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It may be only five games into Zion Rose’s pro career, but so far, things have been coming up, well, roses. The Royals’ 2026 first-round pick delivered a walk-off knock for High-A Quad Cities on Friday night, securing a 5-4 win for the home Modern Woodmen Park audience over visiting

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Over the past six weeks, few pitchers across the Minor Leagues have delivered better results than Lucas Braun. The Royals' No. 11 prospect looked sharp in his first outing since being acquired in the deal that sent Lane Thomas to the Braves at the Trade Deadline, tossing six innings of

DENVER -- The Royals traded outfielder Lane Thomas and left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter to the Braves in exchange for right-hander Lucas Braun (Atlanta’s No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline) and left-hander Carter Holton. Thomas started in Saturday night’s 12-6 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field in center field, but

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Gavin Cross more than doubled his 2026 home run total in one week. The Royals' No. 25 prospect left the yard for a sixth consecutive game Tuesday. The left-handed-hitting outfielder smacked a two-run shot in the third inning of a 6-3 victory for Triple-A Omaha over St. Paul at Werner

It's safe to say Kendry Chourio is finding his rhythm at High-A. The Royals' No. 1 prospect tied his career high with 10 strikeouts over five innings as High-A Quad Cities no-hit Wisconsin in Sunday's 11-0 victory at Modern Woodmen Park. Chourio also fanned 10 one month earlier, but completely

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals selected outfielder Zion Rose with the No. 6 pick in the MLB Draft a week ago, and they welcomed him to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday for his signing ceremony and introduction to Kansas City, which has already made an impact on him. The barbecue? Outstanding.

The Royals took a bit of a different route on the first day of the 2026 MLB Draft, at least according to the industry, especially with their first pick when they selected Louisville outfielder Zion Rose at No. 6 overall on Saturday. On Day 2, they went heavy on arms,

BALTIMORE -- As Day 1 of the MLB Draft began Saturday afternoon, the board started falling the way the Royals thought it might. And by the fourth pick, when the Giants took right-hander Jackson Flora, the Royals had a much better idea of who they were going to select two

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ Draft room for years has been at the back of their offices at Kauffman Stadium, a spacious conference room with whiteboards everywhere and enough chairs to fit all the scouts and personnel needed to pull of Draft selections, logistics and all the work that goes

Royals’ No. 1 prospect Blake Mitchell didn’t wait long to extend his on-base streak to 20 games for High-A Quad Cities on Friday night, crushing a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. Then, he took his spot behind the plate and let No. 2 prospect Kendry Chourio

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Kendry Chourio has been dealing for Single-A Columbia this season. The Royals’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 77 overall, Chourio turned in 5 1/3 scoreless innings on Tuesday in a 3-1 win over Fayetteville at Segra Stadium. The stellar outing lowered his season ERA to 1.46.

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Blake Mitchell has been one of the most interesting prospects in Minor League Baseball this season. On Friday night, the Royals' No. 1 prospect delivered a massive offensive performance in High-A Quad Cities' 11-6 win over Cedar Rapids at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The 21-year-old went 2-for-4 with two homers and

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