KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired outfielder Kameron Misner from the Rays on Monday for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Tampa Bay designated Misner for assignment last week. Misner, 27, is a Poplar Bluff, Mo., native and attended the University of Missouri from 2016-19. He was

Below are point totals for the balloting for the 2025 Rookie of the Year Award, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots for each award were submitted prior to the start of the postseason from two writers in every league. The system rewards seven

Every year at around this time at MLB Pipeline, we try to look into our crystal ball and find a Rookie of the Year candidate for each team. In 2025, we picked two of the three American League finalists in the A’s Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals hired Marcus Thames as their second hitting coach on Monday afternoon, finalizing the hitting staff under senior director of hitting/hitting coach Alec Zumwalt. Thames, 48, has an extensive background in playing and coaching, most recently as hitting coach for the White Sox over the past

MESA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Raudi Rodriguez emerged as one of the Angels' best offensive prospects this year, slashing .281/.372/.470 with 14 homers and 38 steals at Single-A during his full-season debut. He has been of the toughest outs in the Arizona Fall League as well, batting .421/.507/.614 with eight extra-base

MESA, Ariz. -- For the third consecutive season, the American League Fall Stars took home Arizona Fall League bragging rights on the back of a 5-4 walk-off victory over their National League counterparts at Sloan Park on Sunday night. Angels outfielder Raudi Rodriguez garnered Most Valuable Player honors, becoming the

Tune into the Arizona Fall League and the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) to watch some of baseball's brightest young stars. You can see MLB's top prospects in action, with AFL matchups streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. LIDOM games are included as

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

Rawlings announced the winners of the 2025 Platinum Glove Awards on Friday night, honoring the best defensive player in each league, regardless of position, as well as the best defensive team in each league. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was named the American League Platinum Glove winner, while in the

The National League’s best hitters were honored Thursday night as the first half of the 2025 Silver Slugger Awards were announced. On Friday, it was time for the American League’s top bats to get their due.

The stars have been out during Week 4 of the Fall League. Pirates No. 30 prospect Tony Blanco Jr. put on a show at the AFL Home Run Derby launching 24 moonshots over four rounds, including one with a 122.9 mph exit velocity. The Fall Stars Game promises to deliver

There were ample rookie storylines in the 2025 season. Eight members of the 2024 Draft class climbed to the Majors quickly in their first full seasons. One of them, A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz, established himself as one of the most powerful left-handed bats in the game, regardless of experience,

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KANSAS CITY – The Royals’ search to fill out their Major League hitting staff is making headway, with the club announcing Friday that it has hired Connor Dawson to serve as a hitting coach on the Major League staff. He will work closely with senior director of hitting performance/hitting coach

KANSAS CITY – The Royals announced Thursday that Cullen Maxey has joined the organization as its new president of business operations, overseeing all departments outside of baseball operations. Maxey spent the past 20 years with the D-backs, and over the last 16 years, he oversaw all revenue-generating, community impact and

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have signed catcher Salvador Perez to a two-year contract that runs through the 2027 season, the club announced Tuesday night. The new deal takes the place of the 2026 club option that was on Perez’s previous four-year contract he signed in 2021. The club did

Since the Arizona Fall League started the Fall Stars Game in 2010 to shine a spotlight on its top talents, the event has featured a number of future big league luminaries. Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Julio Rodríguez, Corey Seager and

Major League Baseball released its full 2026 Spring Training schedule -- complete with a few fun twists -- on Wednesday. The action kicks off on Feb. 20 with a handful of games, including four in the Cactus League (D-backs-Rockies, Padres-Mariners, Royals-Rangers, and White Sox-Cubs), one in the Grapefruit League (Yankees-Orioles)

The All-Star festivities at baseball’s most elite prospect circuit are always an unforgettable event. The 19th annual Fall Stars Game will be no different. This year’s iteration, which will be broadcast live on MLB Network and MLB.com at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday from Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, will

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals will be back on FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City in 2026. The club announced Wednesday that it exercised its mutual option with Main Street Sports Group, the owner of FanDuel Sports Network. During the 2026 season, Royals broadcasts will remain available in the same places

KANSAS CITY -- For the most part, the Royals’ 2026 infield is set. Gold Glovers will be returning on the left side in shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and third baseman Maikel Garcia (although Garcia can play multiple different positions based on what the rest of the roster looks like). Vinnie

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ left side of the diamond was good as gold in 2025. Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and third baseman Maikel Garcia won an American League Gold Glove Award at their respective positions this season, announced Sunday night on ESPN.

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