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• Royals bullpen shines in 1-0 extra inning win over Braves

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals do not put a single runner into scoring position - and win! Who needs starting pitchers when you have a bullpen game like this? Faced with injuries, the Royals had to go with a “bullpen game” full of relievers today. They were more than up to the task with ten shutout innings, setting up a walk-off RBI single in the tenth by Salvador Perez to give ...2025
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• Kris Bubic heads to the IL

Denny Medley-Imagn Images A left rotator cuff strain makes it likely he won't pitch again this season. Two starts ago, Kris Bubic's velocity was down a bit which was cause for concern among some. The Royals indicated he had been feeling under the weather, and he ultimately pitched five shutout innings while seeming in good spirits. Last night against Cleveland, however, he struggled mighti...2025
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• Royals split doubleheader with Guardians; 5-3, 4-6

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals could only get Emmanuel Clase to blow one save. I guess let’s go ahead and talk about the first game first. Both pitchers were seemingly on their game early, but at least as much of the run prevention was just bad hitting by both sides. The Guardians wasted a lead-off double from Kyle Manzardo in the second inning. In the bottom of the inning, the ...2025
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• Royals Designate Cavan Biggio For Assignment
The Royals announced Friday that infielder/outfielder Cavan Biggio has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to reliever Hunter Harvey, who has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Righty Jonathan Bowlan has been optioned to Triple-A. More to come....2025
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Even in an era where everyone wants to throw hard and get strikeouts, the two seamer is making its return For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy of 50% of all pitches thrown in the major league...2025
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• The Royals should be deadline buyers

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Lottery tickets are no way to get rich. As we enter the final stretch before the deadline, the Royals are four games below .500 and five games out of a playoff spot. For weeks, fans and analysts have been banging the table for the Royals to sell. “It’s a seller’s market!” they scream. “There are too many teams between the Royals and the final postseason berth!”...2025
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• Royals bullpen shines in 1-0 extra inning win over Braves
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• Kris Bubic heads to the IL
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• This Week in the Minors: The second half begins

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Carter Jensen hits his first Triple-A home run. 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 (2-4, 3 games back) The Storm Chasers bega...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 13, 2025

Mentioned in the first story | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images That series was disheartening At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals bullpen and their Hello Kitty backpack: “It’s just fun and games, at the end of the day,” KC reliever Jonathan Bowlan said. “It’s usually to the youngest guy in the bullpen. I wore it last year and the year before a littl...2025
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• Cole Ragans to the Injured List with a rotator cuff strain

David Dermer-Imagn Images Yikes. The Royals announced they have placed Cole Ragans on the Injured List with a rotator cuff strain, retroactive to June 8. The team also activated reliever Lucas Erceg from the Injured List, recalled pitcher Jonathan Bowlan, and designated pitcher Trevor Richards for assignment. Ragans has battled injuries on and off the past few weeks. He missed two weeks w...2025
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• Game thread LXV - Royals at White Sox

Jac has spent a lot of time in the dugout watching others to start his MLB career | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Royals need a win after last night’s brutal loss The Royals lost their worst game of the season, perhaps their worst loss of the Picollo/Quatraro era, last night. It was not made better by Q’s flacid argument that essentially boiled down to, “It could have worked.” Giv...2025
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• Bullpen buttressed by belligerent batting, boys in blue beat bay behemoths 8-2

Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals gave Logan Webb his worst outing of the season. The Kansas City Royals scored early and often while bullpenning their way through an 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants this afternoon at Oracle Park. San Francisco ace Logan Webb starting by doing what he typically does by coaxing groundballs from the first two batter...2025
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• Six solutions to the Royals’ most annoying problem

Chris Stratton lurks in the shadows | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images No, I don’t have a solution for the parking pass prices. Now that MJ Melendez has been safely demoted to terrorize Storm Chasers fans, Royals fans have turned their icy gaze upon another underperforming Royal. Chris Stratton has appeared in nine games, and though the Royals have won two of those and he still sports a ...2025
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• Royals add Taylor Clarke to the bullpen

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Noah Cameron is optioned down after his terrific start. The Royals announced they have added right-handed reliever Taylor Clarke to the roster and have optioned Noah Cameron back to Triple-A Omaha. To make room on the 40-man roster for Clarke, the team transferred pitcher James McArthur to the 60-day Injured List. Clarke pitched for the Royals...2025
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• Who are these guys?

Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Looking for an identity For many readers, the opening of the baseball season has been the official start of spring. For me, it’s always been the Masters Golf Tournament. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because Georgia always seems to be sunny and warm, and I know that weather will eventually move north. Is there anything more beautiful than Augus...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 24, 2025

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Maikel Garcia is making adjustments. Jac Caglianone hit his first spring training home run on Sunday. “That was loud,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “And it didn’t look like a huge effort on his part, either. We know he’s got huge pop, but to be able to put that good of a swing on the ball in a game like that, close game, controlling his emotions like that...2025
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"The game completely unraveled in the eighth inning, as Jonathan Bowlan was unable to make any good pitches."

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"Jonathan Bowlan looks pretty good in AAA, but everyone else has struggled to one degree or another."

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"com/ZFf3HMQXdE— Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) September 30, 2023 Tucker Davidson, James McArthur, and Jonathan Bowlan combined to throw three shutout innings to preserve the 12-5 win."

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"Making the move to the 40-man roster are some highly touted players, namely catcher MJ Melendez, first baseman Nick Pratto, shortstop Maikel Garcia, and right-handed pitchers Jonathan Bowlan, Collin Snider, and Nathan Webb."

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"Kansas City also outrighted left-hander Randy Rosario to the team’s alternate training site, while minor league righties Jonathan Bowlan and Jon Heasley have both been added to the 60-man player pool and will also report to…"

• Kris Bubic heads to the IL
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
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• The Royals should be deadline buyers
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches

Cedric Mullins #31 of the Baltimore Orioles runs the bases after hitting a home run | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Maybe one of these deals makes more sense now I know it seems obvious in hindsight, but the Royals badly needed some extra offense coming in to this season. Oh, wait. We knew that even before the season started? And I wrote a whole piece suggesting potential trades? Wel...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 13, 2025
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• Game thread LXV - Royals at White Sox
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• Royals Select Trevor Richards
The Royals announced that right-hander Trevor Richards’ minor league contract has been selected to the 26-man roster. Right-hander Jonathan Bowlan was optioned to Triple-A Omaha in the corresponding move. It was almost exactly a month ago K.C. signed Richards, shortly after the reliever had been released from a previous minors deal with the Cubs. Since…...2025
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• Royals designate pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The Royals designated pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment before Sunday’s game against the Cardinals to make room for reliever Jonathan Bowlan. The struggling Stratton had a 7.94 ERA with 29 hits allowed in 17 innings. Opponents were hitting .377/.425/.558 against him this year, and he has had a scoreless outing just in just four of his 12 appearances. The Roy...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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• Royals add Taylor Clarke to the bullpen
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches
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• Complete eighth inning meltdown leads to 7-2 loss to White Sox

Jac went hitless. | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images A five-run outburst that was hard to watch. After a doubleheader cleared most of the bullpen yesterday, the Royals were scraping to pull together four good innings after Seth Lugo put down five shaky innings to keep the game close. Heading into the eighth inning, the game was tied at 2-2. Unfortunately, the bullpen was not up to the ta...2025
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• Royals drop DH game one 6-5 in extra innings

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Ouch... The Royals took on the Cardinals in game one of a double header in St Louis with hopes to come away with a series win after an impressive 10-7 win just two days prior. The offense appeared alive in St Louis and Jac Caglianone’s appearance seemed to spark something in Kansas City. The Royals looked good, taking an early 3-0 lead, but the Royals ...2025
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• TWitM: Jac gets ejected

Photo by Jensen Scalzo/Minor League Baseball Can you strike out after getting thrown out of a game? Jac can. 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 (16-21, 6 games back) The Storm Chase...2025
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• What if this is just who the Royals are?
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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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• Four winners and five losers from today’s Royals split squad action

Jordan Groshans #76 of the Kansas City Royals in the field during the eighth inning of a spring training game | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Royals lost both games, but there were still a couple of positives to take away. Let’s not pretend the final scores matter at all in Spring Training, especially not on a Split Squad day. So, instead of telling you about ...2025
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• The Royals should be deadline buyers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 13, 2025
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd

Big crowd for Big Slick watched a rough game. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They went 2-10 with runners in scoring position. 10 runners left on base. Same story, different night. Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chase...2025
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• Six solutions to the Royals’ most annoying problem
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• Who are these guys?
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• An evening watching the Omaha Storm Chasers

Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images Ridin’ the storm out Is there any better value in America right now than minor league baseball? I think not. The stadiums are comfortable and intimate. Parking is cheap and accessible. The food and drink prices are reasonable and the talent on the field, is by and large, very good. And the ticket prices are excellent, especially considering ho...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025
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• The Royals played baseball and a bad thing happened

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images All eyes on Bobby. So if you’re here, you’re probably aware that Bobby Witt Jr. exited today’s game in the fifth inning after being hit in the wrist by a pitch. No news as of right now how bad the injury is, but if he’s forced to miss significant time that would a devastating blow for what is already a shallow lineup. That shallow lin...2025
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• What to know about the MLB off-season

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Let the Hot Stove season begin. Now that the World Series is complete, the off-season can begin in earnest. Here is what you need to know about the Royals’ off-season. Which players become free agents? The Royals have seven players that automatically become free agents now - Paul DeJong, Yuli Gurriel, Garrett Hampson, Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman, Michael Lor...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2024

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Welcome to the big leagues, Jonathan Bowlan! Chris Stratton explains his struggles on Saturday. “I just left pitches over the middle of the plate,” Stratton said. “Those are big-league hitters, and they did exactly what they were supposed to do. I came in and just didn’t execute. And they made me pay for it.” Jonathan Bowlan will be called...2024
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• Big first inning is all Royals need in 12-5 win over Yankees

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Bobby Witt Jr. joins the 30/30 club. The Royals piled on nine runs in the first inning off Yankees lefty Carlos Rodón on their way to a 12-5 win over the Yankees on Friday evening. Rodón faced eight hitters and failed to retire any of them before exiting the game. Bobby Witt Jr. also hit his 30th home run, joining the 30/30 club. Rodón signed a $162 million d...2023
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• Royals blast off against Astros early, hang on late, complete sweep 6-5

Kansas City Royals right fielder Nelson Velazquez (17) celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It sure looked like the scores could be astronomical after the first few innings of this one Let’s keep this brief because we all know ther...2023
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• For a once promising crop of Royals pitchers, it’s now or never
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports At least we made some friends along the way I’m not one to give up easily on a player. Player development isn’t linear across the span of a professional career. We’ve seen the Alex Gordon story unfold in Kansas City. Not long thereafter, we saw something similar with Mike Moustakas. Players with potential can struggle for quite some time before ultimately p...2023
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• Complete eighth inning meltdown leads to 7-2 loss to White Sox
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• Salvador Perez, Bobby Witt Jr. hit home runs in 6-1 win to break losing streak

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) gestures while rounding the bases on his two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the first inning at Globe Life Field. | Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images And two HRs for Salvy! The Kansas City Royals jumped out to an immediate three-run lead against the Texas Rangers, and while it turns out that is all they would need, Kansas City scored thr...2025
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• Royals rally to avoid sweep in Twin Cities, win 2-1 in extras.

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Finally, a win in the dreaded Twin Cities. The Kansas City Royals avoided a sweep in Minnesota, by rallying late to secure a 2-1 win in extra innings. In a stadium, where they had lost 21 of their last 25, it looked like another typical performance from the Royals in Minnesota, but they got enough hits late with runners in scoring position. Kris Bubic was fantasti...2025
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• Nitpicking the Royals

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Will Smith (31) throws the ball in the sixth inning during game one of a double header against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. | Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The team isn’t perfect. Let’s examine the flaws. The Royals made it as high as sixth on the MLB Power Rankings this week. They’re still projected to 32.5% playoff odds per FanGraphs ...2024
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• Intriguing developments are happening with Royals minor league pitching
Jonathan Bowlan #62 of the Kansas City Royals poses for a photo on media day at Surprise Stadium on February 22, 2023 in Surprise, Arizona. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images It’s a good start The best outcome for a pitcher is a strikeout. The worst outcome for a pitcher—other than a home run—is a walk. A strikeout avoids the possibility that a ball in play becomes a hit. A walk, on th...2023
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• Royals bullpen shines in 1-0 extra inning win over Braves
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• Kris Bubic heads to the IL
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
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• The Royals should be deadline buyers
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• This Week in the Minors: The second half begins
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches
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• Salvador Perez, Bobby Witt Jr. hit home runs in 6-1 win to break losing streak
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• Game thread LXV - Royals at White Sox
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 28, 2025

Need another pitcher? I Noah guy. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Spring Training is in full swing! This is going to feel a little backwards as our OT is up at the top today, sort of. It’s been brought to my attention that a number of AI bots are harvesting our articles and either cutting-and-pasting them, slightly rewriting them and publishing them as their own, or, my favorite, turni...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for November 1, 2024

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Royals players hit free agency. Craig Brown looks at the new Royals free agents and whether they could return. Maybe if you squint, you can see a reunion with a couple of these guys. Michael Lorenzen could slot into the rotation. He will be 33 next year and pitched to a 1.57 ERA once joining the Royals. Beware the small sample though as that was just 28.2 ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you go to the parade yesterday? Craig Brown at Into the Fountains recaps the stadium site announcement: There are several buzzy words in just that portion of his statement that I want to point out. “A neighborhood ballpark” is one of them. Small business owners currently located on the site may disagree, but the Crossroads is doing jus...2024
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