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You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

On Thursday, Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman stood inside Populous' global headquarters, overlooking a Kansas City skyline that several people gathered alongside him had helped shape. Just a few blocks away was the Crown Center site where the Royals plan to build their new ballpark, with Kansas City-based Populous

MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 Prospects list is full of youth. That’s always the case when it comes to Minor League players, but that’s especially true currently. Of the top 25 players ranked, 17 are not legally allowed to drink yet in the United States (under 21) and eight are

The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- One year ago at their Spring Training facility, the Royals gave Justin Lamkin, the 71st overall pick in the 2025 Draft, his first major development assignment: get another breaking ball. “I didn't have a curveball in college,” the Texas A&M product said. “That was something I took

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KANSAS CITY -- Two years after a memorable season that ended with a trip to the playoffs, Royals fans are left watching two of their division rivals battle it out in the ALDS. “Obviously a very disappointing season. Nobody’s happy about that,” club owner John Sherman said Monday in his

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

Rookies -- and big names at that -- made their impacts felt in 2026. Eighteen of the first 25 players ranked on MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list appeared in the big leagues, and many of them had seasons worthy of hardware. There were eye-catching debuts, massive extensions, All-Star

Zion Rose was aware of the projections. Ranked as MLB Pipeline's No. 30 prospect in the 2026 Draft class, he was typically slotted to go in the 20s in mock projections, with a few clubs looking at college bats occasionally tied to him in the upper teens. His power and

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The first pitcher Royals phenom Angeibel Gomez faced in his Arizona Fall League debut had big league time this season. Every hurler who tried to get him out was at least 24 years old. That wouldn't mean a whole lot if it weren't for the fact that

The Minor League playoffs have been completed. There are only a handful of players with prospect eligibility remaining left in the Major League postseason, and there will be fewer with each passing round. Time for us in prospectdom to go into offseason mode? Not so fast, friends. The Arizona Fall

Royals general manager J.J. Picollo didn’t shy away from his assessment of their 2026 season. “I think it goes without being said, it’s kind of disappointing sitting here today without being in the playoffs as we expected,” Picollo said in Wednesday’s end-of-season press conference at Kauffman Stadium. “It was something

You always want to finish strong. That's exactly what these players did in the final month of the 2026 regular season. Here are both leagues' monthly award winners for September.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals entered 2026 with real expectations to compete for an AL Central title after back-to-back winning seasons and a returning core led by superstar Bobby Witt Jr. But from the first game of the season to the last, little went Kansas City’s way in a disappointing

The 2026 Arizona Fall League rosters just got a little more exciting on Monday with a trio of, well, surprise additions. Joining the Surprise Saguaros' roster are three Top 100 prospects in Rangers shortstop Sebastian Walcott (TEX No. 1/MLB No. 9), Phillies infielder Aidan Miller (PHI No. 2/MLB No. 58)

Action in the Arizona Fall League kicked off over the weekend with a full slate of games, with big names already turning heads. While a lot of attention is understandably given to the high-profile prospects -- the late additions of Sebastian Walcott, Aidan Miller and Angeibel Gomez created some fun

KANSAS CITY -- Michael Wacha has quietly operated as one of the best starting pitchers in the Major Leagues over the past five seasons, and he’s still getting better. For the first time in Wacha’s 14-year career, he crossed the 200-inning milestone after tossing 6 1/3 frames in the Royals’

KANSAS CITY -- Carter Jensen is rewriting the history book for what a rookie catcher can do. Batting leadoff? Closing in on 30 homers? Extra-base hit machine? Those aren’t qualities associated with players also catching nearly every day as a 23-year-old navigating his first taste of Major League pitching.