MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly seven years ago, Randy Dobnak toed the rubber at Target Field and made his Major League debut for the Twins. He tossed four scoreless innings in relief in a 2019 season that began with him in Class A ball and ended with him making a playoff start

MINNEAPOLIS -- Maikel Garcia (left hand muscle strain) faced a setback in his rehab assignment, and is headed back to Kansas City for further evaluation. Garcia went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and played five innings at third base on Tuesday night in his first rehab game with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel continued his Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday as he nears his return to the Major League club after being sidelined by plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Isbel, who has been on the injured list since June 10, has played in

MINNEAPOLIS -- Almost three weeks after Vinnie Pasquantino returned following surgery on a right hamate fracture, the Royals first baseman is on the injured list again as he deals with right wrist soreness. Kansas City on Wednesday placed Pasquantino on the 10-day IL, calling up outfielder John Rave from Triple-A

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By the time Maikel Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list back on June 23, he had already been battling the left hand muscle sprain for quite some time. It was affecting his play and his mind, and it was time to get him some extended rest on the

MINNEAPOLIS – The Royals have played 11 games since the All-Star break, and nine of them have been decided by one run, including each of their last eight games. Tuesday was no different, except it ended up being a crushing loss in this otherwise good stretch of baseball the Royals

MINNEAPOLIS -- As Salvador Perez rounded the bases Saturday afternoon in Detroit, following his record-breaking swing that put him atop the Royals’ all-time home run list, one coach jumped out of the dugout to greet Perez after he crossed home plate. When Perez saw Miguel Garcia there, a huge smile

DETROIT -- Michael Massey didn’t start Sunday’s game, but he knew he’d likely be playing at some point given the way the Royals like to use their bench and the way they match up against the Tigers. So all his normal pregame work was moved to in-game, getting his body

DETROIT – George Brett has stood alone at the top of the Royals’ home run leaderboard for 40 years, ever since he hit his 194th home run on April 9, 1986, passing Amos Otis. By the time Brett retired in 1993, 317 home runs was the number to beat. It

DETROIT -- Salvador Perez now stands alone among royalty. Three days after tying George Brett’s franchise record for most home runs in Royals history with his 317th home run, Perez hit his 318th career homer on Saturday afternoon against the Tigers at Comerica Park and took sole possession of Kansas

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KANSAS CITY -- After Noah Cameron's last start, it was clear that something had to change. He allowed seven runs against the Padres, marking his fourth start in his previous five that he had allowed five-plus runs. The Royals, as has been documented, need him to keep making starts, and

KANSAS CITY -- The state of the Royals’ rotation is such that a pitcher they are now counting on every fifth day was not in the organization at the beginning of June. They acquired Randy Dobnak from the Mariners for cash considerations on June 17 because the Royals so badly

KANSAS CITY -- The foundation of Carlos Beltrán’s now-Hall of Fame career began in Kansas City. The former center-field star and 1999 Rookie of the Year for the Royals will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26 in the Class of 2026 that includes Andruw Jones

KANSAS CITY -- George Brett and Salvador Perez are the two faces that have defined the two best eras of Royals baseball across the 58-season history of this club, from the championships they’ve won, to the All-Star Games they’ve played in, to the thousands of innings they’ve both logged with

KANSAS CITY -- In an effort to bolster their bullpen depth, the Royals acquired reliever Nate Pearson from the Astros for Minor League pitcher Max Martin on Wednesday. Pearson was designated for assignment by the Astros on Sunday. To make room for him on their 40-man roster, the Royals designated

KANSAS CITY -- A diving catch attempt in right field seemed to shake Jac Caglianone up a bit in the fifth inning of the Royals’ 3-2 win over the Giants on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, but even as Caglianone got up with a grimace, he waved off his teammates

KANSAS CITY -- Bobby Witt Jr. is in the middle of his fifth Major League season and had never been on the injured list until Wednesday, when the Royals placed their star shortstop on the 10-day IL with back tightness that hasn’t improved enough for Witt to envision a return

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KANSAS CITY -- As Luinder Avila has settled into the Royals’ rotation during his rookie season, what he needs to do to succeed has always been clear: Trust your stuff in the zone, and good things will follow. We’ve written it here a number of times and tried to document

KANSAS CITY -- A day after missing a game due to back tightness, Bobby Witt Jr. exited Monday night’s 4-3 win over the Giants in the top of the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium with low back tightness. And on Tuesday, the Royals held the star shortstop out of the

KANSAS CITY -- Josh Rojas had one more sprint in him. He was exhausted. The Royals third baseman had led off the bottom of the ninth with an opposite-field single, going hard out of the box in hopes of a double but putting on the brakes when Giants left fielder

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals secured two wins out of the All-Star break, only to see it all crumble again in Sunday’s 19-2 loss to the Padres at Kauffman Stadium, another reminder of the challenges this team has faced all season long. Noah Cameron allowed seven runs on nine hits

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals selected outfielder Zion Rose with the No. 6 pick in the MLB Draft a week ago, and they welcomed him to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday for his signing ceremony and introduction to Kansas City, which has already made an impact on him. The barbecue? Outstanding.