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• 2025-26 MLB Free Agents
The following players project to become free agents after the 2025 season. The player’s 2026 age is in parentheses. Updated 8-4-25 Catchers Austin Barnes (36) Victor Caratini (32) Elias Diaz (35) – $7MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout Austin Hedges (33) Danny Jansen (31) – $12MM mutual option with a $500K buyout Luke Maile…...2025
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• MJ Melendez sent down among roster moves to accommodate trade acquisitions

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images MJ Melendez is shipped out. A day after adding three pitchers and an outfielder, the Royals made corresponding roster moves for their game tonight against the Blue Jays. MJ Melendez was optioned to Triple-A Omaha and outfielder Joey Wiemer was designated for assignment. The Royals also moved pitcher Kris Bubic to the 60-day Injured List. Earlier this week t...2025
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Royals add some pitching depth The Royals have acquired pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek from the Padres for catcher Freddy Fermin, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. Bergert was ranked the #7 prospect in the Padres farm system before the season and has had a fantastic rookie year. He has appeared in 11 games, seven of them starts, and...2025
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• Royals take series with 4-1 win over Guardians

Denny Medley-Imagn Images A series win and a good start to the homestand The Kansas City Royals used good pitching, situational hitting and a good eye at the plate to take the series from the Cleveland Guardians with a 4-1 win. They are now a half game back of the Guardians and 4-5 versus them this season. The Royals are 52-54 on the season, heading into a monumental series against the s...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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• Michael Lorenzen hits the Injured List with an oblique injury

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The righty could miss some serious time. Today, the Royals added Michael Lorenzen to the Injured List with a left oblique injury. He missed his scheduled start on Saturday due to illness. If I had a nickel for every time a Royals pitcher couldn’t go because he was sick, and then he was added to the Injured List with a strained muscle before ever retaking the mound...2025
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• MJ Melendez sent down among roster moves to accommodate trade acquisitions
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek
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• Michael Lorenzen hits the Injured List with an oblique injury
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 5, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Hope you’re having a great Fourth of July weekend. Jaylon Thompson writes that the Royals brought back Luke Maile because Salvador Perez suffered some calf tightness. “He feels good and I think it was a little bit of a scare to him last night,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters in Phoenix. “His cleat got caught on that one swing and he felt his ca...2025
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 3: Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong lead the team to a franchise record

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images Cubs home runs flew out of Wrigley Field as we have never seen them before. The Cubs first hit seven home runs in a game at Wrigley Field in the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets June 11, 1967. Among the long-ball hitters that afternoon were Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Ron Santo. That franchise record had been tied three times, before Fri...2025
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• Seth Lugo scratched from Saturday start, Noah Cameron “most likely” to start

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Plus the Royals get Dairon Blanco back. Noah Cameron was near perfect in his first MLB start. He may get another chance this weekend. The Royals announced that starting pitcher Seth Lugo will be skipped for his Saturday start against the Cardinals due to inflammation in his right middle finger. According to MLB.com reporter Jackson Stone, Cameron is “mos...2025
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• Royals add catcher Luke Maile as Salvador Perez deals with hip soreness

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Maile is a nine-year MLB veteran. The Royals announced they have selected catcher Luke Maile from Triple-A Omaha and have optioned infielder Tyler Tolbert. To make room on the 40-man roster, pitcher Alec Mash has been transferred to the 60-day Injured List. The transaction was necessitated when Salvador Perez suffered a hip injury in Thursday’s game against the Ra...2025
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• TWitM: River Bandits pitching continues to shine

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Quad Cities has some pitching. 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 (10-15, 5 games back) It was a rough week for the Storm Cha...2025
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• Royals set minor league rosters

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Find where you can watch the Royals of the future! Royals minor league affiliates have set their rosters today, in anticipation of the beginning of their seasons. The Omaha Storm Chasers began last Friday and have dropped two of three to begin the season, but the other affiliates will begin play on Friday. Slugger Jac Caglianone, who wowed players and fans wi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025

Almost time to say farewell to Surprise | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images By next Friday’s Rumblings, we’ll have seen real baseball Bobby Baseball days away.— Kansas City Royals (@royals.com) 2025-03-20T16:30:15.121Z At the Star, Vahe Gregorian profiles Seth Lugo: For instance, an aunt likes to tell the story of taking him to a Texas Rangers game when he was 4...2025
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"” Luke Maile led off the bottom of the fifth with a single."

2024
"He came on for the seventh and gave up solo shots to Encarnacion-Strand and Luke Maile and a walk to Bubba Thompson."

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"(Granted, one was off position player Luke Maile."

2022
"The Reds announced they’ve signed catcher Luke Maile to a one-year contract."

2021
"The Brewers announced that catcher Luke Maile and right-handed pitcher Eric Yardley have elected free agency after being outrighted."

2020
"Guaranteed Contracts Jarrod Dyson, OF: One year, $2MM Guillermo Heredia: One year, $1MM Luke Maile, C: One year, $900K JT Riddle, SS/OF: One year, $850K Total Spend: $4."

2019
"The Pirates have agreed to a deal with free agent catcher Luke Maile, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter)."

2018
"325 over 352 plate appearances this season, an unimpressive slash line that could end up being his final number, as Martin has barely played in September due to the Jays’ desire to give playing time to younger catchers Danny Jansen, Luke Maile, and Reese McGuire."

2017
"The precise move isn’t yet clear, but Jarrod Saltalamacchia will be removed from the roster to make room for Luke Maile."

2016
"The Rays, who currently have Luke Maile and Curt Casali atop their…"

2015
"There was only one problem—Luke Maile was at the plate for Durham."

• 2025-26 MLB Free Agents
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 5, 2025
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• Royals Select Luke Maile
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Luke Maile. Outfielder Drew Waters has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding active roster move. The 40-man roster had a vacancy, so no corresponding move was required there. As noted by Anne Rogers of MLB.com, the move is related to some calf…...2025
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• Royals Select John Rave
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder John Rave. Infielder Cavan Biggio has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha as the corresponding active roster move, which was reported yesterday. The Royals had three vacancies on their 40-man roster due to Luke Maile, Chris Stratton and Hunter Renfroe recently being designated for assignment.…...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 Select Luke Maile
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Luke Maile. Infielder Tyler Tolbert was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to open an active roster spot. To get Maile onto the 40-man, right-hander Alec Marsh was transferred to the 60-day injured list. The Royals already have Salvador Perez and Freddy Fermin on the roster,…...2025
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• Royals set minor league rosters
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• Royals Release Ross Stripling, Luke Maile
The Royals announced this morning that they’ve granted both right-hander Ross Stripling and catcher Luke Maile their release. Both players had opt-out opportunities in their contracts as Article XX(B) free agents and requested their release if not added to the club’s active roster. Stripling, 35, is the more well-known player of the two. He debuted…...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025
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• Quality start, empty result: Cannon deals, but the offense doesn’t, as Sox fall 2-1 to Royals

Miguel Vargas has looked like a different player since tweaking his swing a few weeks ago. | Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Chicago’s late push just isn’t enough Despite a strong pitching performance from Jonathan Cannon, the White Sox's offense sputtered for most of the night before a late rally agonizingly fell short. Cannon found himself in immediate trouble in the first inning. Two sing...2025
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• Royals mash their way to history in slugfest 11-6 win over Baltimore

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images A great road trip ended with an offensive explosion The Kansas City Royals wrapped up their east coast road trip in a huge way, as they slugged their way to an 11-6 victory in Baltimore. The Royals took 2 of 3 in Baltimore, 4 of 6 on the season, and have won 11 of their last 13 games now to put them at 19-16 on the season. It was also a 5-1 road trip for the boy...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 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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• Olson and Harris both go off as Braves blast Reds, 15-3

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Yes sir! More of this, please! Matt Olson and Michael Harris II both put the cherry on top of what was a fantastic series for both of them at Great American Ball Park, as their home run barrage today was part of a huge day at the plate for the Atlanta Braves. This game eventually turned into a comfortable 15-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Olson did...2024
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• Ninth-inning heroics highlight Brewers’ 5-4 win over Reds

Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Jackson Chourio hit a ninth-inning home run and Jake Bauers made a diving stop to end the game Box Score It ended up being an eventful Saturday night in Cincinnati. What started with more scoreless innings from the pitching staff turned into a nailbiter, but the Brewers put together just enough in the ninth to get the win. Early on, the Brewers had this loo...2024
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• Game thread CXXIV - Royals at Reds

Hunter Renfroe (16) reacts after hitting a base hit in the fifth 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 Can the Royals collect their first three-game sweep of a non-White Sox team since the Tigers in May? The Royals have blown out the Red...2024
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• Civale, Brewers ride early offense to 8-3 victory

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports It was Civale’s first W in four months Box Score The high-powered Milwaukee Brewers of the last four days have made the flailing Milwaukee Brewers of the previous six weeks feel like a distant memory. After a comprehensive beatdown of the Braves in Atlanta this week, Milwaukee’s offense continued to click early in this game, giving them a massive early lead th...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs finally return to the win column with a 7-5 triumph. It wasn’t pretty by, any stretch of the imagination. But it was nice to see the efforts to get back into this game not go to waste. It was a long, wet and sloppy night on the North Side of Chicago. Two teams that have disappointed their respective fanbases took turns doing disappointing things....2024
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• Braves News: Arizona Fall League update, NLCS, ALCS continue, and more

Jordan Godfree-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday The Atlanta Braves are well represented in the 2023 Arizona Fall League, with several players sent out West. However, their playing time has been reduced, so stats have been limited as of late. Dylan Dodd, though, has gotten quite a bit of action and headlines the group of Braves in the AFL. Left-handed Dodd has t...2023
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• Quality start, empty result: Cannon deals, but the offense doesn’t, as Sox fall 2-1 to Royals
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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 21, 2025
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• Reds Select Austin Wynns, Edwin Ríos
The Reds announced that catcher Luke Maile has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a herniated disc in his back. Outfielder Jake Fraley was placed on the family medical emergency list. To take those two roster spots, the club has selected catcher Austin Wynns and infielder Edwin Ríos. They had one open…...2024
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• Cub Tracks strikes back
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs pile it on again and force the issue. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maxi...2023
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• Cubs 20, Reds 9: The Cubs tie a franchise record for home runs
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Seven Cubs hit baseballs out of the yard in this entertaining blowout. Let’s begin this recap of the Cubs’ 20-9 win over the Reds with this fun fact, sent to me by BCB’s JohnW53, about the franchise record-tying seven home runs the Cubs hit Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field: The Cubs had not hit seven homers in a game since a 23-6 demolition of the Padres on May...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 106
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go down fighting in a 6-5 loss to the Reds. Look, I’m not blowing smoke at anyone. Losing two straight and be back at .500 after the mad dash to get above water sucks. Marcus Stroman’s struggles continuing is awful. The situation with Seiya Suzuki is maddening. Was anything likely to change the ninth inning? Would it be nice if Cody Bellinger had g...2023
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• Rays 10, Reds 0: You’re My Wonder Walls
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Taylor Walls led the Tampa Bay Rays over the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-RBI night, including a home run from each side of the plate. The Tampa Bay Rays didn't need a riverboat to cruise through Cincinnati on Tuesday night. After dropping the series' first game, they bounced back to win 10-0 over the Cincinnati Reds to even the series for the Rays' first win ...2023
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• Guardians 10, White Sox 7 (11 innings): South Siders run out of gas
Much in the clutch: José Abreu drove in the tying run against Emmanuel Clase in the bottom of the 10th. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Good Guys unraveled in extras, and the playoffs are now a pipe dream In a roller coaster of a game, the White Sox (76-72) fell short in the series opener against the Guardians (81-67). As a result, the Guardians have clinched the season series aga...2022
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• Six Pack of Stats: Guardians 5, White Sox 2
FanGraphs An on-brand night for an off-brand team The White Sox looked to turn around the momentum from their abject beating at the hands of the Astros on Thursday, and they failed to do so in painful fashion, falling 5-2 to the Cleveland Guardians in what feels like somewhere between the 15th and 50th game lost after leading into the seventh. Lance Lynn acquitted himself well for the seco...2022
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 8, Reds 6: Six-run sixth sinks Cincinnati’s ship
Patrick Wisdom | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Try saying that six times quickly. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs could not figure out Reds starter Hunter Greene, almost not at all. Greene didn’t give up a hit until the fourth inning and allowed the Cubs no runs. He looked far better than we saw him last year and if he can ever harness his command, he’s going to be a force in this league. But C...2023
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• Cubs 16, Reds 6: Ian Happ, Jeimer Candelario lead Cubs to another franchise record
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports This team is just piling on the runs. The Cubs demolished Reds pitching again Wednesday night, winning 16-6, and so I get to lead this recap with more facts from BCB’s JohnW53: The 36 runs scored by the Cubs in the last two games is their most in back-to-back games in the Modern Era (since 1901). Their 12 home runs are the most that the Cubs have EVER hit i...2023
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• Pirates To Sign Luke Maile
The Pirates have agreed to a deal with free agent catcher Luke Maile, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). It’ll be a MLB pact, with financial details still unknown. More to come …...2019
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• Look, up in the sky ... Pillar does it again
Another day, another amazing grab by the Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar, who ranged deep into the gap in right-center and lunged for a sprawling catch to rob the Rays' Luke Maile in Toronto's 8-4 win on Friday night....2015
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• Braves secure sweep of the Reds with third straight one-run win
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves win another close game with an eighth inning Eddie Rosario home run proving decisive. In the final game of their series against the Reds, the Braves sent out flame throwing ace Spencer Strider to face off against a fellow high-velocity right-hander in Hunter Greene. However, both pitchers struggled early, with plenty of traffic on ...2023
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• Reds Re-Sign Luke Maile
The Reds have re-signed catcher Luke Maile to a one-year contract with a club option for 2025, the team announced. Maile is guaranteed $3.5MM on the new deal (per Mark Sheldon of MLB.com). More to come....2023
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• MJ Melendez sent down among roster moves to accommodate trade acquisitions
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• Royals take series with 4-1 win over Guardians
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• Michael Lorenzen hits the Injured List with an oblique injury
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 3: Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong lead the team to a franchise record
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• TWiTM: Jac dominates Triple-A

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Caglianone rakes in his first week with Omaha 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?” Note: This recap is for games through Sunday Triple-A Omaha Storm Chaser...2025
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• Seth Lugo scratched from Saturday start, Noah Cameron “most likely” to start
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• Game Thirty-Eight: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images The split is secured, now let’s get the victory. The Kansas City Royals host the not quite historically awful but still bad Chicago White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium in the third game of this four-game set. With wins each of the last two nights, the Royals have a shot to secure the series victory tonight. Michael Wacha will start for Kansas City. Wacha has been...2025
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• Royals mash their way to history in slugfest 11-6 win over Baltimore
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• Gamethread XXXV: Royals at Orioles

Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images A chance to take the season series from the O’s The Royals are winners in 10 of their last 12 contests. The offense has shined at times, but the pitching has been exceptional in every game. With the shutout win last night, the Royals guaranteed themselves at least a 4-2 road trip. They also guaranteed at least a season series split with th...2025
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