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 was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night and will join Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent in the

For the 22nd consecutive year, it's time to unveil the next generation of baseball's future stars. MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday in a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com, with Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo debuting the list

KANSAS CITY -- Along with two new hitting coaches at the big league level in Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames this year, the club will have a different look on the hitting side of player development. After letting director of hitting performance Drew Saylor go in October following six seasons

The Top 100 Players Right Now have been revealed by MLB Network, with the conclusion airing Thursday night. This year, all 30 teams were represented on the Top 100, which starts with a global, two-way phenom and ends with a pitcher who signed a big contract with a new team

Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced start times for its entire 2026 calendar of games, including the regular season, Spring Training and the third annual Spring Breakout.

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As the 2026 international signing period opens, the Royals have wasted little time by making a gigantic splash. The club has come to terms with Venezuelan outfielder Angeibel Gomez, the No. 4 overall prospect in his class, tying for the honors of highest-ranked international talent the club has ever signed

KANSAS CITY -- Kauffman Stadium will look slightly different in 2026. The Royals are moving the outfield fences inward, the club announced on Tuesday. The left- and right-field walls will be moved in nine to 10 feet, starting close to the foul poles and then tapering toward center field, where

Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. Even with National League Rookie

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MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

Today's opening of the international signing period means amateur prospects from across the world can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional ballplayers. It’s a testament to years of hard work not only for the players, but their families, their coaches and the extensive network of scouts and

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals avoided salary arbitration with six of their eight remaining eligible players on Thursday, the deadline to exchange figures in anticipation of an arbitration hearing if a 2026 salary has not yet been agreed upon. They did not come to an agreement with first baseman Vinnie

KANSAS CITY -- Isn’t it funny how baseball can feel so far away in December but as soon as the new year hits, we’re closer than ever to the season ramping back up? Well, we’re at that point. It’s 2026, and Royals pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball

For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping

If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine

KANSAS CITY -- Emphasizing stability in leadership and the growth they’ve seen over the past three seasons, the Royals signed manager Matt Quatraro to a three-year contract extension, the club announced Sunday. Quatraro is heading into the final season of his current contract, so the new extension begins in 2027

In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about top prospects. The survey, filled out by more than 40 execs across nearly

Impact rookies certainly left their mark on the 2025 season. Nick Kurtz made history with an iconic four-homer game, on top of one of the best debut seasons we’ve ever seen. Trey Yesavage emerged as a bona fide postseason hero, as did Roki Sasaki and Cam Schlittler. From triple-digit heat

KANSAS CITY – The very first game a player appears in is a momentous occasion, and it’s one the player will always remember. But sometimes that first game turns into one that everyone remembers. It’s always nice when a player leaves a good first impression. The best part about remembering

Welcome to the fourth annual MLB Pipeline Executive Poll. Starting before the 2023 season, we surveyed front offices across baseball -- from general managers to scouting directors, farm directors, analysts and beyond -- on a number of questions regarding prospects. As has been our tradition, we’re beginning with who they