Michael Wacha rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Fantasy rankings and news

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• Game One-Hundred and Four: Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The start of a crucial series for both teams. For the first time since the third week of the season, the Kansas City Royals will take on the Cleveland Guardians tonight, this time at Kauffman Stadium. Keep an eye on the radar as storms are anticipated to roll through the Kansas City metro tonight, which will likely impact this game. Michael Wacha will start for Ka...2025
Visit the page Cleveland Guardians rumors
• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images This is an important series for two AL Central teams on the bubble. The Royals and Guardians face each other this weekend with both teams on the bubble of a post-season race. The Guadians are three games back of a Wild Card spot, while the Royals sit another 1.5 games behind them. Both teams are playing well as of late - the Guardians have won 11 of their...2025
Click for news about AL Central
• 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
See more articles Michael Reaves latest news
• Baseball history unpacked, July 23

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Joe Mather, Swish Nicholson has a big power day, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
See more articles White Sox news and rumors
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview

Photo by Karen Hastings/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs continue their sojourn through the American League. This is the Cubs’ fourth straight series against an American League team. So far, they are 5-4 in that stretch, and overall 19-11 vs. AL teams this year. They’ll continue that trek through the AL this weekend when they visit the White Sox on the South Side. For more on the Royal...2025
Continue with MLB Photos
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2025

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Every action has a reaction. Salvador Perez picked up the Royals in their Sunday win to salvage the series. “Salvy is incredible,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro told local reporters in Miami. “What he has done for his career and what he is doing right now, he is a Hall of Famer. And when he gets going in the middle of our order, that’s an enormous spark for us.” Vin...2025
Click for news about Salvador Perez news

• Baseball history unpacked, July 23
2025

Click for news about White Sox availability report
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview
2025

Read about MLB Photos injury update
• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen is having a good time | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Royals have seen three different versions of their number five starter in 2025 When the Royals signed Michael Lorenzen during the offseason, there wasn’t nearly as much celebrating in Kansas City as there was when they signed Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, or Michael Wacha the second time. But there were some quiet nods of a...2025
Click for news about Michael Lorenzen availability report
• 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
Continue with Denny Medley availability report
• Royals vs Mets Game 95 Gamethread

Michael Wacha will start tonight. | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The second-place NL East team and 2015 World Series losers come to the K. The very expensive 53-41 Mets are visiting Kauffman Stadium before the All-Star Break for a three-game weekend series against the 46-48 Royals. The Mets are coming off a doubleheader loss to the Orioles yesterday; they avoided the sweep only by winning the...2025
See also Rick Scuteri injury
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Hey now, you’re an All-Star! The Royals are feeling much better after a winning road trip, writes Anne Rogers. “We’ve got to stack good wins together,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “And this trip was a start. You get one game over on the trip, we’d like more, but we competed well in Seattle with close ballgames there. So to come out of there with a split...2025
See more articles Carmen Mandato injury
• Game thread XC - Royals at Diamondbacks

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images It’s not too late for the Royals to turn things around, but it’s ALMOST too late. The Royals won their second game in a row last night for the first time in two weeks. If they win again this afternoon, it will also be the first time they’d done such in two weeks. Funny how that works. Michael Wacha will take the mound for the Royals. His last start against the Mar...2025
Check it out Jerome Miron injury
• Game Eighty: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images It’s been a while since the Royals won at home. The Tampa Bay baseball club named for sunshine (NOT marine wildlife) will take on the Kansas City baseball club named for a livestock festival (NOT monarchy) this evening at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City will look to snap an ongoing eight-game home losing streak. The Royals will start Michael Wacha. Despite the lowest...2025
See more Kansas City Royals injury update
• 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
Read about Jac Caglianone injuries
• Game Seventy-Five; Royals at Rangers

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Going for the sweep The Royals entered their series with the Rangers, coming off one of their worst weeks of the season, having dropped six straight games. Series sweeps against the Yankees and last-place Athletics put a damper on what felt like a promising season. The team had a players-only meeting and used their Monday off hunting for how they cou...2025
Visit the page Richard Rodriguez injury

• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
See more Daniel Lynch
• Royals Rumblings - News for February 27, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Lucas Erceg, fireman. Lucas Erceg is prepared to pitch in any role that he’s needed: That might be in the ninth inning for save opportunities, or it might come in the seventh or eighth. Having Estévez helps Quatraro be able to do that. “I don’t really care what my role is going to be,” Erceg said. “I’ve been telling all my friends and family, there’s nothi...2025
Read about Lucas Erceg

2025
"Both teams had an opportunity to do damage, with Kansas City putting runners on the corners with one out in the first and Chicago doing the same with two outs in the following inning, but Michael Wacha and Jonathan Cannon were otherwise in control."

2024
"Michael Wacha will duel with Tanner Bibee."

2023
"In corresponding moves, right-hander Domingo Tapia was optioned to Triple-A El Paso, righty Michael Wacha was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 2) with right shoulder inflammation and designated hitter Nelson Cruz…"

2022
"The New York Yankees might’ve posted their sleepiest loss of the season on Sunday night at Fenway Park, getting blanked 3-0 by Michael Wacha, Ryan Brasier and Garrett Whitlock before packing up their bats — just kidding, they didn’t bring those."

2021
"5MM Mike Zunino, C: One year, $3MM (includes $1MM buyout of $4MM club option for 2022) Michael Wacha, SP: One year, $3MM Rich Hill, SP: One year, $2."

2020
"It’s possible that neither Steven Matz nor Michael Wacha will simply win the job in camp."

2019
"3:09pm: The Mets are “working hard to finalize” a contract with righty Michael Wacha,…"

2018
"The Cardinals may have few reliable righties besides Carlos Martinez next season — Adam Wainwright is aging, Michael Wacha is always an injury risk, and Lance Lynn is a free agent."

2017
"San Francisco scored six times over the final three innings to nab a 6-5 win over the Cardinals, whose bullpen wasted six scoreless innings from starter Michael Wacha."

2016
"Ross Stripling got his first career victory on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, and it couldn't have come against a more familiar opponent, as the Dodgers rookie outlasted former Texas A&M roommate Michael Wacha in an 8-4 win over the Cardinals."

2015
"After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off."

2014
"Then he singled against Michael Wacha, was removed for a pinch runner, returned to the dugout and found Peavy."

• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?
2025

Check it out AL Central salary rumors
• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
2025

Visit the page Michael Reaves contract rumors
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview
2025

Click for news about MLB Photos trade rumors
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2025
2025

Continue with Salvador Perez salary
• 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
See more Bryan Reynolds trade rumors
• It’s time for Alec Zumwalt to go

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals offense is failing, and something needs to be done. The Royals have long been an offensively-challenged club, thanks in part to the stadium they play in. But they have taken their offensive ineptitude to new depths this year. They are dead last in baseball in runs scored per-game at 3.30. They have been shut out ten times this ...2025
Click for news about Alec Zumwalt salary rumors
• Game Eighty: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
2025

Continue with Kansas City Royals trade rumors
• Game Seventy-Five; Royals at Rangers
2025

Click for news about Richard Rodriguez trade rumors
• Royals vs Athletics Game 70 Gamethread

AL Player of the Week Vinnie Pasquantino needs to keep his tear going. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images The not-Sacramento Athletics bring Brent Rooker to town. The 34-35 Kansas City Royals are happy to see the Yankees leave town and welcome the 26-44 Athletics. At one point earlier this season, the Athletics were showing some scrappy, feisty play and were threatening the Mariners and Astros in...2025
See also Vinnie Pasquantino
• 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
Read about White Sox trade rumors

• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?
2025

See also AL Central stats
• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
2025

See more Michael Reaves statistics
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2025
2025

Check it out Salvador Perez stats
• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
2025

See also Michael Lorenzen statistics
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025
2025

See also Carmen Mandato stats
• Game thread XC - Royals at Diamondbacks
2025

Continue with Jerome Miron statistics
• It’s time for Alec Zumwalt to go
2025

Check it out Alec Zumwalt scores
• Game Eighty: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
2025

See also Kansas City Royals
• The final 18 games before the All-Star Break is monumental for the Royals

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Boys in Blue need to bank some wins Things have been really rough for the Royals since the end of May. They haven’t won a home game in the month of June yet, and they haven’t gotten on a nice winning streak in a while. After dropping the series opener to the Rays last night 5-1, the Royals have 18 games left before the All-Star Br...2025
Visit the page Bobby Witt stats
• The Italian Stallions provide all the horsepower the Royals need to sweep the Rangers, 4-1
2025

Continue with Jac Caglianone statistics

• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025
2025

See also Carmen Mandato
• The final 18 games before the All-Star Break is monumental for the Royals
2025

Continue with Bobby Witt
• Who are these guys (or: What did you do with our White Sox)?

Just like he planned it: Chase Meidroth smashed a home run in the third inning to stretch the White Sox lead to 4-1. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images South Siders scold Kansas City in a 4-1 flex Does a home run count if the hitter doesn’t know he hit a homer? If so, it’s only fair the White Sox won this game, as both players who tilted long balls out knew it — even mighty mite Chase Meidroth,...2025
See more White Sox
• White Sox 7, Royals 2: Robert Jr. makes a splash in his return

Getting it done: Luis Robert Jr. went 2-for-3 with three RBIs during the victory. | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Kyle Teel went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in his MLB debut The White Sox (21-43) took down the Royals (33-31) in the opener of this three-game series. The South Siders scored five in the bottom of the eighth to pull away. Davis Martin, 28, got the start for the South Siders, an...2025
Click for news about White Sox
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 2, 2025

Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/MLB Photos via Getty Images Enjoy retirement, Moose! Jaylon Thompson writes how Michael Wacha flirted with a no-hitter on Saturday. “I definitely tried not to think too much about it,” Wacha said. “Obviously, I knew what was going on. I just continued to try to take it to another level, keep making my pitches and keep executing like I had been pretty much all da...2025
See more MLB Photos
• 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
See also Seth Lugo
• Royals avoid the sweep in the I-70 series with a 2-1 win over the Cardinals

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Giants are up next Today in Kansas City, the Royals took on the Cardinals in a classic I-70 series day game. The two teams entered today's game with momentum that could not be more different. The Royals are in a brutal slump where they have dropped their last four games and six of their last seven. On the other side of the diamond, the Cardinals were one of t...2025
Check it out Alec Burleson
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 28, 2025

Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images Royals pitching continues to impress. Seth Lugo was sensational Friday against the Astros, writes Jackson Stone. “To me, that was probably the best game I’ve seen him pitch, to be honest,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “ ... Right from the get-go it looked like he was incredibly sharp. To go through that lineup three times, they made him work a little ...2025
See more articles Seth Lugo
• Game Thread XXIII: Royals at Tigers

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The long road trip ends, and 17 straight days of Royals baseball ends. The Royals are about to play their 17th game in 17 days. This stretch started with the Orioles weekend series, the Royals took two of three, before winning three of four against the Twins at home for a 5-2 homestand. Off to Cleveland, where they would lose two of three, then the Bronx, where ...2025
See more Kansas City Royals
• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks to the on-deck circle | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Time to figure out which of the RR writers has the juice! Last year, the Royals went to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. This year, they have an opportunity to advance past the Division Round for the first time in a decade. The offseason wasn’t nearly as busy...2025
See more Royals Review

• Cards walk off, sweep Bucs with Wong's homer
After dropping the first two games of an astonishingly well-pitched series in extra-inning walk-offs, the Pirates on Sunday could only hope to find Michael Wacha off. The young right-hander was definitely on, so the Cardinals instead laid another walk-off on the Bucs, as Kolten Wong's 14th-inning homer gave them a 3-2 win and a sweep of the series of nearly identical extra-inning games....2015
See more articles Kolten Wong
• Wacha, Cardinals cruise past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
Click for news about Matt Carpenter
• Wacha, Cards power past Rockies
Behind blasts from Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta, as well as a bounceback start by Michael Wacha, the Cardinals cruised to a 7-0 win over the Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday....2015
Click for news about Matt Carpenter
• Offense can't get on track vs. Wacha in opener
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
Check it out Jhonny Peralta
• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
Read about Jhonny Peralta
• Wacha bounces back, holds Dodgers at bay
Jhonny Peralta reached base four times and Michael Wacha pitched seven innings as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 7-1, on Thursday at Dodger Stadium....2015
Visit the page Jhonny Peralta
• Wacha moves to 7-0 with gem in KC
Michael Wacha allowed just one run on five hits in seven innings and Matt Carpenter delivered a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday, preventing Kansas City from sweeping the three-game I-70 Series....2015
Visit the page Matt Carpenter
• Stripling gets first win courtesy of 4 Cards errors
2016

Read about Ross Stripling

1. White Sox

2. World Series

3. Red Sox

. . .

179. Michael Wacha

• Robbie Ray Shines Again - June 1, 2025
George Springer (OF-TOR) had a big day at the dish against the Athletics on Saturday as he went 2-3 with a pair of solo shots and a walk. The 35 year-old is enjoying another productive season as he's now batting .257 with 8 homers, 23 RBI, 30 runs scored, and 7 steals (in 7 attempts) across 208 PA. Springer's 23.5% strikeout rate is high compared to the last few seasons where it's sat at 17-19%, b...2025
Click for news about Robbie Ray
• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
Click for news about David Lesky
• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
2014

See more Jason Heyward
• What Do NLCS Mistakes Mean for Mike Matheny's Future as Cardinals Manager?
2014

Check it out Mike Matheny

• Game One-Hundred and Four: Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
2025

Visit the page Cleveland Guardians
• Guardians series preview: Are these teams buyers or sellers?
2025

See more articles AL Central
• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
2025

Visit the page Michael Reaves
• Baseball history unpacked, July 23
2025

See more White Sox
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview
2025

See more MLB Photos
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 21, 2025
2025

Visit the page Salvador Perez
• Gamethread XCIX - Royals at Marlins

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Royals need to bounce back from a brutal defeat last night. Last night was not fun, until it was, until it wasn’t again. But that was yesterday, and today is another chance to try to get things back on track before the whole thing derails. Michael Wacha will pitch for the Royals today. He’s been pretty good for the Royals all year, and in his last start before ...2025
Continue with Sandy Alcantara
• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
2025

Read about Michael Lorenzen
• Royals vs Mets Game 95 Gamethread
2025

Read about Rick Scuteri
• Game thread XC - Royals at Diamondbacks
2025

Visit the page Jerome Miron

• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd
2025

Continue with Seth Lugo whispers
• 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
Visit the page Spring Training scandals
• 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
See also Jonathan India rumors
• The 2024 Royals roster looks immensely better, but what about beyond?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images After 2024, many of the recent free agent deals include opt-outs. Let’s get it out of the way early: the 2024 Kansas City Royals — as the roster stands right now — aren’t likely to make the playoffs. The recent flurry of free-agent additions has sparked the fanbase in ways we haven’t seen in quite some time. Fans are optimistic and whisper...2023
Read about Kansas City Royals
• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
Click for news about Cole Ragans rumors
• The Drew Smyly signing by the numbers
Drew Smyly pitches against the Giants at Wrigley Field in September | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smyly will return to the Cubs It’s hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu writing this piece because I’ve written it before — I also did this five years ago, the first time the Cubs signed Drew Smyly to a two-year deal when he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Cubs took a second f...2023
Visit the page Drew Smyly rumors
• MLB rumors: Tigers among Javier Báez suitors; Red Sox close to deal with Michael Wacha
Here's what's buzzing around MLB for Friday...2021
Read about Javier Báez whispers
• MLB hot stove rumors: Rays add Michael Wacha on one-year deal; Corey Kluber to throw for clubs in January
Here's what's buzzing around MLB for Friday...2020
See more Corey Kluber scandals
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: David Price Works to Pitch Past Familiar Faces
2016

Visit the page Scott Miller gossip
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: The Astros, Yankees, A-Rod & More...Do We Believe?
2015

See more articles Scott Miller gossip