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• Carlos Estévez Diagnosed With Rotator Cuff Strain
A nightmare season continues for Carlos Estévez. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that the Royals’ closer suffered a rotator cuff strain and will be shut down from throwing for three weeks. He’ll be reevaluated at the end of May. Estévez has been out of action since Opening Day. He took a Michael Harris II comebacker off his […]...2026
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• Royals Place Carlos Estévez On Injured List
The Royals announced that right-hander Carlos Estévez has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to March 29th, with a left foot contusion. Right-hander Steven Cruz has been recalled as the corresponding move. Estévez has made one appearance in the season so far and it was painful, in more ways than one. He was […]...2026
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• Dominic Smith hits walk-off grand slam as Braves rally past Royals 6-2
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam and the Atlanta Braves stunned the Kansas City Royals with a six-run ninth inning in a 6-2 victory on Saturday night. Smith hit a 3-2 pitch from Carlos Estévez (0-1) over the right field wall as the Braves won for the second straight night....2026
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• Royals bullpen blows another game; they lose to Marlins 3-1

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The Royals are not making a good case that they should be considered fringe playoff contenders At the beginning of the season, the Royals unveiled what they hoped would be the new HDH, HEE. And things looked good at first for Hunter Harvey, Lucas Erceg, and Carlos Estévez. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for Harvey to go down with a lower back injury; to this da...2025
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• Royals comeback effort falls short in 8-7 walkoff loss to Marlins

Kyle Stowers killed the Royals tonight. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Royals took a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the tenth but couldn’t hold it. All-Star Carlos Estévez came on for the 10th inning and gave up three runs, two on a Kyle Stowers homer hit to Mars, to blow the game and lose 8-7 on a walkoff. New half of the season, same story in some cases. Different story in others. In the fi...2025
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• Royals get stepped on literally and metaphorically in 8-3 loss to Mets

The Royals got stepped on literally and metaphorically. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Mets’ seven runs in the 8th and 9th killed the vibe. Welp, the bullpen blew it. Michael Wacha ran into some trouble in the third inning - he had to face Juan Soto with the bases loaded and one out - but he managed to get out of the jam giving up only one run on a bases-loaded walk. It was good enough - ...2025
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• Royals get stepped on literally and metaphorically in 8-3 loss to Mets
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• Maikel Garcia is also an All-Star

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Royals now have four All-Stars Just minutes after announcing Carlos Estévez would take the place of Jacob DeGrom on the All-Star Roster, Maikel Garcia has been announced to take the spot of Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe, who is out with an injury to his side. Maikel makes the squad! Maikel Garcia has been added to the American League All-Star team!— Kansas ...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game

Your 2025 Kansas City Royals All-Stars | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Maikel Garcia and Carlos Estévez snubbed Two Royals were named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game rosters, which were revealed this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, Bobby Witt Jr. made hit second All-Star Game. What more can be said about the Royals franchise star? He’s off to a “slower” start than last year at .292/.344/.493 ...2025
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• The Italian Stallions provide all the horsepower the Royals need to sweep the Rangers, 4-1

Jac Caglianone #14 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates in the dugout after a solo home run | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Jac bashed his first major league home run. And then he hit another in case you weren’t paying attention Today, the Royals took on the Rangers in Texas, hoping to come away with a sweep to get back on track after their worst week of the season. The Royals ar...2025
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• Maikel’s multiple missiles maul Metroplex men, Royals roll Rangers 6-3

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Garcia fell a double shy of the cycle. Maikel Garcia had a huge night and the pitching righted the ship after a rocky first inning as the Kansas City Royals took down the Texas Rangers 6-3 tonight at Globe Life Field. After Patrick Corbin breezed through the top of the first inning, Kris Bubic needed just two pitches to find himself in trouble. Sam ...2025
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• Hunter Harvey placed on the IL, Steven Cruz called up

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images HEE takes a hit The Royals announced reliever Hunter Harvey will be placed on the Injured List with a right teres major strain and the team has called up pitcher Steven Cruz. Harvey battled back injuries last year with the Royals that cost him most of the final two months of the season. He returned healthy this year and looked better than ever allowing just o...2025
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• Shoddy Twins defense opens door to Royals 2-1 win

William Purnell-Imagn Images Cole Ragans had another stellar outing. The Twins committed three errors that led to two unearned Royals runs, allowing them to win a tight 2-1 game on Tuesday night. Cole Ragans struck out 11, his seventh double-digit strikeout game with the Royals, passing Danny Duffy for most by a lefty in club history. Ragans and Twins starter Pablo López were as-advertise...2025
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• Freddy’s fastballs flummox feckless foes, Brewers beat boys in blue 3-2

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This was an awesome game if you love strikeouts. Cole Ragans had a strong outing, and the bullpen mostly held up, but the Kansas City Royals were unable to produce enough offense as they were defeated 3-2 this afternoon by the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee drew first blood with their second batter of the game. Jackson Chourio quickly went down 0-2 against ...2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here are the 26 Royals ready to do battle on Opening Day. The Royals have announced the 2025 Opening Day roster, with the final few bench spots and last starting pitcher spot falling into place over the last few weeks. The roster is as follows: Catchers (2): Freddy Fermin, Salvador Perez Infielders (6): Cavan Biggio, Jonathan India, Maikel Garcia, Michael...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 11, 2024

Thank you, veterans, David Laurila at Fangraphs talks to J.J. Picollo at the GM meetings. “We need to be a little more dynamic offensively, and by that I mean we need to get on base at a higher rate than we did this year,” Picollo told me earlier this week in San Antonio. “We’re trying to target players we can lengthen out our lineup with, whether it’s someone at the top, in the middle, or toward ...2024
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"Smith hit a 3-2 pitch from Carlos Estévez (0-1) over the right field wall as the Braves won for the second straight night."

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"The inning of many substitutions continued as Will Benson was summoned to pinch-hit and Carlos Estévez to pitch."

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"The Los Angeles Angels received their new Number 3 prospect (George Klassen) and Number 8 (Sam Aldegheri) for Carlos Estévez, and three of Oakland’s top 30 (Nos."

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"They’ve signed utility player Brandon Drury, left-hander Tyler Anderson, righty Carlos Estévez and outfielder Brett Phillips, in addition to trading for infielder Gio Urshela and outfielder Hunter Renfroe."

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"The Angels are in agreement with free agent reliever Carlos Estévez, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link)."

• Royals bullpen blows another game; they lose to Marlins 3-1
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• Royals reportedly interested in outfielder Bryan Reynolds

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Royals may be looking for a long-term piece to the lineup. The Royals have fallen to 40-47, and unless they get hot over the next few weeks, they will likely be sellers at the trade deadline at the end of the month. But that doesn’t preclude them from making additions as well, if they improve the team in the long term. According to Ken Rosenthal of The...2025
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• June swoon leaves Royals with long-shot playoff odds

William Purnell-Imagn Images The odds are going, going..... June has ended with the Royals winning just 8 out of 26 games. They have plummeted to seven games below .500, scoring just 3.27 runs per game. It was not fun to watch, as many of you already know. This team had hopes to make the postseason, and going into June they were still burning fairly bright. Now it has dimmed to the point w...2025
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• What if this is just who the Royals are?

Freddy Fermin #34 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by Jonathan India #6 and Bobby Witt Jr. #7 | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The offense might never improve, but that doesn’t have to mean trouble. Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the topic of the Royals... shall we say inconsistent offense. Methods of improvement that have been suggested include, but...2025
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• Wacha’s wiliness, Witt’s warhead whomp white wearables 2-1

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images 14-2 since 4/20. The Kansas City Royals once again had an outstanding night on the mound and got all the offense they needed from one swing as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The first three innings took just 38 minutes to complete. Both teams had an opportunity to do damage, with Kansas City putting runners on the ...2025
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• Royals officially set 2025 Opening Day roster
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• Why the Royals could have one of the most underrated bullpens in baseball

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Royals made significant changes in their bullpen over the last year. Over the last year, the Royals have put significant stock in their bullpen and this season, they hope to reap the benefits of their work. As we head into 2025, we get a look at both some new faces, and some familiar ones who are getting healthy and we hope to see bounce b...2025
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• The last(?) Royals Opening Day roster prediction of 2025 Spring Training

Jack Hurley #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Gavin Cross #8 and Carson Roccaforte #3 of the Kansas City Royals interact | Photo by Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images For a team with a lot of locked up positions, there sure are some drastic prediction changes in this final roster prediction Lineup Let’s do this vs lefties and righties because the Royals have some interesting platoon ...2025
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals look better on paper, but they might not win as many games as the 2024 version. The roster that the Royals having heading into the 2025 regular season is just better than what they started with last season. That does not mean they will win more games than the 2024 Royals, but I do like that this front office seems to improve the roster yearly. Let’...2025
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• Royals reportedly made three-year offer to free agent Anthony Santander

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images They also pursued free agent Jurickson Profar. Despite having the third-worst offense from an outfield last year, the Royals have yet to acquire an outfielder this off-season. But they haven’t been completely sitting on their hands, according to a recent report from Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. He writes that as free agent slugger Anthony Santander was wa...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game
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• June swoon leaves Royals with long-shot playoff odds
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• The Italian Stallions provide all the horsepower the Royals need to sweep the Rangers, 4-1
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?
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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they done enough to win the division? 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. Spring training has begun and in just six weeks the Royals w...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: The case for bringing back familiar faces

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 17, 2024 With the playoffs in full swing and rapidly nearing their conclusion, many are eagerly watching to see who will emerge victorious. At least, that’s the idea. In actuality, the thought of seeing the Dodgers or Yankees take home another World Series trophy is met with revulsion by a large contingent of MLB ...2024
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• The Brewers should (probably) trade Devin Williams

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images For Milwaukee, it’s probably the smart decision Devin Williams’ first five-plus years in the major leagues have been nothing less than fantastic. He won Rookie of the Year in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, when he had an ERA+ of 1,375. (I’m aware of small sample sizes and stuff, but that number is too fun to pass up). He had a great season as Josh Hader’s set-up m...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Brewers take on Phillies for final time in the regular season in potential postseason preview Coming off a solid road trip in which they secured series wins against both the Giants and Diamondbacks (with a chance to sweep Arizona on Sunday), the Brewers take on another heavyweight opponent in the Phillies beginning Monday in Milwaukee with a chance to clinch the N...2024
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• Royals baserunning miscues overshadow storylines of Opening Day

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Baseball is back, including TOOTBLANS. The Royals took on the Guardians on Opening Day and lost 7-4 in extra innings. Here are some of the highlights and storylines from the game. Roster Roles Take Shape Offense The starting lineup from yesterday was mostly as expected. Vinnie Pasquantino hit DH due to his tender hamstring (didn’t seem to affect him much ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What reliever should be under the Cubs tree?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what relief pitching present you want. It’s Christmas Eve here at BCB After Dark: the merriest meeting of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re glad you decided to stop in this evening. Come in out of the cold. The egg nog is flowing freely in here. There’s no cover charge. We stil...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals home runs

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images What was your favorite dong? This year the Royals hit 170 home runs, second-most in club history behind only the 2017 team. Home run rates are up all over baseball, but even relative to the league, the Royals improved. They finished tenth in the American League in home runs, their best finish since 2003. Take them out of the K and they fared even better -...2024
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2228: Clear and Convincing

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest home run predictions (by Carlos Estévez and Lawrence Butler), top closers blowing leads, the compelling, competitive postseason, highlights of recent games, broadcasters invoking momentum, replay controversies, and Padres-Dodgers bad blood, plus follow-ups on green screens (or the lack thereof) on baseball broadcasts, fun-fact qualifiers, and th...2024
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• Phillies get just enough offense as Braves fall, 3-2

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images For the second night in a row, the first team to score three runs won the game. Unfortunately for us, it was the Phillies who got there first. The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies played yet another close game. This time, it was the Phillies who were able to come out on top as they squeaked out a 3-2 win over the Braves in order to even up the s...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What will the Colorado Rockies do at the trade deadline?

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 30, 2024 I was going to write about Michael Toglia’s quest for the strangest slashline ever, but it will keep until next week given that all anyone will want to talk about today are trades, trades, trades! So far, business has been brisk. Take these examples: Randy Arozarena, you are a Se...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Another Angel trade possibility

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should target Luis Rengifo at the deadline. It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and get out of the heat. Your name is on the guest list. We’ve still got a few good tables available...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Could an Angel come to the rescue?

Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should trade for Angels closer Carlos Estévez. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swinging spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad that you stopped in this evening. We hope you’re having a good All-Star Break. Ours is better now...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Pick a closer

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you which closer from a struggling team would be your first choice for the Cubs. It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. Your name is on the guest list. Let us know if there is anything...2024
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• Crimson competitors cannot clobber Cameron’s curves, Royals roll Reds 3-2

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Noah Cameron worked into the seventh inning for the fourth time in four starts. Noah Cameron was sharp once against and the offense did just enough as the Kansas City Royals took down the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium this evening. Little of note happened in the early innings. Kansas City made Hunter Greene work and had baserunners in each of the firs...2025
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The debutant took a no-hitter into the seventh. Noah Cameron was outstanding in his big league debut for the Kansas City Royals, while the bullpen provided enough support to shut out the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-0 game. Kansas City quickly got started in the first against Drew Rasmussen. With one out, Bobby Witt Jr. singled the other way to run his hit stre...2025
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• Wacha’s wiliness, Witt’s warhead whomp white wearables 2-1
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• Maikel Garcia is also an All-Star
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• Royals sign reliever Carlos Estévez to a two-year deal

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The 2023 All-Star has 57 saves over the last two seasons. The Royals have signed reliever Carlos Estévez to a two-year deal with a club option, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed. Estévez is coming off a season where he posted a career-low 2.45 ERA and a career-best 2.1 rWAR and 26 saves. He made 54 ap...2025
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• Six winners and zero losers as the Royals defeat the Astros 2-0 to win their sixth in a row

Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images Jose Altuve is probably longing for his trash can The Royals have won six in a row. They lost eight out of ten over their last road trip, but in the two homestands surrounding that road trip, the Royals have now won 10 of 12. That gets them back to .500! Tonight’s win also guarantees a series win over the Astros and gives them a chance to sweep them ...2025
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• The Italian Stallions provide all the horsepower the Royals need to sweep the Rangers, 4-1
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• Angels To Sign Carlos Estevez
The Angels are in agreement with free agent reliever Carlos Estévez, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). The right-hander had spent his entire career with the Rockies. More to come....2022
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• Shohei Ohtani has changed the way baseball is played

The Angels’ star is rewriting the way we think of baseball players. In 1918, then-manager of the Boston Red Sox Ed Barrow found himself with a bit of a conundrum to deal with. He had a very talented Red Sox team at his disposal but he also had a player who was very unique in his skill set — a unicorn of sorts. This was a 23-year-old pitcher who had already led baseball with the lowest ERA in 1916 ...2023
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• Royals bullpen blows another game; they lose to Marlins 3-1
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• Maikel Garcia is also an All-Star
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• Carlos Estévez joins Bubic, Witt Jr as All-Star

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Kamehamehey now you’re an All-Star! The Royals announced today that they will actually have three representatives at the All-Star Game. In addition to Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic, Carlos Estévez has been selected as an alternate for Texas Ranger Jacob DeGrom, who is scheduled to pitch Saturday and therefore is considered unavailable to pitch in the All-Star Game....2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game
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• Royals reportedly interested in outfielder Bryan Reynolds
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• Crimson competitors cannot clobber Cameron’s curves, Royals roll Reds 3-2
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0
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• Shoddy Twins defense opens door to Royals 2-1 win
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?
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• Thursday Rockpile: Former Rockies Roundup: Spring Training 2023 Edition
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 9th, 2023 With just about two weeks in the books of Colorado Rockies spring training, fans are beginning to have a clear picture of who the players are and what the starting lineup might look like come Opening Day on March 30th. Raimel Tapia - Boston Red Sox After spending last season with the Toronto Blue...2023
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