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ARLINGTON -- As the Royals’ offense works to get out of its funk, there’s been a lot of talk about needing a big hit in a big inning. The lineup can do all it can to get on base, move runners, keep the line moving, but at some point, someone

We're less than a month away from the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, set for July 14 at Atlanta's Truist Park, and that means it's time to daydream about which big bats will be taking their hacks at baseball's power-hitting showcase. Of course, certain names immediately jump to mind at

It’s moving season across the Minor Leagues. The 11 full-season circuits are coming up on the end of their first halves, and after two-plus months of the season, organizations are looking for new challenges for their top talents. We’ve already seen Top 100 prospects Noah Schultz, Thomas White and Cam

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Royals injury news and transactions.

ARLINGTON -- The Royals have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for the bats to break out in a big way. On Tuesday in Texas, they arrived. The Royals rode big offensive nights from Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. to a 6-1 win over the Rangers at Globe Life

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani are the leading vote-getters for the American League and National League, respectively, in our first update of the 2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB

Each day brings us closer to the 2025 Trade Deadline, which looms on July 31. Believe it or not, that's just over six weeks away, which means all 30 teams are on the clock. Some clubs already know what holes they'll be looking to fill. Others still have to decide

The hitters came to play as another week of Minor League action took flight. Up and down the farm, prospects swung the heavy lumber and a number of Top 100 prospects did the heavy lifting. More roundtripper hijinks by Jordan Lawlar and Samuel Basallo plus a four-hit performance by Owen

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KANSAS CITY -- A players-only meeting intended to relieve the pressure that comes with a losing streak and poor play was well-received Saturday evening, and, in the eyes of many, absolutely the right time to have the team talk about its issues. But the Royals knew action needed to follow.

KANSAS CITY -- As the losses pile up and the frustration with the offense reaches a boiling point, the Royals held a players-only team meeting after Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the A’s at Kauffman Stadium. The loss marked the Royals’ fifth consecutive loss during which they’ve been outscored, 21-5. As

KANSAS CITY -- Royals second baseman Jonathan India exited Friday’s game against the A’s in the seventh inning after subluxing his left shoulder diving for a ground ball the inning prior, but India says he should be “OK” moving forward outside of some soreness. As part of the A’s three-run

KANSAS CITY -- The gold of the No. 4 still shimmers when the light hits it just right, and the silhouette of Alex Gordon’s iconic pose as he rounded first base following his home run in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series immediately brings back memories of that moment,

KANSAS CITY -- One wacky defensive play and errant throw home from reliever Lucas Erceg ultimately led to the Royals’ 1-0 loss to the Yankees at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday night. But this whole series, this whole season, was defined more about the offense than any defensive miscue and the

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The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida

KANSAS CITY -- As the Royals prepared to welcome the Yankees to town this week, they felt like their rotation was in a good spot with who they had lined up to start and how the six-man rotation was shaping up as a whole. Instead, the first two games have

KANSAS CITY -- Less than a week after he came off the injured list following a left groin strain, left-hander Cole Ragans is back on the 15-day IL, with a different injury and different timeline than last time. The Royals placed Ragans on the IL on Wednesday afternoon, retroactive to

KANSAS CITY -- Jac Caglianone’s home debut almost had everything: A standing ovation from the sellout crowd at Kauffman Stadium in his first at-bat. An RBI in that very same at-bat. And even Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes was there, sitting in the Crown Club right

Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams