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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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• Wells, Wells, Wells: the Yankees beat the Royals again

Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees hits an RBI double during the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 10, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images One to forget The New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals played a game of baseball tonight. On a day that was a near sellout due to the big league debut of one Jac Caglianon...2025
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• Royals put Massey on IL with ankle not improving
The Royals placed second baseman Michael Massey on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and recalled utility man Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday....2025
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• Michael Massey lands on the Injured List

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tyler Tolbert is brought up. The Royals announced Michael Massey has been placed on the Injured List with a left ankle sprain and they have promoted Tyler Tolbert to replace him. Massey started Saturday at DH, against the White Sox, exiting mid-game, and he did not play on Sunday. He has struggled mightily this year, hitting ....2025
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• TWitM: Grand salami for Gavin Cross

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The former first-round pick hits for some power this week 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 (25-37, 13 games back) It wa...2025
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• When will we see another Royals player hit for the cycle?

SetNumber: X32250 TK6 The Royals have the longest drought in baseball. With the season still early, and the offense sputtering like an old car, I’ve been looking at more arcane offensive outputs. Specifically, when will another Royals player hit for the cycle? The Royals currently have the longest no-cycle drought in Major League Baseball. The last Royals hitter to hit for the cycle was G...2025
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• Michael Massey lands on the Injured List
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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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• Freddy’s fastballs flummox feckless foes, Brewers beat boys in blue 3-2

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images This was an awesome game if you love strikeouts. Cole Ragans had a strong outing, and the bullpen mostly held up, but the Kansas City Royals were unable to produce enough offense as they were defeated 3-2 this afternoon by the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee drew first blood with their second batter of the game. Jackson Chourio quickly went down 0-2 against ...2025
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• Royals dominate on all fronts in 11-1 win on Brewers’ home opener

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic (50) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Great team victory! Kansas City Royals fans were due a nice, easy breezy win after a tough opening series. Today, the Royals provided such a game, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 11-1 in a blowout contest where we saw it all. Domi...2025
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• Dairon Blanco to the IL, speedster Tyler Tolbert called up

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Tolbert is the new “designated pinch runner” The Royals announced they have placed outfielder Dairon Blanco on the 10-day Injured List ahead of their series this week with the Brewers and have called up shortstop Tyler Tolbert. Blanco, who has appeared in all three games so far as a substitute, has been diagnosed with right Achilles tendinopathy, an injury he deal...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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• Spring training battles: The bench

Photo 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...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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• The Royals played baseball and a bad thing happened

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images All eyes on Bobby. So if you’re here, you’re probably aware that Bobby Witt Jr. exited today’s game in the fifth inning after being hit in the wrist by a pitch. No news as of right now how bad the injury is, but if he’s forced to miss significant time that would a devastating blow for what is already a shallow lineup. That shallow lin...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 8, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Do the Royals need more pitching? David Lesky looks at how the Royals might decide roster spots this spring. They don’t have a ton of competitions really. I think you can look at the roster and know that probably 20 of the 26 roster spots are decided. A few of those that aren’t are relievers, which matter but are a little different be...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 28, 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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• Nick Loftin should get another chance

Nick Loftin #12 of the Kansas City Royals runs during a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on March 11, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Let him play! Over the weekend, Royals speedster and superutility man Tyler Tolbert went on bereavement leave. To take the open active roster spot, Kansas City recalled...2025
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The end of all our exploring Despite efforts to improve the outfield during the offseason, the Royals entered the 2025 season with a most underwhelming trio roaming the beautiful green grass of Kauffman Stadium. In left field, there was MJ Melendez, a former minor-league catcher who once popped 41 home runs in a season across AA and AAA, but who’s never found ...2025
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• MJ Melendez has got to go

MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals misses a flyball | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images It’s time All throughout the offseason, I defended MJ Melendez’s roster spot. I argued that he deserved one more shot to prove he could be a valuable hitter on the big league roster. FanGraphs had him as a 55 FV prospect when he graduated to the big leagues - that’s very good. The year before he de...2025
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• Royals acquire Nick Gordon from the Orioles

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Royals add more depth. Today the Royals acquired super-utility man Nick Gordon from the Orioles, with the trade details to be named later, according to FanSided reporter Robert Murray. Gordon hit .227/.258/.369 last season with the Marlins, mainly playing left and center field, Gordon is a familiar name for many Royals fans after he spent the first ...2025
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• Maikel Garcia and Seth Lugo lead Royals to 8-2 victory over Orioles

Maikel Garcia for Royals MVP so far. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Maikel Garcia is absolutely rolling right now. Maikel Garcia is the MVP of the team right now. Today the Royals had a bunch of guys’ fly balls find open spots, but Garcia is continuing to hit the ball hard and produce runs. A huge eighth inning blew open what was a very close game up to that poin...2025
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• Royals Select Tyler Tolbert
The Royals announced Monday that they’ve selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A Omaha. They had an open 40-man spot already and only needed to clear an active roster spot, which they did by placing outfielder Dairon Blanco on the 10-day IL due to right Achilles tendinopathy. More to come....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025
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• Seven winners and four losers from the Royals’ 10-2 Spring Training win over the Rockies

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals gets ready in the batters box | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Jac Wagon keeps growing! The Royals won the game 10-2, but let’s not pretend this bore much resemblance to big league baseball. Starting pitchers Cole Ragans and Kyle Freeland were each relieved mid-inning twice, only to return at the top of the next inning, thanks to a Spring T...2025
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• When will we see another Royals player hit for the cycle?
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• Nick Loftin should get another chance
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• Royals should explore a bold move for Colorado’s Brenton Doyle
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• Royals finish the sweep with a 6-2 win in game two of the Rockies double header

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Royals offensive success continues as they put up 13 runs on the day and come away with a sweep against the Rockies. In game two of their doubleheader, the Royals look to secure their first sweep of the year and to win their fourth in a row to establish their longest win streak of the year. The offense came alive in game one of the doubleheader, and they ...2025
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• 5 things that stick out over the Royals’ first 10 games of 2025

Hunter Renfroe #16 of the Kansas City Royals takes the field during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen? Nice. The outfield? Not exactly so. There’s a metaphorical magnifying glass hovering above the beginning of each MLB s...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 21, 2025
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• Which Royals who won’t make the Opening Day roster will have the biggest impact?
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 8, 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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• What Cam Devanney brings to the table for Kansas City Royals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Could the career minor leaguer help out the big league team? With less than a month until the first spring training game, the clock is ticking for the Kansas City Royals to finalize their roster down in Surprise, Arizona. The current roster includes 63 players heading to big-league camp, with many of them well-known to fans. Bobby Witt Jr., Cole Rag...2025
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• Royals acquire Nick Gordon from the Orioles
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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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• The Royals played baseball and a bad thing happened
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 31, 2024

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Boo! Bobby Witt Jr. sent out wedding invitations in the form of baseball cards: Bobby is a true 1/1. He sent his teammates their wedding invitations on baseball cards (via @mjmelendez, @pullwax) pic.twitter.com/HMY69ZQ56g— Topps (@Topps) October 30, 2024 Carter Jensen doesn’t feel added pressure from his KC roots: “It’s not as much...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 24, 2024

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Happy birthday Eric Hosmer (I know you’re reading this) Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen are providing a glimpse of the future in the Arizona Fall League: “We’ve learned we’re both passionate about the game,” Caglianone said. “We play hard. That’s probably our biggest commonality.” “We both want not just us to succeed,” Jensen added. “We w...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 2, 2023

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The season is over. Zack Greinke got a curtain call after his last start of the season. “Chills the whole time,” Witt said. Then Greinke got a curtain call, and he obliged, stepping out from the dugout to wave one more time at the crowd of 20,662. Greinke pocketed the ball that put him in line for the win, and then he went to the ...2023
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• Royals win a close one 3-2 with some late offense against the Twins

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Royals get the win against the Twins to take the Series 3-1 Today, the Royals took on the Twins in the fourth game of the series, hoping to secure a big series win against their division rival. Wacha took the mound for the Royals to face Bailey Ober and the Twins in a windy day game at the K. Drew Waters also made his first start of the year in center field f...2025
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• Royals finish the sweep with a 6-2 win in game two of the Rockies double header
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• How did Royals players fare in winter baseball?
Freddy Fermin is your Venezuelan League MVP! The Royals’ season ended months ago, but some players have been playing ball all winter in leagues abroad. Winter leagues in the Caribbean and Australia provide an opportunity for more playing time for younger players, a chance to play in front of hometown fans for others, or just a fun experience playing ball in front of exuberant crowds. The Royals h...2023
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• Royals add two to the 40-man roster, designate Josh Staumont for assignment

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Will Klein and Tyler Gentry are added. The Royals have added outfielder Tyler Gentry and pitcher Will Klein to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. To make room for the pair, the Royals designated catcher Logan Porter and pitcher Josh Staumont for assignment. Today was the deadline to add eligible players in anticipation of the draft that ...2023
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• Nick Loftin hitting everything super hard
This Week in the Minors: Columbia dominance continues, Nick Loftin heating back up ‘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?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, May 2 to Sunday, May 7 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (12-19) schedule ...2023
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• Who should the Royals add to the 40-man roster this off-season?

Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Royals should have some roster flexibility. Regardless of how this season ends, the Royals will look to capitalize off their surprising turnaround with a smart off-season. Their decisions will be impacted by the 40-man roster, their active and reserve roster of players. This winter, they will need to decide whether or not to add certa...2024
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• Royals invite 23 non-roster players to spring training

Photo by Jason Hanna/MLB Photos via Getty Images 35 days until pitchers and catchers report! The Royals announced that in addition to players on their 40-man roster, they have invited 23 non-roster players to spring training. Pitchers and catchers will report on February 14 with the first full squad workout scheduled for February 19. Pitchers Dan Altavilla is a 31-year-old right-hander who...2024
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• Wells, Wells, Wells: the Yankees beat the Royals again
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• Royals add catcher Luke Maile as Salvador Perez deals with hip soreness
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• Game Nineteen: Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Let’s avoid the sweep. Finishing out a rematch of last year’s ALDS, the Kansas City Royals will take on the New York Yankees. The Yankees have taken both of the few two matchups, so Kansas City will look to salvage the series finale. Kris Bubic takes the ball for the Royals. So far, his hot stretch opening 2023 in the rotation has not looked like a f...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 29, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Happy leap day! Michael Wacha reigned the zone in his spring debut: His own criticism aside, Wacha looked the part in the small sample Tuesday, pounding the strike zone and using all his pitches to get ahead of the three batters he faced. The velocity was there, with his fastball in the low-to-mid 90s, and his changeup continued to throw hitters’ timing off....2024
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• Get to know your 2023 Royals non-roster invitees to spring training
Nick Loftin pre-game taken on September 6, 2022 | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Could any of these players make the Opening Day roster? Spring training is nearly here with Royals pitchers and catchers scheduled to report tomorrow with their first full workout the next day, and the first full team workout next Monday. Some players are already in Arizona, with several World Baseball Classic participan...2023
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