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This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers’ Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. KANSAS CITY -- When Anthony Veneziano walked into the Royals’ big league clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon, emotions were high for his first big league

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KANSAS CITY -- Nick Loftin was inches away from his first career home run on Friday night. Instead, he settled for a double and a weightlifting session with Salvador Perez. Making his Major League debut on Friday, Loftin, Kansas City’s No. 5 prospect, went 2-for-3 with a walk in his

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals called up their No. 5 prospect, Nick Loftin, on Thursday. The 24-year-old infielder will join the Royals in Kansas City on Friday for their series opener against the Red Sox, and his first appearance will be his Major League debut. Rosters expand from 26 to

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BOSTON -- Alec Marsh has been tweaking his slider all season, but the pitch he threw on Thursday night against the Red Sox was completely new. With a new grip and new movement -- and better results -- it’s what helped the right-hander get through five innings in the Royals’

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals stockpiled Minor League players this Trade Deadline, some of whom will help out the big league club in the final two months of the season while others are far away from Kansas City -- but offer plenty of upside. On Wednesday, the Royals traded closer

Chandler Champlain doesn't back down from a challenge. In fact, when asked which current Major League player he'd like to face, the right-hander didn't flinch in his response: Shohei Ohtani. "In my opinion, I feel that I’d want to face the greatest hitters that I can. Hitters that you know

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KANSAS CITY -- After the Royals opened the 2023 MLB Draft with two high-risk/high-reward picks in prep catcher Blake Mitchell at No. 8 overall and prep righty Blake Wolters at No. 44 overall, they followed on Day 2 with a well-balanced mix of position players and pitchers. • Royals select

After three picks on Day 1 of the MLB Draft on Sunday -- Texas high school catcher Blake Mitchell at No. 8 overall, Illinois prep pitcher Blake Wolters at No. 44 and Louisiana-Lafayette outfielder Carson Roccaforte at No. 66 -- the Royals started Monday off with another prep pitcher --

Royals scouting director Danny Ontiveros is well aware of the stigma that comes along with drafting high school catchers in the early rounds. There is general risk because most don’t pan out; from 2010-19, 14 prep catchers were selected in the first round. Five reached the Majors, two became starters.

The Royals are typically looking to add up-the-middle, athletic players to their organization through the MLB Draft. On Day 1 on Sunday night, they added three. After selecting high school catcher Blake Mitchell with the No. 8 overall pick, Kansas City went to the mound in the second round, drafting

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KANSAS CITY -- Alec Marsh was beginning to throw his bullpen session on Thursday afternoon at Werner Park, home of Triple-A Omaha, when he was told to stop throwing. The coaching staff had a question for Marsh: Did he want to start Sunday in Omaha, or would he rather start

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This is more like it, Gavin Cross. After an uncharacteristically slow start to his full-season debut, MLB’s No. 70 overall prospect was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Midwest League. His performance paced High-A Quad Cities' sweep of Wisconsin and was highlighted by a power surge, as

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MILWAUKEE -- When the Royals made vast changes to their hitting department in 2019, they knew they were going to have to continue to evolve as young hitters graduated to the Major Leagues and new hitters entered the system. This offseason, the organization hired Single-A Columbia hitting coach Ari Adut,

MINNEAPOLIS -- Something noticeable is happening in the Royals’ Minor League system. After a 2022 season that saw several steps backward with big prospect names, the script has been flipped to start ‘23. Walks are down. Strikeouts are up. Several players at different levels rank in the top 100 across

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