KANSAS CITY -- The Royals added two pitching prospects to the 40-man roster on Tuesday, ahead of the deadline to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 Draft next month. Ben Kudrna, the Royals’ No. 7 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 list, and Steven Zobac, the club’s No. 11

When Daniel Vazquez was being scouted to be signed as an international amateur free agent in 2021, he earned comps to the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr. and a teenage Manny Machado in terms of body type and ceiling. That's a part of why he ranked No. 11 on MLB

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MESA, Ariz. – In 3.7 seconds, Blake Mitchell gave a brief but lasting glimpse into what makes him such a promising prospect. That’s all it took for the No. 2 Royals prospect’s first-inning hit to leave the yard Thursday in Surprise’s 7-5 win at Mesa. The three-run homer -- Mitchell’s

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The day David Shields turned 19 years old, he took the mound for Single-A Columbia’s first postseason game and spun five innings of one-run ball in Game 1 of the Carolina League South Division Series. That was Sept. 9, with Shields striking out eight against Myrtle Beach (Cubs), setting the

Blake Mitchell found himself behind the eight ball early in 2025. In Royals Major League camp as a first-time non-roster invitee, the young catcher suffered a broken right hamate bone in late February and didn’t get back into Minor League action until early May. Even then, it was only for

KANSAS CITY -- On a night in which Cal Raleigh made history with two powerful swings and Salvador Perez was honored by the Royals’ faithful for hitting his 300th career home run over the weekend, Carter Jensen made sure he wasn’t the catcher left behind. The Royals’ backstop went 3-for-4

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 -- As Carter Jensen, the Royals' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, fielded questions Saturday night about his first MLB hit --

KANSAS CITY -- On Oct. 28, 2014, an 11-year-old Carter Jensen sat in section 422 at Kauffman Stadium and watched the ballpark roar to life with every scoreless inning Yordano Ventura threw against the Giants and every run the Royals scored to get closer to forcing a Game 7. It

KANSAS CITY -- With rosters expanding Monday, the Royals had two easy options -- bring back their former top prospect and slugging lefty Jac Caglianone, who was on a rehab assignment, and give hard-throwing righty Luinder Avila another opportunity in the ‘pen after an efficient scoreless MLB debut just a

Futures Game batting practice is as closely watched as you’ll ever see a round of BP. Prospects representing all 30 farm systems, playing for Minor League teams in all four corners of the country (and Vancouver) get to show in front of scouts, former Major Leaguers, media members and each

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A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals used the Trade Deadline last month to add pieces to their current roster for both now and the future while not mortgaging their farm system, only trading away one Top 30 prospect in Single-A pitcher Yunior Marte, who ranked No. 20 on the Royals’ list

It’s the dog days of summer, so that means the hunt for the Minor League version of Best in Show is more competitive than ever. Saturday featured award-worthy performances both at the plate and on the mound, including mutlihit games by Walker Jenkins and Carter Jensen. Switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje made

Youth was served on a busy Thursday night around the Minors. Teenage sensations and Top 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard while Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who have gone deep