Rays third baseman Junior Caminero and Nationals first baseman Luis García Jr. hit home runs in bunches last week. That’s why they received Player of the Week honors in the AL and NL, respectively, on Monday. Meanwhile, when Phillies center fielder Derek Hill reached over the wall to bring back

Pete Alonso hit No. 500 over the weekend. No, we're not talking about home runs; he still needs 217 homers to get to 500 in that category. We're talking about consecutive games played.

What would you do if you had about $2.5 million burning a hole through your pocket? Someone decided to use that cash to purchase a one-of-a-kind Shohei Ohtani rookie card on Sunday.

On Friday night, left-hander Kade Anderson, the Mariners' No. 2 prospect, struck out nine batters in his start for Double-A Arkansas. Right-hander Ryan Sloan must have viewed that as a challenge to him.

Shortstop Jesús Made is MLB's No. 1 prospect for a reason, and he's showing why right now.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Seth Lugo had plenty of reasons to celebrate this week. His start on Thursday against the Rays at Tropicana Field just wasn’t one of them. Lugo allowed seven runs and three homers over five innings as the Royals fell, 13-2, in a game where they were two

ST. PETERSBURG -- Bobby Witt Jr.’s right knee injury has still not healed enough for him to play for the Royals. Witt was not in the club’s starting lineup for Wednesday’s 5-3 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field, and then was held out again during Thursday's 13-2 loss, marking

Royals left-hander Kris Bubic resumed his rehab assignment with a 1-2-3 first inning for Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday night. Bubic needed just eight pitches to retire the side in order against Columbus. He mixed in four pitches and topped out at 92.7 mph with his four-seam fastball. "He said he

ST. PETERSBURG -- Noah Cameron would have loved for his start on Wednesday night against the Rays to be just like the first time he faced them in his career. The Royals’ offense would have loved for their recent success with runners in scoring position to continue, too.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jac Caglianone has a lot of memories of watching Major League Baseball’s best from inside Tropicana Field as a kid. Now, he’s back at the Trop for the first time as a Major Leaguer and creating his own memories.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Royals gave Maikel Garcia rest and medicine last week with the hopes that they would silence the pain in his left hand. They did not, so now the team is giving their third baseman a longer break.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Royals left-hander Cole Ragans is likely headed for yet another elbow surgery. Manager Matt Quatraro said before Tuesday’s game against the Rays that the team anticipates Ragans will need a surgical procedure to address the left elbow impingement that has kept him on the injured list since

A version of this story originally ran in June of 2023

ST. PETERSBURG -- You know that Jac Caglianone is performing like one of the best hitters in baseball right now. But he’s not the only second-year, homegrown Royal who looks like a burgeoning star.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Bobby Witt Jr.'s sprained right knee kept him out of the Royals’ lineup for the third straight game Monday. But prior to the team’s series opener against the Rays, the star shortstop went through what manager Matt Quatraro called a “very encouraging” workout. Witt -- who has

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani remains the leading vote-getter in the National League, while the Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement has taken over the top spot in the American League in our latest

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We might need to change the name of Rays No. 1 prospect Theo Gillen to "Three-o" Gillen after what he did for High-A Bowling Green on Saturday. And yes, we can hear you groaning at that joke.

LOS ANGELES -- Congratulations are in order for the Ohtani family, which is now a party of four. Five, if you include Decoy. Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko, have announced the arrival of their second child.

Question: Does Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk know "The Carlton" dance? We know Mookie Betts does. Pitcher Taijuan Walker did his best rendition in 2016, too. We’re not sure about the 1972 AL Rookie of the Year, but we do know there has been a meeting between the Carltons

The Royals announced Saturday that they have signed 13-year MLB veteran pitcher Matt Moore to a Minor League contract. Moore, who turned 37 years old on Thursday, last pitched in the Majors while with the Angels in 2024. He signed a Minor League deal with the Red Sox in February

Kyson Witherspoon has been pitching well of late for High-A Greenville, and his start on Friday in a 4-2 win for the Drive was one of his best of the season.

Who will be the player traded before the 2026 Trade Deadline arrives on Aug. 3? Tigers ace Tarik Skubal? Twins starter Joe Ryan? Rafael Devers (again), Luis Arraez or Matt Chapman from the Giants? We all love a good blockbuster. But sometimes, it's the smaller deals, the ones that don't

Defense has always been Dillon Dingler's strength behind the plate. As he made his way through the Tigers' system, his work in the field commonly earned him his highest scouting grades.

Considering what Caden Scarborough has already been through this year, dealing with High-A hitters is a piece of cake.