PHOENIX -- Bailey Falter is carrying himself around with a different kind of demeanor, confidence and perspective this spring, and everyone is noticing the turnaround.

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PHOENIX -- When Jack Hughes slapped the puck into the net to give the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980 and beat rival Canada, the Royals' clubhouse in Surprise, Ariz. -- more than 5,000 miles away from Milan and eight hours behind in the

Spring Training is not just a time for players to get back into game shape. It's also a time of opportunity. Though teams already have a good idea about their Opening Day lineups, the full rosters usually aren't completely set when players report to camp in Florida or Arizona. That

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s not often that we see position players playing in back-to-back games this early in the spring as they ramp up their workload, but it’s also not every year that the World Baseball Classic interrupts the spring slate and has players leaving camp for a period of

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals media relations director Nick Kappel posts it on social media every spring, early in the morning on the first day of baseball’s return: Beginning Friday with their Cactus League opener, the Royals are scheduled to play 194 games over the next 220 days of the spring

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SURPRISE, Ariz. – Who takes over the Royals’ leadoff spot is a question that will follow the club until Opening Day and beyond. Manager Matt Quatraro doesn’t have an answer yet, but he likes the options he could have when constructing the lineup. “That’s the good thing,” Quatraro said. “Maikel

SURPRISE, Ariz. – One morning in December, Jonathan India woke up and decided it was time for a new look. The signature, shoulder-length locks that flowed out of his batting helmet or baseball cap throughout his first five Major League seasons, is no longer. It’s been chopped off in favor

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cactus League games haven’t even started, but the Royals got their first look at the new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System on Tuesday. Surprise Stadium, the Spring Training home of the Royals and Rangers, needed to calibrate the ABS Challenge System in advance of spring games beginning Friday,

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Connor Dawson can rattle off names of Royals players from almost every decade, and one of his dogs is named Chief. His Kansas City Chiefs season tickets are on the 30-yard line, but way up top, because he loves the bird's-eye view of a play developing. He’ll

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Spring Training exists for pitchers to build up workloads and hitters to get their timing back. It’s a time for teams to harp on the fundamentals of good baseball. It’s preseason prep.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Royals’ stadium search remains ongoing, but comments from Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas about keeping the Royals in Kansas City did not go unnoticed by the team, which remains in negotiations with political leaders about a move. In Lucas’ annual State of the City address last

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – It’s hard to overstate just how different this Spring Training is for Noah Cameron, but a quick chat with his Minor League buddies reinforces the idea. “They’re nervous and just trying to make an impression,” Cameron said. “That was me last year. It’s definitely different now. More

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- After watching their bullpen morph into a top-10 unit with a 3.63 ERA, which was tied for sixth best in MLB in 2025, the Royals still focused on improving the ‘pen this offseason. The result is a back-end trio the Royals feel can lock down most games

Spring Training is here and optimism is plentiful across the league. Every team enters the year with some hope of being a competitive group, with many clubs looking for deep playoff runs. For last year's playoff teams, the goal is to dethrone the Dodgers and be the last team standing.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It was early September last season when Jac Caglianone sat back in his clubhouse chair and took a deep breath. “I’ve already got a list going,” Caglianone said then. He was talking about what he wanted to work on in the offseason. After a frustrating debut season

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Reliever A.J. Causey was just beginning to stretch and prepare for his first live bullpen session at his first big league camp on Thursday when he was pulled to the side and told that he had just been traded. The Royals finalized a deal that sent Causey,