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The Athletics offense picked up where it left off yesterday, taking advantage of the dry, hot Arizona air to bash four home runs in a 12-1 rout over the Kansas City Royals. This afternoon showed why the A’s could be a dangerous team this season: multiple hitters throughout the lineup can change a game with […]
In one week, the Royals will play their final Cactus League game of 2026. In two weeks, the Royals will be preparing to play their second game of the season. If we can hang on just a little bit longer, we can make it all the way to Regular Season 2026 Baseball! But until then, […]
Record: 9-12. Change on 2025: -1.5. 5-inning Record: 5-14-2. The D-Backs responded to an ugly loss against the Rockies yesterday with some surprising power during an uneven – but victorious – performance in Surprise. Merrill Kelly made his Spring Training debut and looked all right. He threw 36 pitches with a slight emphasis on his […]
The WBC Quarterfinals start tonight, including Team USA facing off against Team Canada. But if you can tear your eyes away from that, you can see the debut of Eric Hosmer on the Royals TV broadcast in Surprise, Arizona. It should be a good time. Here’s the lineup: Speaking of team USA in the WBC, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked Royals fans who they wanted to be the Opening Day left fielder with […]
Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino are not only terrific ballplayers for the Royals and World Baseball Classic, they seem to be genuine friends. For the past two years, they have been roomies in spring training in Arizona in a house that they call “The Wittz-Carlton.” MLB film crews caught up with the boys in […]
Careers are made on a signature pitch. Nolan Ryan’s fastball. Sandy Koufax’s curve. Mariano Rivera’s cutter. Over the years, the Kansas City Royals have had plenty of pitchers with a signature offering that defined their style on the mound. What Royals pitcher had your favorite pitch? Here are some of my favorites: Tell me your […]
The Royals announced today that all 162 games will be televised, including 13 as part of a national television package. The remaining 149 games will air on Royals.TV, the new channel created by the Royals after they ended their partnership with Diamond Sports, the group that owned FanDuel Sports Kansas City. Here is where you […]
German Marquez and JP Sears were squarely in the mix in the competition to decide the fifth spot in the starting rotation for the San Diego Padres. Their respective candidacies took a hit in San Diego’s 10-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday. Marquez had easily his worst […]
At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes that we shouldn’t sleep on Nick Mears, the other player acquired in the Angel Zerpa trade: Mears has great analytical numbers. Per Statcast, he recorded a 33.5% chase rate — ranking in the 93rd percentile among qualified major-league pitchers. He also demonstrated good command, with just 2.1 walks allowed […]
The Kansas City Royals went 0-for-2 yesterday in split-squad action and will regroup against the San Diego Padres. The two teams face off in Peoria Sports Complex down in Arizona, with left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic taking the mound. Things have been rough for the boys in blue since the World Baseball Classic began. With players […]
We’re in an era of sports hot takes. Want to yell about sports on TV (or for you younger folks, on social media), have a hot take! But some hot takes have the benefit of being true. We’re still a few weeks from the Royals season opener against the Braves. Do you have a different […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring Training is rapidly drawing to a close, and while the Royals have a variety of […]
Arguably the most consistent debate in Kansas City sports over the last two years is about who should be the Kansas City Royals’ leadoff hitter. After shuffling around multiple guys in the spot in 2024, the Royals went out and acquired Jonathan India last season to explicitly fill the job. That didn’t quite work, and […]
MESA, Arizona — Matt Halbach doubled in Scott Kingery with one out in the ninth and the Cubs had a walk-off 9-8 win over the Royals on a beautiful afternoon at Sloan Park. Those guys, of course, aren’t likely going to be playing for the Cubs this year, though Kingery might wind up at Triple-A […]
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Go get ‘em, Colin.
Down in the desert, the Royals are dividing-and-conquering today. At Surprise Stadium, a group led by the likes of Jonathan India, Carter Jensen, and Starling Marte face the Giants. At Sloan Park, Kyle Isbel, John Rave, and Tyler Tolbert lead a group against the Cubs. Split Squad Lineups for 3/11/26 Here are the lineups for […]
The Royals have impressive depth in the starting rotation, and that’s by design. J.J. Picollo has talked before about the need to have eight, nine, or even ten starting pitchers to get through a season, recognizing the high attrition rate among pitchers. The Royals have three recent All-Stars in Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo, and Kris […]
Cubs 9, Royals 8: Nico Hoerner and Pedro Ramirez homer, and the Cubs bat out of order Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Wednesday 3/11, 3:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Wednesday 3/11, 3:05 CT Cubs vs. Royals at Mesa preview, Wednesday 3/11, 3:05 CT
Apple TV announced their Friday Night Baseball lineup for the 2026 MLB season, and the Milwaukee Brewers will make a pair of appearances as they take on the Kansas City Royals on April 3 and the Chicago Cubs on June 26. Both games are set to start at 6:45 p.m. CT, with the first game […]
MESA, Arizona — Wednesday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Royals lineup: Colin Rea will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Hunter Harvey, Caleb Thielbar, Hoby Milner and Jacob Webb. Mitch Spence will start for the Royals. Other Royals pitchers scheduled today: Matt Strahm, Mason Black and Frank Mozzicato. The Royals are […]
The 2026 World Baseball Classic has been great viewing for my baseball-deprived soul. I really struggle to pay attention to or care about Spring Training games, unless there is a pitcher’s velocity drop to freak out about. Mix that same baseball with a dose of patriotism and nationalism, however, and I’m all the way back […]
Hello my friends, and happy Wednesday! The Mariners finally got themselves into the win column yesterday with a close 4-3 victory over the Royals. However, the big news of the day was that Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena had a supposed 24-hour beef. Allegedly, everything is OK now, but as of this writing we’re still […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants will be playing the Kansas City Royals on the road today at 1:05 p.m. PDT. Unfortunately it will not be televised, but you can listen in on the MLB At Bat app (and probably KNBR, but it doesn’t specify.) While we wait, their social media team recently […]