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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 – 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.

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

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 -- 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

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 -- 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

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

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

KANSAS CITY – Bobby Witt Jr. exited Thursday’s game against the Cardinals in the fourth inning with right knee discomfort, the Royals announced, and he was having imaging done postgame to determine what exactly the injury is and the severity. The Royals expect to know more on Friday.

WASHINGTON -- Maikel Garcia's status is still unclear after he exited Tuesday’s game against the Nationals with left hand soreness. The Royals’ third baseman wasn’t in the lineup for the series finale against the Nationals on Wednesday, and manager Matt Quatraro said pregame that they’ll likely try to stay away

WASHINGTON – As if the Royals haven’t dealt with enough injuries lately, the status of their third baseman is uncertain after Maikel Garcia left Tuesday’s 6-4 loss to the Nationals with left hand soreness. After two plate appearances in the first inning (a walk) and fourth inning (a double play

KANSAS CITY – The Royals' lineup suffered a significant loss on Sunday, as slugger Vinnie Pasquantino was placed on the 10-day injured list with a fracture of the hamate bone in his right hand. Outfielder John Rave was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Pasquantino exited Saturday’s 8-7

KANSAS CITY -- Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday’s 8-7 loss to the Astros at Kauffman Stadium with a right hand/hamate injury, the Royals announced, after he showed visible discomfort after making contact with the ball in the fifth inning. Manager Matt Quatraro said the expectation is Pasquantino will likely land on

KANSAS CITY -- Left-hander Cole Ragans had another setback on Friday, waking up with his left arm not feeling great and cutting a catching session short. “We’re going to get him some more testing in the next couple of days,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. Quatraro said the team doesn’t

KANSAS CITY – It wasn’t long after Kyle Isbel exited Tuesday’s game against the Rangers in the seventh inning that the Royals also pulled outfielder Kameron Misner from the Triple-A Omaha game in anticipation of needing their center-field depth. By Wednesday afternoon, that need was confirmed. Isbel was placed on

KANSAS CITY – Seth Lugo joked as he entered the Royals’ clubhouse Thursday morning that he was hoping to see some laces on his forehead or a bit more purple rather than the red welt that formed following the line drive that hit his head Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY – Seth Lugo was hit in the head by a 106.6 mph line drive in the fourth inning Wednesday night, exiting right away but walking off on his own, which seemed to indicate he was feeling as OK as he could have been after a comebacker like that.

KANSAS CITY – After an off-day of recovery on Monday and a full workout on the field on Tuesday afternoon, Bobby Witt Jr. was cleared to play and was ready to go for Tuesday’s series-opening win against the Rangers at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals' star exited Sunday’s game against the

MINNEAPOLIS – An achy knee that kept progressing throughout Sunday’s game was ultimately enough for Bobby Witt Jr. to have to exit in the seventh inning of the Royals’ eventual 6-5 win over the Twins, but he and the Royals are optimistic that it isn’t an injury that will have