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Venezuela is shaping up to have one of the best rosters at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, but who will join captain Salvador Perez in the upcoming tournament? On Thursday, it was announced that Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel Garcia, Jackson Chourio and Wilyer Abreu are joining Venezuela’s roster. In the

KANSAS CITY – The Royals are inviting 25 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training, which begins in just two weeks at the team’s facility in Surprise, Ariz. Of those 25 players, 15 were originally drafted or signed by Kansas City, and six rank on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 list

KANSAS CITY -- Following Mike Jirschele’s retirement as the all-time winningest manager in the history of the Royals’ affiliate in Omaha, the club will turn to a new face to manage its Triple-A squad in 2026. Patrick Osborn is well aware of the shoes he’s about to step into while

A Top 100 list is never enough. Every year after we release a Top 100 prospect ranking -- as MLB Pipeline did last Friday -- we always get the simple two-word question from the public: who’s next? Let’s get you started on who could crack future editions of the Top

The MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list is out for another season, and the 2026 edition – released Friday night – is topped by shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) and Jesús Made (Brewers). Twenty-nine of the 30 Major League farm systems have at least one representative on the

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This page will be updated throughout this offseason with any Royals injury updates and transactions.

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

It’s almost baseball season, which means we are well into projection season. Until we get to see it all play out on the field, we can take a look at how it may go. Sometimes certain projected stat lines really stand out, and get us thinking about how remarkable the

Could a golden era of shortstops be dawning? Konnor Griffin (Pirates) has the best tools in the Minors and is MLB Pipeline's reigning Hitting Prospect of the Year. Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) is the best pure hitting prospect in the game, with JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) right behind. Jesús Made (Brewers) and

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

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

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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No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

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.

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of the franchise they cover, based on the players’ careers while playing for that club. These rankings

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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