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• Royals comeback effort falls short in 8-7 walkoff loss to Marlins

Kyle Stowers killed the Royals tonight. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Royals took a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the tenth but couldn’t hold it. All-Star Carlos Estévez came on for the 10th inning and gave up three runs, two on a Kyle Stowers homer hit to Mars, to blow the game and lose 8-7 on a walkoff. New half of the season, same story in some cases. Different story in others. In the fi...2025
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• Royals vs Marlins Game 98 Gamethread

Seth Lugo starts tonight. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Royals hope to come out of the break swinging. The not-quite-second-half of the MLB schedule resumes today. The 47-50 Royals head to Florida to face the 44-51 Miami Marlins tonight in a three-game weekend series. The Marlins are in a surprising third place in the NL East, ahead of the Braves and Nationals. However, ever the small...2025
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• 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
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 18, 2025

I want a giant baseball card | Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The Second Half Begins Tonight It’s a slooooooow news day. At The Star, Pete Grathoff notes that Royals streaming numbers are up: FanDuel Sports Kansas City said it had more than 115,000 unique streamers for Royals games this season. There has been a 54% year-over-year increase in unique streamers per game, and the number ...2025
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• Analyzing the Royals’ second half schedule

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the Royals win 15 of their next 20? The Royals come out of the All-Star break in a bit of an awkward position. It is hard to go all in when your team is 3 games under .500 after 97 are in the books. It is also hard to immediately start selling and looking to next season when you are only 4.5 games out of the wild card. Granted, ther...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2025

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Wait so how many more days without Royals baseball? Check out this beast of a draft recap from Jared Perkins over at Inside the Crown. The overall first impression is strong, according to the prospect connoisseur. Overall, this draft was good given the overall down year for a draft class and where they were picking. While day two wasn’t as exciting, it was the day ...2025
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• 10 MLB trade candidates to watch as 2025 deadline approaches

Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Here are 10 players who could be traded at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. With the Major League All-Star Game right around the corner, baseball is headed into the hottest stretch of the season. Because the MLB Trade Deadline follows shortly thereafter. Fortunes can be made in late July, not just for teams looking to bolster t...2025
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• Maikel Garcia is also an All-Star

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Royals now have four All-Stars Just minutes after announcing Carlos Estévez would take the place of Jacob DeGrom on the All-Star Roster, Maikel Garcia has been announced to take the spot of Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe, who is out with an injury to his side. Maikel makes the squad! Maikel Garcia has been added to the American League All-Star team!— Kansas ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Do you still want Sandy Alcantara?

Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you are still interested in the Cubs acquiring the the former Cy Young Award winner. It’s another Monday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat and join us. There’s no cover charge. The dress code...2025
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• 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
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game

Your 2025 Kansas City Royals All-Stars | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Maikel Garcia and Carlos Estévez snubbed Two Royals were named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game rosters, which were revealed this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, Bobby Witt Jr. made hit second All-Star Game. What more can be said about the Royals franchise star? He’s off to a “slower” start than last year at .292/.344/.493 ...2025
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• Royals even the series in a late night 3-2 thriller

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images On to Arizona In the last game of a four-game series in Seattle, the Royals took on the Mariners, hoping to come away with a split series. Kansas City needed a win, entering the game seven games behind .500 and fighting to stay in the playoff race. In a back-and-forth game that came down to the wire, the Royals were able to get away on a high note and cam...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 3, 2025

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Battle for Grass Creek will soon end (for now). Kansas City’s offense was quiet again in last night’s loss: It was the 41st time the Royals have been held to two runs or fewer, a mark that leads the league. Kansas City’s eight wins in such contests — tied for third best in baseball — speaks to the pitching staff, particularly the bullpen’s ability to...2025
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• 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
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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"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."

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"On the pitching side of things, Seth Lugo was pristine, sharp, and every bit of he quintessential veteran rotation anchor the Royals wanted him to be."

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"Wacha joins a rotation that includes former Padres teammate Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, and Jordan Lyles."

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"Right-hander Seth Lugo has been drawing interest as a starting pitcher and Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that working as a starter is Lugo’s preference as well, with the Padres one of several teams interested in him."

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"Syndergaard and Seth Lugo will begin minor-league rehab assignments this week"

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"The Mets have moved left-hander Steven Matz to the bullpen and will shift setup man Seth Lugo back into a starting role, manager Luis Rojas revealed after last night’s game (Twitter link via Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News)."

2019
"It’s unclear who else would be in the trade, but Andy Martino of SNY tweets that it wouldn’t feature Mets right-hander Seth Lugo, whom the Astros have shown interest in this offseason."

2018
"Seth Lugo allowed five runs in five innings as the Mets fell to the D-backs 7-3 on Friday for their fourth straight loss."

2017
"Gavin Cecchini and Michael Conforto homered for the Mets, while Seth Lugo and two other New York pitchers held Boston hitless for six innings of Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox at JetBlue Park."

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"Mets pitcher Seth Lugo and Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario have committed to play for Puerto Rico in the 2017 tournament, sources told MLB."

2015
"The Mets added Nimmo as well as right-handers Seth Lugo, Jeff Walters and Robert Gsellman before Friday's 8 p."

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• BCB After Dark: Do you still want Sandy Alcantara?
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• Expecting Worse: Pitchers Outperforming Peripherals - July 5th, 2025
Is 2025 the year MLB breaks StatCast? Will it be the last time we care about blue and red on the pitcher's StatCast page? Or am I simply cherry-picking stats to pick apart the modern game that vexes me so? Check back at the end of 2025 to see how many of these pitchers outran the peripherals. Seth Lugo SP KC StatCast likes absolutely nothing about Seth Lugo. You know he was coming, so what's the ...2025
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• Bobby Snubbed, Bats Snoozing, and Kansas City Royals Trade Rumors Booming

Plus, how Carter Jensen’s Triple-A run fueled another Futures Game appearance. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco blast off into another week of Kansas City Royals baseball—complete with All-Star snubs, trade whispers, and interstellar game reviews. They break down Bobby Witt Jr.’s surprising All-Star Game omission, Carter Jensen’s rise and Futures Game se...2025
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• Royals Reacts Results - Sell sell sell

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Readers want the team to sell. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Things have been going steadily downhill for the Royals for over a mon...2025
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• Game 88; Royals at Mariners

John Froschauer-Imagn Images Looking to even the series Today in Seattle, the Royals will be taking on the Mariners in the final game of a four-game series, looking to even the score after dropping game three 3-2 last night. The Royals' offensive struggles have continued, and they have scored only ten runs in the first three games of the series. With questions spiraling around Kansas City ...2025
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• Royals vs Marlins Game 98 Gamethread
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• Royals Review Reacts - All star snubs?

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Royals got two All-Stars, should they have had more? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The results are in, and the Royals have enough talent on this roster to ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 7, 2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game
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• Expecting Worse: Pitchers Outperforming Peripherals - July 5th, 2025
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• Royals Reacts Results - Sell sell sell
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 2, 2025

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images “Well, there is always next year,” Kansas City Royals fans have said for the past ten years. The Athletic’s latest power rankings feature Levi Weaver comparing today’s Kansas City Royals more to the 2023 squad than last year’s. [$] The stories of the Tigers and Royals were twin flames last year — two AL Central teams ascending from the mire to cla...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 18, 2025
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• Game 93 Thread: Pirates vs. Royals

The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything The Pirates didn’t do anything It’s not often that I write two gamethreads/recaps in a row. But today, I am doing so for the second day in a row. And I am blessed that it is against the Pirates, because guess what I get to write about Veggie Tales!!! Now, some of you may be wondering, “So, did they represent Jesus Christ as a vegetable?” The answer is, wel...2025
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• June swoon leaves Royals with long-shot playoff odds

William Purnell-Imagn Images The odds are going, going..... June has ended with the Royals winning just 8 out of 26 games. They have plummeted to seven games below .500, scoring just 3.27 runs per game. It was not fun to watch, as many of you already know. This team had hopes to make the postseason, and going into June they were still burning fairly bright. Now it has dimmed to the point w...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 28, 2025

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will the Royals ever win again at home? Blair Kerkoff found reason to be optimistic about the offense last night. It wasn’t enough. The Royals left 11 on base and made a baserunning error in the sixth inning when pinch runner Tyler Tolbert was picked off. “We need to find a way to tack on, expand when we had the lead,” manager Mat...2025
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• Are low playoff odds really a sign of doom halfway through the year?

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals runs out a ground-rule double in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium on June 24, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Low odds are low odds, after all At one point in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, hobbits Merry and Pippin are trying to get the Ents to help them out, but (among other ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: The Cubs have talked about Mitch Keller

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would be interested in the Pirates right-hander It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat and cool off with us. The music and conversation may be hot, but the air conditioning is cool...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Could I interest you in Seth Lugo?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would want the Cubs to trade for Royals pitcher Seth Lugo. It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. It’s always good to see you. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cover cha...2025
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• Cecchini, Conforto homer; Mets 2-hit Red Sox
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• Cecchini, Conforto HRs back sharp Lugo, Mets
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Reyes homers twice to back solid Lugo in win
Seth Lugo may not have completely quieted criticisms of his ability to pitch deep into games, but he took a notable step forward Friday in the Mets' 5-1 win over the Reds at Citi Field....2017
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• Lugo hurts cause, allows 3 homers against Nats
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Harper, Turner homer twice; Scherzer stifles Mets
Max Scherzer struck out seven in five scoreless innings and was backed by a pair of Bryce Harper home runs (his seventh and eighth of the spring) and two solo shots by Trea Turner in the Nationals' 6-0 win over Seth Lugo and the Mets on Monday....2017
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• Lugo spins stellar debut as Mets edge Braves
Michael Conforto provided the early spark and Seth Lugo showed no rust on the mound or at the plate as his successful season debut helped the Mets claim a four-game series victory with Sunday afternoon's 2-1 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park....2017
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• Expecting Worse: Pitchers Outperforming Peripherals - July 5th, 2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
In The Field OF Evan Carter (quad) ran sprints on Wednesday and started a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock. He has been out for two weeks with the injury. OF Alejandra Osuna and OF Sam Haggerty have been playing in the outfield in his absence. Carter hit .182 with 1 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, and 3 SB in 37 PA before getting injured. 3B Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game early with right...2025
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• Old Gold Still Shines - May 29, 2025
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B (NYY) Goldschmidt continues to thrive in his first season in New York. He added two hits and a walk on Wednesday, including his 13th double, while scoring the only run of the game. Goldschmidt's power numbers are way down from his best years, but he is embracing his role as a table setter for the middle of the lineup. He is swinging at the highest rate of his career while whif...2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• 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
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• Kansas City Royals Fantasy Outlook with Eric Cross: Witt Jr., Garcia, and Pitching Prospects

The award-winning fantasy mind joins the podcast as fantasy baseball season chugs along. Fantasy baseball season is here, and we’re diving deep into the Kansas City Royals! With Jeremy out due to technical issues, Jacob Milham is joined by fantasy baseball expert Eric Cross from RotoBaller for an insightful breakdown of the Royals’ top fantasy prospects and sleepers for 2025. The duo discusses Bob...2025
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• Royals vs Marlins Game 98 Gamethread
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen
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• Maikel Garcia is also an All-Star
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• Carlos Estévez joins Bubic, Witt Jr as All-Star

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Kamehamehey now you’re an All-Star! The Royals announced today that they will actually have three representatives at the All-Star Game. In addition to Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic, Carlos Estévez has been selected as an alternate for Texas Ranger Jacob DeGrom, who is scheduled to pitch Saturday and therefore is considered unavailable to pitch in the All-Star Game....2025
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• Game 93 Thread: Pirates vs. Royals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 18, 2025
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• Bobby Snubbed, Bats Snoozing, and Kansas City Royals Trade Rumors Booming
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images 25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic. Has it already been 25 years since Y2K? Crazy how time slips away. I didn’t see much to argue about with Stark’s selections. The team is loaded with Hall of Famers and all-time greats as you would expect. St...2025
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• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 2025

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jac Caglianone is the best thing to come out of Tampa since the Cuban sandwich. Royals Data Dugout breaks down infielder Maikel Garcia’s adjustments at the plate and how that is helping the Kansas City Royals. His quality hands will always support the high contact rates and ability to put the ball in play, but the young third baseman opened previously untapped ceili...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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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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• Top end projections

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images What could this team be? “You don’t have a right to the cards you think you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding”. - author Cheryl Strayed I just love this quote from Cheryl Strayed, the author of the book Wild. If you’re unfamiliar with Strayed, she’s a woman who pulled her lif...2025
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