Ragans 'should be good to go' after taking 92 mph liner off throwing hand
CLEVELAND -- The first nine pitches of Cole Ragans' start on Wednesday afternoon against the Guardians resulted in two strikeouts and the feeling like the Royals were going to get the good stuff from their lefty ace in the series finale at Progressive Field. The infielders behind him could sense
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Here is a potential impact callup for each team
Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67
Amid historically frigid conditions, Royals' bats go cold in walk-off loss
CLEVELAND -- Numbers don’t always tell the story of a baseball game, but sometimes they help. The Royals mustered just one hit on Tuesday afternoon in their 2-1 walk-off loss against the Guardians at Progressive Field. It helped that the one hit was a home run, but not that it
Royals' running game already better thanks to new routes, data
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Wacha returns with 7 strong frames as Royals deliver on defense
CLEVELAND -- The Royals entered Monday night’s series opener against the Guardians needing a well-pitched and deep start from their starter after leaning heavily on their bullpen during their weekend stretch of three games in two days. Like he has so many times as a Royal, Michael Wacha delivered.
Latest Royals injuries & transactions
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5-6(?)-4-3 ... Royals turn rare double play not seen since 1995
CLEVELAND -- One of the many defensive gems the Royals made in their 4-2 win over the Guardians on Monday night at Progressive Field took the entire infield to complete. They had to go around the horn.
This was a true pitchers' duel ... of catching popups?
MLB pitchers catching popups is not exactly a common occurrence, even if it’s become somewhat more frequent in recent years. The starting pitchers in Monday’s Royals-Guardians game certainly didn’t get that memo, however. In the top of the second inning, Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee caught a popup before any Guardians
Massey returns from IL ready to be Royals' 'Swiss Army knife'
CLEVELAND -- The Royals had a familiar face and one they hope plays a key part of their season return to the big leagues on Monday, with Michael Massey's reinstatement from the 10-day injured list after recovering from a left calf strain sustained in Spring Training. Massey had been on
3 takeaways from rubber game -- including 2-out rallies by pesky Crew
KANSAS CITY -- Every time the Royals battled back, the Brewers stayed one step ahead of them and held the Royals off from fully overcoming the early deficit they found themselves in Sunday afternoon. It led to Kansas City’s 8-5 loss at Kauffman Stadium, dropping the series to Milwaukee and
Who else but Salvy? Captain's blast sparks six-run rally in Game 2 win
KANSAS CITY -- One big swing can do a whole lot for a team that needs something -- anything -- to get going offensively. Even more so when that swing comes from the captain. That’s what happened in the sixth inning on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium, with Salvador Perez
How in the world did Lynch IV make this twisting, diving tag?
KANSAS CITY -- Royals reliever Daniel Lynch IV laid his hand, body, all of it, on the line to make a stellar defensive play on Saturday afternoon.
Murph's latest pocket surprise? A tortoise named Bobby Jr.
KANSAS CITY -- The visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium has a different kind of visitor this weekend with the Brewers in town. A turtle. Scratch that -- a tortoise. Its name is Bobby Jr., named after Bobby Witt and Bobby Witt Jr. -- the father-son duo and close friends of
Ragans shines, but bats and bullpen falter as Royals drop series finale
KANSAS CITY – A day after a 13-run, 15-hit barrage against the Twins, the Royals scored just one run on seven hits in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Twins at Kauffman Stadium, underscoring the old adage that momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher. In this case, momentum was Twins
Jensen sits after sleeping through alarm, vows to 'set a million alarms'
KANSAS CITY – The Royals switched their lineup around about an hour before their game against the Twins on Thursday, scratching catcher Carter Jensen and instead having Salvador Perez catch. Perez was scheduled to be the designated hitter following a marathon slog of a game Wednesday night. The reason for
Here are the most stacked MiLB affiliates -- one for each organization
With games kicking off on Thursday at both levels of A ball as well as Double-A, and Triple-A entering its second week of play, the 2026 Minor League season is now fully underway. That means we can finally see all of our favorite prospects performing on the field. We know
Through fog, rain, Royals lineup delivers thump against Twins
KANSAS CITY -- As the fog descended rapidly and the rain picked up into a steady pour and puddles began forming on the infield dirt, Royals starter Noah Cameron’s thoughts mirrored what most were thinking Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. “You just try to get out of it alive,” Cameron
Single-A club boasts one of the greatest Minor League promotions of the season
The 2026 Minor League Baseball season has begun, which means its time for a six-month onslaught of theme nights, giveaway items and celebrity appearances. It's time for promotions, in other words, the lifeblood of the industry. Whatever it takes to get butts in seats.
- Get tickets to a Minor
Royals closer Estévez placed on IL after taking comebacker off foot
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals placed Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a bruised left foot, a move the Royals hope will not only help their closer heal physically but get right with the mechanical and velocity issues that have led to a bumpy start to
Here's where all of the Royals' Top 30 prospects will begin 2026 season
With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Royals’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Carter Jensen (MLB No. 16), C -- Kansas City (MLB)
- Blake Mitchell (MLB No. 72), C -- Quad Cities (High-A)
- Kendry Chourio, RHP -- Columbia (Single-A)
- David Shields,
Eager to move process along, Sherman talks latest in Royals' stadium search
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Here's every team's 2026 Draft bonus pool and all pick values
The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record. MLB informed the teams of the