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• Royals take crushing 5-4 loss in Minnesota

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Walked off again... The Royals took a loss on yet another walk off hit in Minneapolis this time at the hands of Brooks Lee. Today was the first of two day games this weekend against the Twins in Minnesota and was the second game of the three game series. The Royals started the game up 4-0 but blew the lead in the 5th/6th innings and lost 5-4 in devasta...2025
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• It’s time the Royals give these three hitters in the minors a legit chance

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Is it even possible for them to be worse? A little over a month ago, the Royals called up Steven Cruz for the injured Hunter Harvey. I wrote an article clamoring for the Royals to give him a real shot to prove himself. Well, look how that turned out. After the Tuesday night game in San Francisco, Cruz has now pitched 14.1 innings, allowing 6 hits, 3 runs ...2025
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• Offense still can’t get it together as Royals fall to Giants 3-2

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The Royals manage just seven hits. The Royals managed just two runs on seven hits and a defensive miscue cost them in a 3-2 loss to the Giants on Tuesday night. The Royals managed to strike first with a run in the third inning off Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong, who was making his first start of the year. Drew Waters led off with a single, then the Giants began ...2025
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• Three winners and three losers as the Royals fall to the Cardinals, 1-0

Noah Cameron #65 of the Kansas City Royals throws | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals have lost four straight games and three straight series. Jordan Walker hit his third home run of the season in the fifth inning and it was the only run scored by either team all night. Winners Noah Cameron was even better in this second start than in his big league debut against Tampa Bay. Yes, he...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 15, 2025

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How much do you trust your starter? Matt Quatraro doesn’t regret leaving Michael Lorenzen in for the eighth inning last night: Much is made of being cautious when a pitcher is going through the order a third time, but Quatraro didn’t hesitate in letting Lorenzen pitch to Dubón, who had doubled in his previous at-bat. Dubón’s s...2025
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• Royals fend off Astros comeback, win 7-5

Michael Massey #19 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates his solo home run in the second inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on May 12, 2025 in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Big day for Massey Michael Massey had a big game, Michael Wacha was once again solid, and the top third of the lineup accrued a combined seven hits to send the Astros back to earth in a...2025
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• Who are these guys?

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

Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images An elbow injury for the struggling lefty gives way for another lefty The Royals made a move before their series finale in Cleveland. We have made the following roster move: pic.twitter.com/WaX7WkfNUE— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 13, 2025 Left hander Sam Long was a fantastic addition to the bullpen last season and was one...2025
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• Three winners and five losers as the Royals fall to the Guardians, 6-3

The Royals fall back under .500 Listen, we can be as bummed out about this one as we choose to be. Perhaps it’s damning with faint praise, but outside the offensive explosion in Milwaukee, the Royals had averaged 2.333 runs per game this season. That means with today’s action, the average goes up a tiny bit. Obviously, I’ve still got both winners and losers listed here, but I’m still going to make...2025
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• Hunter Harvey placed on the IL, Steven Cruz called up

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images HEE takes a hit The Royals announced reliever Hunter Harvey will be placed on the Injured List with a right teres major strain and the team has called up pitcher Steven Cruz. Harvey battled back injuries last year with the Royals that cost him most of the final two months of the season. He returned healthy this year and looked better than ever allowing just o...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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• The last(?) Royals Opening Day roster prediction of 2025 Spring Training

Jack Hurley #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Gavin Cross #8 and Carson Roccaforte #3 of the Kansas City Royals interact | Photo by Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images For a team with a lot of locked up positions, there sure are some drastic prediction changes in this final roster prediction Lineup Let’s do this vs lefties and righties because the Royals have some interesting platoon ...2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?

Tyler Gentry #27 of the Kansas City Royals runs and scores during the ninth inning of a Spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on February 22, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Somebody will make their mark While Opening Day lineup discussion is all well and fun, the reality is that there are players who won’t make the 2025 Open...2025
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• Give us your Royals Opening Day roster predictions!

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Who do you have on the team by the March 27 opener? Royals pitchers and catchers have begun workouts in Arizona, and hitters will report on Monday. The Royals will spend the next six weeks preparing for the season and shaping the roster that will take on the Guardians in the season opener on March 27. That gives us some time to speculate on who might be o...2025
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• KC Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2025

What do Scott Pelley and the Royals have in common? They are reporting. The wait is finally over. Today marks the beginning of spring training for the Kansas City Royals, with pitchers and catchers reporting to Surprise, Arizona, for the first official workout. Former Royals manager Ned Yost is back in Kansas City, now serving as senior advisor to the general manager. “My deep love for the Royals...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 14, 2025

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet a...2025
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• A.J. Alexy: Another Hot Stove leftover for the White Sox
A.J. Alexy saw time in several organizations in 2022. | Ron Jenkins/Getty Images This time it’s some lukewarm offerings from the Minnesota Twins It’s tough being a White Sox fan these days. Many, if not most of us, still have an extremely bitter taste left over from the backwash of the 2022 season. We can’t even go to Sox Fest to try and cleanse our palates, because those dinner reservatio...2023
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• What if this is just who the Royals are?

Freddy Fermin #34 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by Jonathan India #6 and Bobby Witt Jr. #7 | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The offense might never improve, but that doesn’t have to mean trouble. Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled on the topic of the Royals... shall we say inconsistent offense. Methods of improvement that have been suggested include, but...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2025

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Drew Waters is not going to miss his shot. The Royals are feeling confident after a successful homestand. “It was a good week,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “You come home and go 5-1 in a homestand, that’s pretty solid. Coming back off the road trip, that was definitely needed.” Jackson Stone writes that Drew Waters is making the most...2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?
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• 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
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• Royals take crushing 5-4 loss in Minnesota
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• Royals fend off Astros comeback, win 7-5
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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 April 12, 2025

Hunter Harvey heads to the IL. | Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hunter Harvey hits the injured list. Happy Saturday folks. I think this may be my first time putting together a Rumblings...I honestly cannot remember if I did it during my previous stint as a writer here in the mid-2010s. I apologize if I forget something important or do something wrong. Vahe Gregoria...2025
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• Sam Long hits the IL, Evan Sisk gets opportunity
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 2, 2025

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The holiday season is officially over (unless you’re Catholic I guess). A bunch of Royals listcles from MLB dot com to start you off, first with one potential breakout prospect: Royals: Asbel Gonzalez, OF (No. 20) Scouts love their no-doubt center fielders, and Gonzalez has wowed plenty of Royals evaluators with his defense and speed...2025
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• What to know about the MLB off-season

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Let the Hot Stove season begin. Now that the World Series is complete, the off-season can begin in earnest. Here is what you need to know about the Royals’ off-season. Which players become free agents? The Royals have seven players that automatically become free agents now - Paul DeJong, Yuli Gurriel, Garrett Hampson, Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman, Michael Lor...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024

10 years ago today! | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Can we just all pretend last night’s game was a bad dream? At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to the team about winning the division title: Now, after Wednesday’s series-ending loss, they’re one game behind and the divisional race has become an all-out sprint. “That’s our goal,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of winning the AL Cen...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The games have continued overseas. Winter is not a time of year that Americans associate with baseball. Most of the country is hunkered down, watching football or basketball and waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up so we can all get outside again. I’m doing the same. As I type this the temperature outside is in the ...2024
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• Royals strand nine runners in 5-2 loss to the Yankees

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. tries to swipe #50, but is caught stealing. The Royals went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, leaving nine runners on base in a 5-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday night. Every hitter in the starting lineup collected at least one hit, as well as Dairon Blanco, who entered the game in the fourth inning, but the Royals had trouble gettin...2023
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• Royals offense comes in 13-2 blowout win over Red Sox

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The Royals score a season-high 13 runs. The Royals offense awoke with a start, scoring a season high in runs in a 13-2 blowout over the Red Sox Friday evening. Salvador Perez smashed two home runs and Nick Loftin went 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI in his MLB debut. James Paxton had started eight times previously against the Royals and had given up jus...2023
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• Royals blast off against Astros early, hang on late, complete sweep 6-5

Kansas City Royals right fielder Nelson Velazquez (17) celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It sure looked like the scores could be astronomical after the first few innings of this one Let’s keep this brief because we all know ther...2023
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• Marsh mystifies, Massey mashes, season series secured 7-1

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images A comprehensive victory for the Royals In an evening with many dogs in attendance at Guaranteed Rate Field, Kansas City had a strong game on both sides of the ball to take down Chicago 7-1. After both teams botched scoring opportunities in the first inning, Michael Massey got the scoring started with a two-run shot in the second. The homer came on a meatba...2023
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• Six winners and zero losers as the Royals defeat the Astros 2-0 to win their sixth in a row

Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/Getty Images Jose Altuve is probably longing for his trash can The Royals have won six in a row. They lost eight out of ten over their last road trip, but in the two homestands surrounding that road trip, the Royals have now won 10 of 12. That gets them back to .500! Tonight’s win also guarantees a series win over the Astros and gives them a chance to sweep them ...2025
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• The Royals urgently need to find solutions to their roster issues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images These problems aren’t working themselves out I like to think I am a level-headed fan. When things go wrong in April, I’m not calling for the entire roster to be overhauled. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. A bad week doesn’t portend a bad season. Players frequently make adjustments, get healthier, and turn their season around. B...2024
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• Twins To Acquire Michael A. Taylor From Royals
6:00pm: Left-hander Evan Sisk and righty Steven Cruz are headed back to Kansas City, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (Twitter link). 5:58pm: The Twins are acquiring center fielder Michael A. Taylor in a trade with the Royals, according to Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. More to come....2023
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• Royals win 10-0 to get the sweep against the White Sox

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images They have won six straight Today, the Royals took on the White Sox in the last game of a four game series and looked to land the sweep and carry their win streak to six games. The Royals have displayed dominant pitching over the last few weeks and the bats have managed to do enough to get them wins in 14 of their last sixteen. This continued for Kansas City a...2025
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• Royals grab 50th win after slugfest with Guardians

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Anything is possible! The Royals and Guardians slugged it out on Tuesday night, but it was Kansas City coming out on top with a 7-6 win. It marks the 50th win of the year for the Boys in Blue. It was Steven Cruz on the bump for the Royals as the opener to begin the game. Following his solid outing against Chicago last week, Matt Quatraro decided he fit t...2023
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• Former Royals come back to haunt powder blue boys in 3-0 loss to Orioles

Ryan O’Hearn hit a homer to put the Orioles ahead. | Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ryan O’Hearn and Emmanuel Rivera granted the Orioles the win. Deep sigh. Of course, a reeling team whose pitching in particular has struggled comes in to the series against the Royals starting a guy with an ERA above 7.00. Naturally, that meant we’d get a slugfest blistering fast pit...2025
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• The Royals should give Steven Cruz a real shot

Photo by Grace Hoppel/MLB Photos via Getty Images What is there to lose? See if the young man can be of help Steven Cruz has bounced between Omaha and Kansas City the last two seasons. In limited action, typically low leverage, the big right-hander has looked impressive. Which begs the question, why not give him a real opportunity? What exactly does that mean? Cruz has only been on the tea...2025
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• Royals Roster Reckoning: Spring Standouts, Surprises, and Snubs

To all Detroit Tigers fans, may Javier Báez play 162 games for Detroit in 2025. Spring training is wrapping up, and the Kansas City Royals are making tough roster decisions! Join Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco as they break down the latest roster cuts, including the demotions of Steven Cruz and Jonathan Bowlan, and what these moves mean for the Opening Day lineup. Jacob is fired up about Jack Cagli...2025
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