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Kansas City Royals news: RIP Terrance Gore

Anne Rogers writes about the tragic death of former Royals outfielder Terrance Gore at the age of 34. “The fans were almost waiting for him and [Jarrod Dyson] whenever someone got on,” Royals president of baseball operations and general manager J.J. Picollo said. “You could just feel the energy in the stadium go up a […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Terrance Gore, Royals postseason legend, dead at 34

Terrance Gore, Royals postseason legend and three-time World Series champion, died last night. He was 34 years old. Gore is survived by his wife, Britney, and three children. Gore leaves behind an incredible baseball legacy as one of the greatest baserunning specialists of recent memory. Despite rarely coming to the plate, Gore stole 48 bases […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Kansas City Royals news: MLB Network snubs Maikel Garcia

Vahe Gregorian talks to players at Royals Rally about moving in the fences at the K. While Pasquantino perceives a vast number of ways to try to process what this means, he is exhilarated by the concept in terms of individual production — “you kidding me?!” — and appreciates the move in the context of […]

about 1 month ago | 8 reads

Who should lead off for the Royals?

We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! The leadoff man has to set the table for the big boppers who will drive […]

about 1 month ago | 8 reads

Royals unveil 2026 promotional schedule

Royals baseball will soon be back, which means watching the boys in blue, but also getting FREE STUFF at the K. The Royals released their 2026 promotional schedule today, and there is plenty of swag for fans. The Royals will give away bobbleheads throughout the year, a Nickelodeon Slime Jersey, a Bobby Witt Jr. sliding […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

The Royals Review 2026 fan survey

Royals Review is part of the fanbase, so it’s important to get the pulse of the fans. One way is through the terrific comments and discussion we have in articles, but since we’re stat nerds, we can quantify responses too! We’ve done fan surveys before, but it’s been a minute since we’ve done the last […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Kansas City Royals news: New Keith Law’s prospect list just dropped

At The Athletic ($), Keith Law published his 2026 Royals Top 20 Prospects list. When the Royals took Jensen out of a Kansas City high school in the third round in 2021, his body wasn’t great and the assumption was he’d move out from behind the plate and just go be a power-hitting DH, but […]

MLB

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Which Royals will be playing in the World Baseball Classic?

March means spring training, roster battles, and this year, a reminder that baseball is very much a global sport. The World Baseball Classic is back, with players representing their native land (or, in some cases, the lands of their ancestors). So many Royals players won’t be in camp early on, they’ll be playing in games […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Do the Royals have to respond to the Tigers?

We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! News broke late last night that the Tigers had signed the best remaining free agent, […]

about 1 month ago | 7 reads

Royals bring back catcher Luke Maile on a minor league deal

The Royals announced they have brought back catcher Luke Maile on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Maile appeared in 25 games with the Royals last year, hitting .244/.346/.356 with one home run in 54 plate appearances. The 34-year-old has played in parts of ten seasons in the big leagues with […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

John Wathan elected to Royals Hall of Fame

John Wathan, who served as a player, coach, manager, broadcaster, and front office executive in Kansas City from 1971 to 2022, has been elected into the Royals Hall of Fame. “After 52 years in baseball and 47 with the Royals, I can honestly say I have always bled Royal blue,” Wathan said in a statement. […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Kansas City Royals news: The Tigers add a big free agent arm

Mike Petriello at MLB has a great article about how moving the fences at the K may help the Royals. Consider this: That’s approximately four homers more per season for Perez over the past half-decade. He’s played the equivalent of 12 full seasons, counting partial years across his 14-year career. Were you to apply four […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Royals to air 10 games on free TV, including the home opener

The Royals will once again air ten games on free, over-the-air television, including the home opener on March 30 against the Minnesota Twins. The team is renewing its partnership with Gray Media and will air ten home games on KCTV5 in Kansas City. They are: This does not include the season opener against the Braves, […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Which player do the Royals need to improve the most?

We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Every team has a few players who feel this close to being difference-makers. For the […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Royals sign infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal

The Royals announced they have signed infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Drury did not appear in the big leagues last year, but hit 26 home runs in 2023 and was a Silver Slugger winner in 2022. Drury was drafted by the Braves in 2010, when Royals […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

KC Milestones, Part II

This is the second part of a series about the notable baseball milestones that happened in our city. You can read part one here. The Royals moved into state-of-the-art Royals Stadium for the 1973 season. It didn’t take long for the highlights to happen. On May 15, 1973, Nolan Ryan threw his first career no-hitter […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Kansas City Royals news: Sherman says the Royals aren’t moving out of town

Anne Rogers writes that the fastball could be key for Seth Lugo in 2026. “I think over the past couple of years, all the breaking balls that I like to throw, it kind of gave me a reality check — we’ve got to use your fastball,” Lugo said. “We’ve got to command the fastball. Get up […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Which trade in Royals history still haunts you?

We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Royals’ history is full of great trades, and a few that still make you throw […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Seven key quotes from the Royals Rally press conferences

Though it was stunningly cold this past Saturday, plenty of Kansas City Royals fans showed up to the fourth annual Royals Rally event. Fans who bought tickets received access to autograph sessions and could listen to select roundtables throughout the day.  Additionally, just like last year, this event served as the first big media event […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

The Royals could be playing for the trade deadline

Truck Day is happening later this week, and the Royals still seem to be short of what many fans hoped they’d accomplish this offseason. For those uninitiated, Truck Day is when the team loads up most of the equipment it will need for Spring Training into a truck and begins driving it from Kansas City […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Kansas City Royals News: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City is done

We’ve got a ton of Royals links for today’s Rumblings. Let’s get to it. The Royals announced yesterday that the broadcast partner for the 2026 season will not be Fanduel Sports Network Kansas City. It will be Royals TV. The Royals announced their games will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball on the […]

MLB

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Royals to ditch FanDuel Sports, create Royals.TV

The Royals notified MLB that they will transfer their media rights to the league, rather than continue their relationship with Main Street Sports, the company that owns FanDuel Sports Kansas City. According to reporting from sports business reporter John Ourand at Puck, the Royals are one of six teams that notified the league they will […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

What is an offseason move this year you wish the Royals had made?

We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Have the Royals done enough this offseason to upgrade the roster and get back to […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read