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• Spring training battles: The benchPhoto by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Who will be seated next to Matt Quatraro? With just over a week to before the Royals open the season against the Cleveland Guardians, the regular season roster is beginning to take shape. The Royals have assigned a number of promising prospects to minor league camp including pitcher Noah Cameron, outfielders John Rave and Tyler Gentry, and the impressiv...2025See also Matt Quatraro rumors -
• Video teases next member of the Royals Hall of FameWho will it be? The Royals will soon announce this year’s induction class for the Royals Hall of Fame. On this year’s ballot are Carlos Beltrán, Billy Butler, Johnny Damon, Wade Davis, Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon, Kelvin Herrera, Joakim Soria, and Yordano Ventura. But the Royals marketing department is teasing the newest inductee with a clever video showing the Royals Hall of Fame Lounge. The “exclu...2025Click for news about Royals Hall news -
• The All Oft-Injured TeamPhoto by Dave Kaup/Getty Images A major dis from Sir Charles During the 1961-62 baseball season, the great Wilt Chamberlain averaged, AVERAGED, 48.5 minutes per game while playing in a league leading 80 games. Since an NBA game is only 48 minutes long, you must be asking if this is a misprint. No, it is not. Wilt played every minute of every game, plus most of the overtime minutes. In fact...2025See more articles Tommy John -
• Ned Yost returns to Royals as special advisorPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The championship-winning manager brings his expertise to the front office. The Royals have brought back former manager Ned Yost to serve in the front office as a senior advisor. Yost led the team from 2010 to 2019 and is the all-time franchise leader in wins by a manager with 746. He won two pennants, winning the World Series over the Mets in 2015. In a press...2025Read about Ned Yost latest news -
• Royals Rumblings - News for January 27, 2025Photo by Jason Hanna/Getty Images GO CHIEFS! Alden Gonzalez and Jesse Rogers at ESPN talk to players like former Royals All-Star Mike Sweeney about Ichiro Suzuki. Sweeney: ”He leads off the game with a line drive to left-center field for a base hit and he gets over to first base, and all I could think about was when I was in Japan playing against the Japanese all-stars, anytime that an Am...2025Click for news about Alden Gonzalez -
• In memoriam: Royals that died in 2024Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Rest in peace. With the year concluding, it is time to reflect on those we lost this year. The baseball world lost greats like Willie “The Say Hey Kid” Mays, Hit King Pete Rose, and stolen base champ Rickey Henderson, as well as greats like Rico Carty, Ed Krranepool, Bud Harrrelson, Ferrnando Valenzuela, Luis Tiant, Ken Holtzman, Rudy May, Don Gullett, ...2024Read about Pete Rose headline news
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Mike Sweeney injury and suspension
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• Spring training battles: The bench
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• We have to get Witt back to the playoffsBobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks through the dugout after a loss to the New York Yankees during Game Four of the Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images A great player deserves a stage A young superstar, not yet 25 years old, stands watching the opposing team celebrate an American League Divisio...2024See also Bobby Witt injury update -
• Royals RBI menFor just the sixth time in franchise history, two Royals have surpassed 100 RBIs in the same season. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Hey, Dirty, baby I got your RBIs, don’t you worry Back in 1999, Jermaine Dye, Carlos Beltran, and Mike Sweeney accomplished something that no other trio of Kansas City Royal teammates had done in the franchise’s history: they each collected at least 100 runs ...2024See more articles Charles LeClaire injury status -
• Nobody deserves playoff baseball more than Salvador PerezAnthony Gruppuso-Imagn Images Salvy stayed with Kansas City through the wilderness and made it to the other side On a brisk October night in 2010, Citizens Bank Park buzzed with anticipation and nervous energy. The back-to-back National League champs entered the seventh inning down a run against the Cincinnati Reds, facing rookie phenom Aroldis Chapman. They rallied. Chase Utley hustled P...2024See more articles Salvador Perez injury status -
• A look back at the 2003 RoyalsPhoto credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The Royals BELIEVED and made an unexpected run. The Royals were the laughingstock of baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s, but one oasis in that cesspool of bad baseball was the 2003 Royals. It was a season of stupefying wins, an amazing season from an emerging star player, unwavering optimism from the skipper, and donuts, so many...2024Visit the page Brian Anderson -
• A look back at the Royals’ 2019 draft class, five years laterPhoto by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Could this be the best draft class in Royals history? Flags fly forever, but the post-championship hangover hit the Royals hard in 2018. Once the core of the championship team departed, what was left were over-the-hill veterans and not-ready-for-prime-time players. The 2018 Royals were dreadful, losing 104 games, but their reward for enduring that misery w...2024Continue with Denis Poroy injury status -
• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 11, 2024Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Wins are fun! Dairon Blanco talked about his big game on Thursday night. “It doesn’t matter if I’m starting or [coming in] late,” Blanco said through interpreter Luis Perez. “I’m always prepared. I keep working hard, and every time I get the opportunity to do it, it’s just a matter of being ready.” David Lesky reacts to Michael Wacha’s positive start. ...2024Visit the page Dairon Blanco -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2024Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports The bats have cooled off. Salvador Perez’s game-winning home run was a bright spot in a tough week for the offense: Just three days after suffering a mild left groin strain Sunday against the Mets, Perez silenced any injury doubts by catching Game 1 and ending up the offensive hero Wednesday afternoon with his fifth homer of the season. “Big-time player doin...2024Check it out Melissa Tamez availability report
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 24, 2023
This picture choice makes sense once you get to the OT section | Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images (Spring Training) Baseball games start today! Kansas City takes on Texas in Surprise at 2:05pm Royals time today. The Royals get the Cactus League opener! The Spring Training opener, even! I don’t think this is something that’s officially noted, but I’m making this call for us. The...2023Read about Lachlan Cunningham
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"The “exclusive club” features George Brett, Bo Jackson, Mike Sweeney, Ned Yost, Steve Busby, Dennis Leonard, Willie Wilson, and Amos Otis in the video, enjoying their membership through games of cards and billiards." - 2024
"The crowd still buzzed as Mike Sweeney stepped to the plate for what would be the only postseason at-bat of his career." - 2023
"Yost will be the first inductee into the Royals Hall of Fame since 2015, when Mike Sweeney was inducted." - 2018
"'”The ESPN report adds that Caviezel is at Royals camp on the invitation of his friend, former Royals player and current front office employee Mike Sweeney." - 2016
"CBS Eye on Baseball's Dave Brown reported Gordon's deal is the richest in Royals history, as the previous high was $55 million over five years for Gil Meche and Mike Sweeney." - 2015
"As Mike Sweeney talked about becoming the 26th member of the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday, his thoughts transferred to something far more important." - 2014
"Although Mike Sweeney doesn't feel any pangs watching the Royals make their frenetic push through October, it does serve as a reminder that he wasn't able to do the same with the organization when he was in uniform."
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• The Twelve Days of RoyalsmasJON RATHBUN / Herkimer Times Telegram / USA TODAY NETWORK Spoiler: there will be no gifting of birds. It’s the holiday season. It’s also a rather busy point in the baseball offseason. The Winter Meetings took place earlier this week. The Mets just signed a player to what will end up being the worst contract in the history of professional sports. The Red Sox picked up Garrett Crochet. The D...2024See more articles Red Sox contract rumors -
• Royals Rumblings - News for December 13, 2024These jerseys scream “early 2000s Royals” | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Friday the 13th seems less intimidating in December At The Star, Taylor Eldridge, Wichita State beat reporter, writes about Mike Sweeney’s son, M.J. Sweeney, going to Wichita State: The son of Kansas City Royals legend Mike Sweeney will suit up for the Wichita State baseball team in 2026. M.J. Sweeney, a hig...2024Click for news about Jonathan Daniel trade rumors -
• We have to get Witt back to the playoffs
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• Nobody deserves playoff baseball more than Salvador Perez
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• TWitM: Award Season is upon usPhoto by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images Winners will be honored at Futures Night on September 20. 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?” The 2024 minor league regular season has officially closed at all ...2024Visit the page MLB Photos -
• A look back at the 2003 Royals
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• A look back at the Royals’ 2019 draft class, five years later
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Mike Sweeney stats and results
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 13, 2024
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• Royals RBI men
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• A look back at the 2003 Royals
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• A look back at the Royals’ 2019 draft class, five years later
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• We need to re-calibrate our standards for what we want the Royals to beKansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez (1) celebrates with designated hitter Nelson Velazquez (17) after hitting a grand slam home run in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports And it’s not our fault! The past three decades have, for the Kansas City Royals and their fans, have got to be one of the most bizarre stretches in base...2024See more articles Kansas City Royals -
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• Salvador Perez’s 1st Inning homer powers Royals to a rain-shortened 2-1 winPeter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports And Kyle Isbel’s freak play helped the Royals get past the finish line With rain in the forecast, the Royals’ window to get a win and leave Kansas City with a 3-1 series win over Toronto was small. Salvador Perez creaked it open before Kyle Isbel slammed it shut right as the rain came to end a five-inning 2-1 Royals win. Kansas City improves to 16-10 while the...2024See also Salvador Perez -
• Royals trade partner history: The OriolesPhoto by: Jamie Squire/Getty Images These O’s aren’t Royal. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, and Diamondbacks. Today we look at the history of deals with the Baltimore Orioles. Total number of Royals/Orioles trades: 21 The Orioles dominated the Royals early on in the history of ...2024See more articles Jamie Squire scores -
• David DeJesus deserves to be in the Royals Hall of FamePhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images He was the face of his era no matter how bad it was. The Kansas City Royals have inducted 26 members into their franchise Hall of Fame. The most recent addition was Mike Sweeney, inducted back in 2015. Before Sweeney came groundskeeper George Toma (2012) and pitcher Kevin Appier (2011). No other former Royals have been inducted into the team’s Hall of Fam...2024See also Royals Hall scores -
• White Sox 6, Royals 2: A win in an empty ballpark (opener)Gregory Santos and Korey Lee celebrating a pointless win against a terrible team. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images This victory doesn’t matter at all, but I’ll take it Despite the season being over for the White Sox and Royals, we still had some baseball to be played — two games’ worth, in fact. In the opener, the White Sox shined with an offensive burst to begin the game and a pitching mast...2023See more White Sox scores
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• The Twelve Days of Royalsmas
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 13, 2024
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• In search of excellenceJayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images You know it when it happens. Many of you watched Game One of the World Series, a classic game that ended when the Dodgers Freddie Freeman slammed a walk-off grand slam home run with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning. Freeman’s game-winning blast overshadowed a fantastic catch by New York left fielder Alex Verdugo on a Shohei Ohtani fly ball that drif...2024Visit the page World Series -
• Nobody deserves playoff baseball more than Salvador Perez
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• We need to re-calibrate our standards for what we want the Royals to be
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• It’s time for leadoff BobKansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) hits a single during the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Let’s not overthink it! There are a few baseball-related arguments that I do not usually participate in. One is Opening Day lineup talk, because most teams end up using 30 or more players withi...2024See more articles Bobby Witt -
• Remembering Dave McCartyDave McCarty wouldn’t give up on his big league dreams. David McCarty, who fashioned an 11-year major league career with seven teams, passed away on April 19. McCarty grew up in Houston and played collegiately at Stanford where he was named Baseball America College Player of the Year in 1991 after hitting .420 with 24 home runs. The Minnesota Twins took him with the third overall pick of the draft...2024Click for news about Minnesota Twins -
• Backdoor slidersPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s mystical side With roster moves and opening day bearing down on us, I wanted to explore some of the oddball and sometimes almost mystical occurrences in the history of the Royals and in baseball. How rare is an Opening Day home run on the first pitch of the season? Turns out, it’s really rare. It happened only once, on Opening Day 1986, Bosto...2024See more Jack Morris -
• Royals lose 9-6, are swept by Brewers
Jordan Lyles. That’s it. That’s the caption. | Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports This is a team only a mother could love. This was an ugly, ugly game. Most obviously, there is the two-error play that led to the complete evaporation of the early lead the Royals had achieved in the third inning. Christian Yelich attempted a steal of second only to see the throw skip into center when Maikel G...2023Check it out Jordan Lyles
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• Know Your Enemy: Kansas City Royals
I hate all things royal. | Wikimedia Commons A team built by scientists to lose at baseball The White Sox, winners of two series in a row, and who took out some frustration in Cincinnati, are headed to Kansas City to take on the Royals. It stands to reason that the Sox can grab a couple from KC, who, as per historical standards, are bad. They are a bad baseball team, were expected to be b...2023See more articles Kansas City Royals
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• Alex Gordon Re-Signs with Royals: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Former manager Ned Yost elected to Royals Hall of Fame
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yost has more wins than any other manager in club history. The Royals announced today that former manager Ned Yost has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame. The former manager has 746 wins with Kansas City, the most by any skipper in club history, and he led the team to pennants in 2014 and 2015, culminating in a title in 2015. He will be inducted before t...2023See also Ned Yost
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• Nobody deserves playoff baseball more than Salvador Perez
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• Sweeney enters Royals HOF with dad by his side
As Mike Sweeney talked about becoming the 26th member of the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday, his thoughts transferred to something far more important. Sweeney's father, Mike, was able to make the trip here from California as he battles cancer....2015Check it out Royals Hall
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• Time comes for us allPhoto by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images There is no escape. It has been fascinating to observe the offensive evolution of Salvador Perez. In his first few seasons in the show, the fresh-faced young catcher looked to be a .300 hitter that could give you 15 home runs over a full season. As he settled into his major league career, Perez lost some average in exchange for power, b...2023See more Salvador Perez -
• Salvador Perez’s 1st Inning homer powers Royals to a rain-shortened 2-1 win
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• Zack Greinke has played for some bad Royals teams - is this the worst?
Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports Royals fans have seen some bad baseball. Longtime Royals Review reader Roy from Omaha posed an interesting question last week: Ask Zach Greinke which team was the worst team he played on - the 2005 or the 2023 Royals, since he played for both. Great question! Let’s do a breakdown and see if we can make any sense of this. The 2005 Royals finished an all-time Roy...2023See more Zack Greinke
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