outfield for 2026.

The 2025 Royals debuted two of their top hitters in the system last year with Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen, and now the two homegrown sluggers are going to get the opportunity to establish themselves in '26 as a crucial part of this core that the Royals want to win

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s been just over seven months since Kris Bubic took the mound in a game, a number he was aware of leading into his spring debut on Sunday -- but not a number he was actively dwelling on as he prepared to pitch. Bubic was more looking

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When the Royals acquired Cole Ragans in 2023, he had just introduced his slider and worked on it extensively at Triple-A Omaha before bringing it to the big leagues that August. The newfound upper-90s fastball he was throwing certainly helped establish himself, but the slider was somewhat

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The last time Bobby Witt Jr. hit leadoff in a regular-season game was June 30, 2023, when Witt was 23 years old in his second season in the big leagues. He has batted second in every game since. Now he’s 25 years old, about to enter his

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Now that Maikel Garcia wears gold on his glove after winning his first career Gold Glove Award at third base last season, he’s even more motivated to win another … and another … and another. “Like Salvy says, it’s not [about] playing two years in the big

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Friday, the entire Royals organization packed into the batting cages at their complex in Surprise, Ariz., preparing for the annual organizational awards. The Minor Leaguers sat up front in seats, while the Major Leaguers filled in the back.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- After being scratched from his second spring outing on Wednesday, Stephen Kolek was diagnosed with a Grade 1+ left oblique strain Friday after another scan that determined the severity. Kolek was scheduled to pitch two innings in the Royals’ eventual 8-8 tie against the Mariners on Wednesday

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It’s exactly one month until Opening Day, and MLB.com’s beat writers have been in camp for a couple of weeks now. So we decided to go around the division and ask some questions of the five American League Central beat writers about what they’ve seen in camp to this point.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – New pitch? New grip? Those are the first questions asked to every pitcher in Spring Training, essentially asking what’s different about them than what we saw last year. There are no shortage of changes in Royals camp this spring, some big and some subtle. Cactus League games