Latest news and updates about the Royals
After two disappointing losses to the Kansas City Royals, the San Diego Padres felt due for a win like this one. They beat down on Kansas City in a 19-2 victory that felt a bit like payback for the tough-to-swallow loss in Game 1. The Friars hit five home runs, with Ty France and Jackson […]
The Royals and left-hander Aaron Bummer have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The lefty reported to Triple-A Omaha today and should be in that club’s bullpen once the paperwork is officially completed, if it hasn’t been already. Bummer, 32, has a strong track record but his […]
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for either of these teams. Two years ago, the Royals stormed out of the cave of irrelevance and into the Wild Card, winning that first series before losing to the Yankees in the division series. They followed that up with an 82-80 season of no playoffs and this […]
Last week, the Royals selected the newest players to the organization, headed by #6 overall pick outfielder Zion Rose out of the University of Louisville. Now the team will get signatures on contracts and begin assigning players to minor league rosters. The team introduced Rose to the media after he signed for $5.8 million. Each […]
This week's Hot Sheet is topped by Royals righthander Kendry Chourio, who tossed the first five innings of a no-hitter on Sunday. The post Ranking The 10 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (7/20/26) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
An inning before Jackson Merrill and Ty France connected on their second home runs of the game, both coming off a position player in the top of the ninth, France connected on a grand slam home run that all but ended the game between the San Diego Padres and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about the blowout loss on Sunday. “It stinks for everybody to be out there in that situation,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “You never want to be in that spot (late in the game), but that’s the spot we put ourselves in. And you know, with seven more games before an off-day, […]
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s a full week of interleague play for the San Francisco Giants this week. First up, the Giants take a quick trip east for a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals starting tonight. After that, they head back to Oracle Park to welcome the Los Angeles Angels to town for […]
Prior to today’s 19-2 loss to the Padres, the Royals activated right-hander Stephen Kolek from the restricted list and placed Kolek on the 15-day injured list due to a right flexor strain. K.C. manager Matt Quatraro told MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and other media that Kolek will undergo testing on Monday to determine the extent of […]
The Kansas City Royals were looking to complete a sweep at home against the San Diego Padres out of the All-Star Break, however, timely hitting and the long ball doomed the Royals as the Padres beat them 19-2. Things were looking good for the Royals out of the gate, Noah Cameron got a scoreless first […]
The Royals have won their first two games out of the All-Star Break. They will look to sweep the scuffling San Diego Padres this afternoon, with Noah Cameron on the bump. In his last outing before the break, Cameron went 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 5 runs, striking out 9, but allowing 3 homers to […]
San Diego Padres (48-50) at Kansas City Royals (40-59), July 19, 2026, 11:10 a.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Despite having some competitive at-bats, the San Diego Padres just couldn’t get it together, falling short in Game 2 against the Kansas City Royals. They’ll now be staving off the sweep against KC in today’s series finale. Starter Griffin Canning went just 3 2/3 innings, surrendering four runs to the Royals. That was more than […]
The season hangs in the balance for the San Diego Padres. With general manager and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller saying publicly, he wanted to wait to see how the team performed after the All-Star break before making a decision on how they would proceed at the trade deadline the Padres have started the […]
Four batters into the game, the Royals had all the runs they would need as they cruised to a 6-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. That gives them a series victory and gives them a chance at a sweep in their first series since the All-Star Break. Randy Dobnak got the spot start in […]
Here’s the good news: After winning a wild game last night, the Royals have a shot to take the series with a W this afternoon. The bad news: They’re going to have to do it with Randy Dobnak taking a turn in the rotation because Stephen Kolek needs a tune-up start for Omaha (also occurring […]
San Diego Padres (48-49) at Kansas City Royals (39-59), July 18, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
It was the San Diego Padres’ game to lose. The Friars took the lead in extra innings before Kyle Hart gave up fours runs (three earned) to the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 10th. It’s just the second time this season that the Padres have been walked off. In reality, it never […]
San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller threw 16 pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning. He opened the inning allowing a single to Isaac Collins and a double to Carter Jensen. Miller issued an intentional walk to Bobby Witt Jr. to load the bases with no outs for the Kansas City Royals. The All-Star […]
10:58pm: The clubs officially announced the trade. Bassitt has been moved to the 60-day injured list as the corresponding 40-man roster move. He has been sidelined since June 5 with a back injury that required minor surgery a few weeks ago. Manager Craig Albernaz said this afternoon that the veteran righty is throwing long toss […]
The Royals wasted opportunity after opportunity all night until, finally, they didn’t. Carter Jensen got his first walk-off hit as a Royal with a two-run single in the bottom of the tenth to give the Royals a 7-6 victory. Seth Lugo had a really good bounce-back start tonight. He only struck out 3 while walking […]
Two starts ago, Seth Lugo faced off against his original big league team in a wild game that the Royals ultimately won despite him pitching quite poorly. He will look to do better today against his other former club, the one that first gave him a shot to resume starting after what had seemed a […]
San Diego Padres (48-48) at Kansas City Royals (38-59), July 17, 2026, 5:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Officially, the second half of the 2026 season begins for the San Diego Padres with a 10-game road trip. The gauntlet includes playing two of the top National League East foes (Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins) after a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals. This might sound like a daunting task, but the Padres […]
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 how you felt about the Royals’ 2026 amateur draft The plurality, 41%, of […]