KANSAS CITY -- Every start Luinder Avila makes this season as a rookie is going to bring something new to experience, and he faced a good test Sunday against a Phillies lineup full of All-Stars. By the end of it, he was passing with a pretty good grade. In search

KANSAS CITY -- John Wathan always said he only ever wanted to bleed Royal blue. After spending 47 of his 52-year career in baseball with the Royals, it’s safe to say he pretty much already accomplished that. But now he has the blue blazer to prove it.

KANSAS CITY – One is a generational shortstop who makes jaw-dropping plays daily for the Royals and has grown into one of the faces of the game. The other is a seasoned veteran pitcher who has seen it all in his 14 big league seasons. Their lockers are right next

KANSAS CITY – Cole Ragans underwent an ulnar collateral ligament repair on his left elbow on Wednesday, with the surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles.

KANSAS CITY – Saturday marked the second consecutive game that Salvador Perez was out of the lineup due to right elbow soreness, but manager Matt Quatraro said that Perez was feeling “a lot better” ahead of the series-opener against the Phillies at Kauffman Stadium. “He’s got a lot more range

KANSAS CITY -- When Jorge Guevara saw that the Royals’ 50-50 raffle proceeds on Tuesday night would benefit the Venezuela earthquake relief efforts, he knew he had to enter. Even as the Venezuelan native, who has made Sedalia, Mo., his home now for over two decades, inputted his credit card

KANSAS CITY – It would have been understandable, given the week Stephen Kolek has been through, for his mind to be elsewhere when he took the mound Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium.

KANSAS CITY – The Royals’ pitching staff is bruised and battered right now, and Kris Bubic’s most recent setback didn’t help Wednesday after the club had been eyeing some sort of reinforcement. Right now, the Royals need innings from their starters and to get through games with health on their

KANSAS CITY – Kris Bubic was scratched from his scheduled rehab assignment start on Wednesday night with left shoulder soreness, and he’s being evaluated further to determine the severity of this recurring injury and what his next steps will be now.

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KANSAS CITY -- A week ago, the Royals had just finished winning five of their previous six games, including the first two games against the Rays at Tropicana Field. On Tuesday, they welcomed the Rays to Kauffman Stadium, only for a 10-4 loss to mark the Royals’ fifth loss in

CHICAGO -- Carter Jensen is trying not to think about or really talk about his current hit streak that dates back to June 6, but it’s time we did. An RBI single in the first inning as part of a three-hit game for Jensen extended the streak to 19 games,

CHICAGO -- Plagued by several injuries already, the Royals were hit with one more on Sunday when first baseman/outfielder Jac Caglianone was scratched ahead of a 5-4 win in the finale against the White Sox at Rate Field with left groin soreness. Caglianone was originally slated to hit third and

CHICAGO – As Friday night’s beatdown loss to the White Sox progressed and the Royals rolled through relievers just trying to get to the end of the game, it was not hard to start thinking about how it would impact Saturday’s pitching availability. Simply put, the Royals needed a productive

Kris Bubic completed his second rehab outing on Saturday night, tossing just 22 pitches (15 strikes) across two scoreless innings for Triple-A Omaha. Bubic’s outing came three days after tossing a scoreless frame on Wednesday night with Omaha as he continues to make his way back from elbow and shoulder

CHICAGO – After determining last week that Cole Ragans needs elbow surgery, the left-hander has a date set and will undergo the procedure this coming Wednesday, July 1, but we won’t know the full extent and severity of the surgery until the doctors begin to operate. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will

CHICAGO -- For the second game in a row, the Royals had to turn to position player Tyler Tolbert for the final inning of a blowout loss. On Friday, he recorded the first scoreless inning for Royals pitchers since the second inning in their ugly 22-1 loss to the White

CHICAGO -- After missing six games with a Grade 1 right MCL sprain, Bobby Witt Jr. was back in the Royals' starting lineup for their series opener against the AL Central-leading White Sox on Friday night. Witt, who sustained the injury during Kansas City's win over the Cardinals on June

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KANSAS CITY -- Despite a 12-10 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday, the Royals left Kauffman Stadium with a series win over their Interstate 70 rivals and they witnessed a continued breakout of one of their young sluggers. Jac Caglianone hit four home runs in three games this series, including

KANSAS CITY -- Bobby Witt Jr. wasn’t in the lineup for the second consecutive day on Sunday as he continues to heal from a Grade 1 MCL sprain, which he sustained on Thursday night against the Cardinals as he slid awkwardly while fielding a ball. An MRI exam revealed the

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KANSAS CITY -- When Tyler Tolbert saw Michael Massey dive all-out for a ball up the middle in the eighth inning Friday night, Tolbert yelled, ‘Flip it,’ but didn't think Massey heard him. It was a good thing, then, that the two were on the same page. Massey flipped it

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KANSAS CITY – There’s a new king at Kauffman Stadium.