Royals catching prospect Brooks Bryan had waited since April 21 to round the bases again after a home run. On Oct. 6, a 442-foot drive to center field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale finally ended that wait. Now, those trips are coming more often. Bryan has

The Arizona Fall League wrapped up its third full week, with both hitters and pitchers continuing to excel in slugger-friendly environments, which featured four multihomer games, three on the same day, as the first half of the season wrapped up. Numerous prospects have been shining in the Arizona sun, but

When Boston’s Payton Tolle pitched an immaculate inning on Sept. 13, everyone knew right away what was going on. Red Sox broadcasters counted off the pitches, and as Tolle was about to throw his ninth straight strike, a wry smile crept across his face, and the crowd roared. So would

The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is underway, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout October and November as AFL matchups are once again streaming for free on both MLB.com (here and on the AFL site) and MLB.TV. All but five games of the

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The leaves may be continuing to change and temperatures starting to drop, but the hitters are only getting hotter in the Arizona Fall League. Twenty-nine homers were hit by 22 players during the third week of play in the desert. Dozens of bats recorded multihit showings, with three of them

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.

The Kansas City Royals announced Thursday the selection of Legends Global as the owner’s representative for the Royals’ new downtown ballpark in the heart of Kansas City. The approximately 34,000-seat, open-air ballpark anchors a $3 billion, 85-acre mixed-use development in partnership with Hallmark Cards that will bring transformative economic activity

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

On Thursday, Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman stood inside Populous' global headquarters, overlooking a Kansas City skyline that several people gathered alongside him had helped shape. Just a few blocks away was the Crown Center site where the Royals plan to build their new ballpark, with Kansas City-based Populous

MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 Prospects list is full of youth. That’s always the case when it comes to Minor League players, but that’s especially true currently. Of the top 25 players ranked, 17 are not legally allowed to drink yet in the United States (under 21) and eight are

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1. Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- One year ago at their Spring Training facility, the Royals gave Justin Lamkin, the 71st overall pick in the 2025 Draft, his first major development assignment: get another breaking ball. “I didn't have a curveball in college,” the Texas A&M product said. “That was something I took

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KANSAS CITY -- Two years after a memorable season that ended with a trip to the playoffs, Royals fans are left watching two of their division rivals battle it out in the ALDS. “Obviously a very disappointing season. Nobody’s happy about that,” club owner John Sherman said Monday in his

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

Rookies -- and big names at that -- made their impacts felt in 2026. Eighteen of the first 25 players ranked on MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list appeared in the big leagues, and many of them had seasons worthy of hardware. There were eye-catching debuts, massive extensions, All-Star

Zion Rose was aware of the projections. Ranked as MLB Pipeline's No. 30 prospect in the 2026 Draft class, he was typically slotted to go in the 20s in mock projections, with a few clubs looking at college bats occasionally tied to him in the upper teens. His power and

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The first pitcher Royals phenom Angeibel Gomez faced in his Arizona Fall League debut had big league time this season. Every hurler who tried to get him out was at least 24 years old. That wouldn't mean a whole lot if it weren't for the fact that

The Minor League playoffs have been completed. There are only a handful of players with prospect eligibility remaining left in the Major League postseason, and there will be fewer with each passing round. Time for us in prospectdom to go into offseason mode? Not so fast, friends. The Arizona Fall

Royals general manager J.J. Picollo didn’t shy away from his assessment of their 2026 season. “I think it goes without being said, it’s kind of disappointing sitting here today without being in the playoffs as we expected,” Picollo said in Wednesday’s end-of-season press conference at Kauffman Stadium. “It was something

You always want to finish strong. That's exactly what these players did in the final month of the 2026 regular season. Here are both leagues' monthly award winners for September.