KANSAS CITY – As the eighth inning ended Saturday afternoon, eyes were moving between the Royals’ dugout and their bullpen, trying to assess whether a reliever would start warming up and signal the end of Stephen Kolek's outing. Kolek sat on the dugout bench, preparing to climb the steps once

It’s only been a little more than two weeks since Cole Ragans last took the mound for the Royals, but they’ve missed their ace left-hander when he’s healthy. On Saturday, he took a step toward a return with his first rehab start -- and looked a lot like the Ragans

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KANSAS CITY – A long first inning in which Noah Cameron had to work around a double and a walk with one out on Friday night looked like many of his starts this season, grinding his way through it with inconsistent results. But back-to-back strikeouts got him and the Royals

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KANSAS CITY -- A strong start from Michael Wacha and a clutch two-run homer from catcher Elias Díaz had the struggling Royals on the verge of a desperately needed win Wednesday night. A gut-punch seventh inning brought them back to reality. Jarren Duran’s go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh off

KANSAS CITY -- After a stretch of better offense when the calendar flipped to May a few weeks ago, the Royals are back in a rut, searching for answers and consistency. Mistakes are magnified when an offense is struggling to score runs overall, and that was the case again in

This is the time of year when we like to look at pleasant developments in the early part of the Minor League schedule. When we did so a year ago, we spotlighted several prospects who were steaming toward MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: A.J. Ewing, Carlos Lagrange, Joe Mack, Rainiel

We’re less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week’s mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director

Minor League Baseball is full of quirks and joy, two of its most endearing qualities. That extends not only to the games and teams but the players themselves. Across 120 full-season teams and more than 6,000 players, there are countless characters with incredible nicknames to match. Some of them may

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went on the road last week and won just one of six games, although the win on Sunday allowed for them to return home with some momentum, which they desperately needed after being swept out of Chicago and losing the series in St. Louis. That

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals saw another starter sidelined Monday when Kris Bubic was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow soreness ahead of their series opener against the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium. The move is retroactive to last Friday. In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers. But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close? In the latest vote predicting the

ST. LOUIS -- After the Royals’ sixth consecutive loss on Saturday, manager Matt Quatraro was open to anything that might get his team’s offense in gear -- a big hit, a rally that moves the line, anything that points runners toward home plate.

ST. LOUIS – Every team goes through tough stretches over the course of a long season which feel like they could be turned around by the right hit at the right time, a dramatic break of the dam which turns on the tap of runs and flips feeling flat into

ST. LOUIS -- The Royals welcomed back one part of the left side of their bullpen on Saturday, while also temporarily losing the services of another, as Bailey Falter (left elbow inflammation) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list and replaced on the IL by Matt Strahm (right knee inflammation).

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ST. LOUIS -- Friday night was just the second time Michael Wacha has pitched at Busch Stadium since departing the Cardinals, his first organization, in free agency following the 2019 season. The leaderboard of most impressive career lines at this ballpark is littered with his name at the very top

CHICAGO -- The Royals were four games below .500 when they began a 10-game stretch against American League Central opponents on May 4. They wanted to seize the opportunity ahead of them as they began the month playing better overall. They worked their way up to 17-19 at one point

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CHICAGO – In 2024 and ‘25, the Royals won 22 of 26 games against the White Sox, a continuous drubbing that helped Kansas City in the American League Central and its playoff pushes while pushing Chicago to the bottom of baseball in standings and record, with its 223 total losses