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Kansas City Royals news: Witt’s future looks Golden
MLB.com names Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. as the favorite to win this year’s AL Gold Glove at shortstop. Witt seems poised to win his third consecutive Gold Glove Award, and this may very well end up as his best defensive season yet. He’s accumulated 23 Outs Above Average, which equals his total […]
Royals postpone the inevitable, but the inevitable still came
You know, it’s a good thing that Idris Elba’s character, Marshal Stacker Pentecost, yelled in his iconic Pacific Rim speech, “Tonight, we are cancelling the apocalypse!” Postponing the apocalypse is not as definitive nor as interesting, not just because it would imply that the mediocre sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising was on eventually on its way, […]
September 8 game discussion: Diamondbacks vs. Royals
One of the first games at Kauffman Stadium I attended was when the Arizona Diamondbacks were in town. At the time, we had just moved to Kansas City from the Cleveland area, and as someone who perused the Sunday morning league leaders in the newspaper and watched SportsCenter, one of my favorite players was Randy […]
How have the new dimensions changed Kauffman Stadium?
The Kansas City Royals decided to change the dimensions of Kauffman Stadium during the winter. As a reminder, here are the changes the team made, courtesy of the Anne Rogers article about the change at the time it was announced: According to a team-provided diagram, the left- and right-field corners are being pulled in nine […]
The Daniel Lynch IV starter experiment has gone exactly as anybody could have predicted
Baseball is impish, unpredictable. Weird things happen every single game, and player development is nonlinear, and revelations can change the fortunes of individuals or groups. But some things are extremely predictable, and Daniel Lynch IV not cutting it in his second go-round as a starting pitcher is the type of thing that the Kansas City […]
Path from 2026 to 2027 Royals Roster Starts Now + League News!
The Kansas City Royals are suffering through a brutal, heat-soaked homestand, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco give it a quick reality check before shifting the conversation to what actually matters heading into 2027. The focus has moved from wild card math to a genuine evaluation of which current roster pieces fit a competitive Royals […]
This Week in the Minors: Quad Cities is playoff bound
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (62-73, 19.5 games back) The Storm Chasers split their isx-game series against the St. […]
Kansas City Royals News: Maybe Jac will be back soon
Jaylon Thompson writes about a statistical oddity that occurred in yesterday’s loss to the Diamondbacks. The Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks dueled at Kauffman Stadium. Neither side scored through nine innings, and it set up for a fantastic finish. The teams combined to score nine runs in the 10th frame. According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, […]
Royals comeback attempt in extras falls short in loss to D-Backs
Craig Kimbrel came on in the 10th inning of a 0-0 tie game and allowed five singles en route to giving up five runs in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas snuck a bunt under Kimbrel’s dive, and then a sacrifice fly scored the first run of the game for either team. From […]
Royals vs. Diamondbacks, September 7 Live Discussion
Here on Labor Day, in the midst of a heat wave, the Arizona Diamondbacks come to a cooler environment than Phoenix for a series. The 76-68 D-Backs are hanging on to the third Wild Card slot in the NL, with a half-game lead over the San Diego Padres. The Royals can play spoiler a little […]
Labor Day open thread
Happy Labor Day! The holiday has its roots in the American labor movement of the late 19th century, when workers were fighting for shorter hours, better pay and safer working conditions. The first major Labor Day celebration was held in New York City in 1882, and the holiday became a federal one in 1894. These […]
Vinnie and Salvy power Royals past Blue Jays
An early 3-run home run from Vinnie Pasquantino and a 2-run home run from Salvador Perez put the Royals up 5-0, and they never looked back as they knocked off the Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday. After a couple nice plays in the top of the first inning, allowing Randy Dobnak to face the minimum, […]
Royals vs Blue Jays, September 6 live discussion
The Royals have struggled in the month of September and to open this homestand, sitting at 1-4. For the second straight series they will look to avoid being swept. The Royals are 63-80 on the season. Today, it was announced that Jac Caglianone, who left the game last night, has a grade 1 flexor strain. […]
Oh no, Okamoto! Royals drop another series
The Royals had won five straight series against the Blue Jays coming into tonight. No longer. A pair of costly errors, Kazuma Okamoto’s four-hit night taking advantage of them, and the Royals’ relapse with runners in scoring position led the Blue Jays to take the series. The Blue Jays won 4-3. As has so often […]
Royals vs Blue Jays, September 5 live discussion
The Royals have lost three of four games since September started. After a hot couple of weeks to finish August, some of us were dreaming about the playoffs, but their odds are back down to 0% after a recent peak of 0.2%, so it’s hard to even dream. Tonight’s game promises to make things that […]
Kansas City Royals news: Torii Hunter regrets not being a Royal
Jaylon Thompson writes Daniel Lynch IV had mixed results in a loss to the Blue Jays Friday. Lynch got through five innings. He had more conviction in the final three frames as he didn’t allow a run for the remainder of his start. And the challenge now is to replicate his command and carry it […]
Danny Drips droops as Royals drop third game of homestand
This game was out of control for KC very quickly. Daniel Lynch IV made his fifth start as a Royal, and the broadcast played an interview with manager Matt Quatraro who said, “I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him as a starter, yet.” I’m more afraid we haven’t seen the worst; the Royals […]
Royals vs Blue Jays, September 4 live discussion
One of the fun things about covering the Friday and Saturday night games all season has been that, on a week like this with one off day, if a good starting pitcher pitches on a Saturday, I get to write about him that night, and I know I’ll get to write about him again next […]
Blue Jays series preview: The team that ended the streak
The Blue Jays ended the Royals’ nine-game winning streak last week, but still dropped two out of three to the boys in blue in Toronto. They’ll take the series to Kauffman Stadium, with the Jays playing as hot as Kansas City weather, winning five of their last six. Toronto Blue Jays (70-71) vs. Kansas City […]
Royals Reacts Results: Jumping on the Jac Wagon
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 you which player’s performance had you the most excited for 2027: A whopping […]
Caglianone and Cameron Make History While the Royals’ Season Slips Away
Jac Caglianone and Noah Cameron just became the first pair of Royals teammates to win AL monthly awards in the same month since 1985, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco give the milestone its full due even as the season around it has slipped back into disappointment. Cameron’s August was more than enough to earn […]
Kansas City Royals news: Awards all around!
Max posted the big news yesterday. A pair of Royals were given “of the month” titles: Jac Caglianone, Noah Cameron win AL honors for August At The Star, Jaylon Thompson wrote about Caglianone: On Thursday, Caglianone was recognized as the AL Player of the Month. He is the 13th different Royal to receive the monthly […]
Hook, line, and Wacha: Royals sink Marlins in series finale
Despite falling behind early, the Royals fought back thanks to the arm of Michael Wacha and timely hits by Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone to win the third and final game of their series against the Miami Marlins, 7-3. The win improves the Royals record to 63-78. Which means, of course, that the Royals will […]
Royals vs Marlins September 3rd game discussion
Lately, I’ve been writing game discussions and recaps after unfortunate events. Last Thursday, I wrote the game thread the day after the nine-game winning streak snapped. Today, it’s following the end of five straight series wins. But that’s okay. Listen, if you were thinking that the Royals could make the playoffs during this stretch of […]
Jac Caglianone, Noah Cameron win AL honors for August
The only thing hotter than the August weather in Kansas City has been the performance of Jac Caglianone and Noah Cameron. Today, the pair was recognized with Caglianone named American League Player of the Month for August, and Cameron named American League Pitcher of the Month. It is just the fourth time in Royals history […]
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