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• Royals 9, Cubs 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his basepath chaos

Marquee Sports Network The Cubs center fielder has great baseball instincts. This game was weird for me, since I’ve attended almost every game at Sloan Park since it opened in 2014. Missing multiple games this spring, though, is for a good reason — my upcoming trip to Japan. Thus I watched Thursday’s 9-3 Cubs loss to the Royals from a hotel room in Joplin, Missouri, on my way driving back ...2025
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• Cole Ragans sharp, Jac Caglianone homers in 9-3 Royals win

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Royals top the Cubs in a night game. Cole Ragans tossed three shutout innings and Jac Caglianone homered as the Royals pounded 12 hits in a 9-3 win over the Cubs Thursday night. Ragans had struggled through two spring training outings, but he was sharp tonight. He mowed down nine of the ten Cubs hitters he faced, many of which we...2025
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• Royals Opening Day roster prediction one week into Spring Training

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals cannot catch a ball hit by Josh Smith #47 of the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field on March 27, 2023 | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images No trade = blander projection Can you believe the Royals have already played more than a week of Spring Training? Regular season baseball will be on us in less than a month, and while many rost...2025
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• Royals snap 4 game losing skid with 10-4 win over Padres

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images 5 run second, 4 run third did the damage in Royals win After putting up just a single run the day before, and only four hits in each of the last two contests, the Royals offense exploded for a 10-4 win over the Padres on Sunday afternoon. A five-run 2nd inning, followed by a four-run 3rd inning was enough for the Royals. Maikel Garcia go...2025
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• Ranking non-roster invitees in order of their chances of making the team

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will they make the cut? The Royals have 27 players in camp as non-roster invitees, players not on the 40-man roster. These players face an uphill battle to make the Opening Day roster, as the team would have to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for them. But there are still some team needs in the outfield, on the bench, and the bullpen that ...2025
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• A history of Royals infielders moving to the outfield

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Can the Royals transition more infielders to the outfield? The Royals had one of the worst outfields in baseball offensively last year. Their solution to that was to not acquire a single regular outfielder, but instead try converting some of their infielders into outfielders. The team plans to use spring training as a crash course in “how to play the outfield...2025
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• Royals top prospect Blake Mitchell out 4-6 weeks with broken right hamate bone

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The former first-round pick suffers a setback. Blake Mitchell is in big league camp for the first time, but the former first-round pick will be out of action for awhile. MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers reports the catcher will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken right hamate bone. Mitchell is scheduled to have surgery later in the week. According to reporting from Jayl...2025
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• Give us your Royals Opening Day roster predictions!

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Who do you have on the team by the March 27 opener? Royals pitchers and catchers have begun workouts in Arizona, and hitters will report on Monday. The Royals will spend the next six weeks preparing for the season and shaping the roster that will take on the Guardians in the season opener on March 27. That gives us some time to speculate on who might be o...2025
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• Pre-preseason Royals roster predictions

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 and Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals celebrate | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Who will start the year on the 26-man roster? By the time you’re reading this, there is less than a fortnight before pitchers and catchers report to Surprise, Arizona to begin the Royals’ Spring Training. The Royals made a couple of really splashy moves at the beginning of the of...2025
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• The best international signings in Royals history

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Baseball is international. Today marks the beginning of a new international signing period, as teams will welcome fresh-faced young players - mostly from Latin America - into their organizations. The international market can be a crapshoot - teams are gambling on teenagers who are barely old enough to drive in the United States, hoping th...2025
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• Bundles of baserunners beached by boys in blue, beaten 3-1

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seven hits and six walks with little to show for it. The Kansas City Royals had plenty of baserunners but were completely unable to come up with the big hit, wasting an excellent Cole Ragans start to lose to the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Tigers wasted no time against Ragans. Andy Ibáñez got behind in the count before taking 98 to the el...2024
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• Hunter Renfroe activated

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Dan Altavilla is designated for assignment The Royals activated Hunter Renfroe from the Injured List on Thursday. He had been out since August 24 with a hamstring injury and went 0-for-4 in one rehab game with Double-A Northwest Arkansas this week. To make room on the roster, the Royals optioned pitcher Steven Cruz to Triple-A Omaha. The move leaves the Roya...2024
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• Royals offense quiet in 4-2 loss to Guardians in series opener

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports 40-year-old Yuli Gurriel leaves the game with an injury. The Royals offense managed just two hits and extended their losing streak to a season-high six games, falling to the first-place Guardians 4-2 in the series opener on Monday afternoon. The game got off to a promising start with the Royals getting on the board in the second on an RBI double by Maikel G...2024
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Royals will lose their RBI machine down the stretch. The Royals announced today that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has a broken thumb and will miss 6-8 weeks. He sustained the injury when a throw from Lucas Erceg led him into a collision with baserunner Yainer Diaz in last night’s game against the Astros. Pasquantino immediately fell to the ground in pai...2024
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"It starts with Freddy Fermin, who has been a surprisingly good backup for Perez."

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"The most likely scenario is the Royals move Salvador Perez to first base the remainder of the season and make Freddy Fermin the primary catcher."

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"Freddy Fermin doubled home a run, and Dairon Blanco singled home two more run in a three-run outburst to make it 6-4 Royals."

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"Their roster spots will go to right-hander Alec Marsh, catcher Freddy Fermin and outfielder Diego Hernandez, each of whom has been selected to the 40-man roster in advance of tonight’s deadline to protect players from…"

• Royals 9, Cubs 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his basepath chaos
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• Royals top prospect Blake Mitchell out 4-6 weeks with broken right hamate bone
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• Royals sign catcher Luke Maile to minor league deal

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images The nine-year MLB vet will provide catching depth. The Royals announced they have signed catcher Luke Maile to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The 34-year-old Maile is a nine-year MLB veteran as a backup catcher with a lifetime line of .208/.274/.319. Maile was originally drafted by the Rays in 2012 out of Kentucky. He made his MLB d...2025
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• Royals Sign Luke Maile To Minor League Deal
The Royals announced that catcher Luke Maile was signed to a minor league contract. Maile will receive an invitation to Kansas City’s big league Spring Training camp. Salvador Perez and Freddy Fermin are locked in as the catching tandem on the Royals’ active roster, so Maile projects as a depth piece for their minor league…...2025
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• Give us your Royals Opening Day roster predictions!
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• Should the Royals shop Seth Lugo?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Based on the prices being paid for starting pitching, it might make a lot of sense to swap pitching for outfield Adding Seth Lugo last offseason might be the best decision the Royals made for 2024 if you count the Ragans trade as a 2023 move. Lugo has shown decisively in two years as a starter that he has what it takes to be number two or three starter in...2025
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• Royals 9, Cubs 3: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his basepath chaos
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• What did the Royals miss with Brent Rooker?

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The former Royals outfielder has become one of the league’s top sluggers. At the 2022 trade deadline, the Royals were far out of contention. It was another rebuilding season as the team tried to build up a farm system decimated after their championship runs. The team would go on to 97 losses, so there was no point to keep veterans like ...2025
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• The Royals have a decision to make about Salvador Perez

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals looks on during Game 3 of the Division Series presented by Booking.com between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Should he return after next year? Salvador Perez is a Kansas City Royals institution. The fu...2025
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• Royals find themselves on the other end of a bullpen implosion, win 4-2

Tommy Pham #22 of the Kansas City Royals is doused by Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Rocco Baldelli will have some interesting questions to answer after this one. I have had a policy all season of not panicking in any game until the Royals have given up at least two runs. It turns out, I was more right than I knew to have that policy, but we’ll...2024
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• Seth’s stellar start stems skid, series stopper salvaged 4-1

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Pham’s homer powered the offense. Seth Lugo threw a seven-inning gem and Tommy Pham delivered the decisive blow with his first homer for the Royals as Kansas City defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 tonight. The first inning featured a couple baserunners but not result. In the top of the second, MJ Melendez turned a single into a double when he got caught in...2024
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• Royals swept in Houston with 7-2 loss

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Royals could not hit with runners in scoring position this series. Royals hitters went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position as the Astros finished off a four-game sweep with a 7-2 win on Sunday afternoon. The Royals went 3-for-21 with runners in scoring position for the series as they extend their losing streak to five games. Astros starter Ronel Blan...2024
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks
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• Royals Rally to be held this Saturday

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Rally for the Royals! Before the trucks Kauffman Stadium for the warm climate in Arizona, the Royals will host their third annual Royals Rally this Saturday, Febuary 1 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fans can purchase general admission tickets for $25 that gives them access to one player autograph session per two-hour period and a roundtable discussion with play...2025
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• Dairon Blanco goes Thanos on the Reds, Royals win 13-1

Kansas City Royals left fielder Dairon Blanco (44) gestures on his way to home plate after hitting a 2-run home run in the second inning of the MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The pinch-running specialist ended the night with three hits and seve...2024
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• Detroit repays bullpen shellacking, win 6-5 in 11 innings

Kansas City Royals outfielder MJ Melendez (1) is tagged out by Detroit Tigers third baseman Matt Vierling (8) as he tries to stretch a single in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski | Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports The Royals bullpen blew three saves in one night. This was planned as a celebratory post-game recap. The Royals used...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: We evaluate the evaluation season

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How did the kids do? The season is over, and while the Royals didn’t expect to contend, they also probably didn’t expect to tie the club record of 106 losses. It was supposed to be an evaluation season, so with the season complete we brought together our writers to evaluate the team. J.J. Picollo said he didn’t feel like this was a 10...2023
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• 2023 Season in Review: The best Royals games

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images There were a few games worth reliving. It was a pretty dreadful season for the Royals, but playing youngsters brought energy to some games with some memorable moments. Here are the top Royals games of 2023. May 29 vs. Cardinals - Mike Mayers near perfecto Mike Mayers was brought in as a non-roster invitee to sop up some innings if needed, and he gave the R...2023
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• The Royals who never got to appear in a MLB game

SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Cropley #79 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a photo during the Kansas City Royals Photo Day at Surprise Stadium on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Barry Gossage/MLB Photos via Getty Images Tyler Cropley isn’t the only one to don a Royals uniform but never get in a game. Many kids dream of one day playing in the big leagues...2023
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• Freddy Fermin and 28 year-old rookies

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports What can we expect from Fermin going forward? Freddy Fermin has been way, way better than I think anyone other than maybe his mom expected this season. He is a bit unusual though, so I am not sure what we should expect from him going forward. To try and figure that out, I have combed through some history and his advanced metrics to see what it is the Royals ha...2023
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• Royals leave Bronx winless, lose 8-4
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are 3-13 against the Yankees this decade. Salvador Perez ended his home run drought and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded another multi-hit game, but the Yankees scored more off Jordan Lyles, giving the Kansas City Royals a 8-3 loss. Lyles dug a deep hole for the Royals. Across five innings, Lyles allowed nine hits, five earned runs, two home runs, walking one ...2023
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• Royals walk it off on a safety squeeze, win 4-3
Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports The most Royally way to win a game You know what they say. If you have Freddy Fermin, you’re never out of it. Well, I don’t know how many people actually say that, but it was true today. After over a month since their last series win, the Royals looked poised to finally get one, up 3-1 late. But after another blown save from Aroldis Chapman, Kansas City neede...2023
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• Seven in a row! Royals top Phillies 7-5

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Another Bobby blast puts him in the 20/30 club again. Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey each homered to lead the Royals to their seventh win in a row, a 7-5 victory over the Phillies Friday evening. Bobby’s blast was his 20th of the year, making him the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in each of his fi...2023
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• Royals pummel Mets 9-2 for 6th straight win
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Two straight sweeps! We’re the hottest team in baseball! For the first time in over two years, the Royals have won six consecutive games. Brady Singer logged one of his best starts of the season and a Drew Waters three-run homer in the 7th broke open the 9-2 sweep-clinching win. The Royals improve to 35-75 while the Mets drop to 50-58. Kansas City didn’t hit ...2023
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• Royals almost lose on a straight steal, but walk it off instead, winning 4-3 over Cleveland
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Freddy Fermin, our hero Entering today’s game, the Royals boasted the 3rd worst 80-game start in MLB history and with a loss, would secure the 3rd worst half-season start in history. Lowest winning% in a team's first 80 games in the expansion era. Royals tied for third worst (squeaking out an additional win more than the A's this y...2023
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• It’s the first day of the rest of the season, Royals win 2-1
Starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough #48 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the 1st inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images It’s a sweep!!! I wrote in the game thread that Ryan Yarbrough has been quite good for the Royals, especially since his return from injury. Today he was even be...2023
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• Bobby Witt Jr. powers the Royals past the Twins, 8-5 to take series opener
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images First-place, smirst-place. These Twins ain’t Royal. Pull out the participation trophy, the Kansas City Royals avoided the losing streak this time! After dropping two of three to the Guardians earlier this week, they showed up with a strong showing tonight against the first-place Minnesota Twins. On a Friday night, heading into the final weekend before the...2023
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• Vinnie Pasquantino has broken thumb, will miss 6-8 weeks
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• Royals move to first place with win over Guardians

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Get off the tracks! Despite a lengthy rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Royals didn’t lose steam in a 6-1 win over the Guardians. The win not only puts them in first place, but clinches the season series against Cleveland. Things got off to a quick start for Kansas City. Following a scoreless first, Paul DeJong woke up the offense with a two...2024
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• Royals balk-off the Mets in extras 7-6
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports “We’re where you want to be!” Following their three-game sweep over the first-place Twins, the Royals kept the train moving with walk-off-win in extras, 7-6. Without a win in his last 13 starts, Zack Greinke toed the slab with the hopes of snapping a brutal skid. Though his offense didn’t provide much, the right-hander did more than enough to keep them in the...2023
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• Cole Ragans sharp, Jac Caglianone homers in 9-3 Royals win
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• Royals snap 4 game losing skid with 10-4 win over Padres
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• Monday Spring Training Game Thread: Cole Ragans Day

Cole Ragans #55 poses for a portrait during Kansas City Royals photo day at Surprise Stadium on February 19, 2025 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Cole is back on the mound! It’s always exciting to have a legit ace pitch on your team. Cole Ragans is that guy for the Kansas City Royals, and he’s on the mound to start today. Ragans’ goal this year is to be more aggr...2025
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• Royals top prospect Blake Mitchell out 4-6 weeks with broken right hamate bone
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• Royals sign catcher Luke Maile to minor league deal
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• What to know about Royals’ 2025 spring training

Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Get ready to baseball! Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day! The winter in Kansas City may be especially cold with several inches of snow on the ground, but in warm and sunny Arizona, Royals players are assembling to begin spring training. It is a season of renewed hope after a surprising post-season run last year, with the highest pre-season expect...2025
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• It’s okay to believe once again

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Maybe this year is different. Blind optimism isn’t easy to find for fans of the Kansas City Royals. The team hasn’t finished above .500 since 2015 when they won the World Series. Although the losses have far outweighed the win total, there has still been some reason for hope to close out nearly every season in that span. Just as the Royals have an uncanny a...2023
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