The long season is starting to come to a close for the Royals as they will begin their final road series of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates. September has not treated the Royals well as they have yet to win a series in the month.
Quad Cities rolled through the Midwest League postseason undefeated, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down why this championship run matters well beyond one trophy for the Kansas City Royals system.
The The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about Maikel Garcia’s goal for next season: Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia has one specific goal in mind heading into the 2027 campaign: Stay healthy.
The Royals dropped the rubber game against the Houston Astros Thursday night. Despite scoring first, Kansas City falls 6-2 as Houston homered five times.
The Kansas City Royals have been officially eliminated from playoff contention. While the season has not gone according to plan for Kansas City, there have been a handful of positive takeaways, especially in recent weeks as the season nears its end.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
John Rave and Michael Massey smacked home runs in support of left-hander Daniel Lynch IV, who twirled five shutout innings to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
There are still questions surrounding the White Sox: Can they hold on to a playoff berth, and can they prove that the 2026 season is more than a flash in the pan? Otherwise, they may end up sharing the same fate as the 2003 Royals.
Congratulations to the Quad Cities River Bandits on an undefeated postseason run, ending woth a 2026 Midwest League Championship! Blake Mitchell had the go-ahead blast for Quad Cities, giving them the lead late against the Dayton Dragons.
The Kansas City Royals named shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. their nominee for Major League Baseball’s 2026 Roberto Clemente Award on Monday, hours before the club opened a three-game series against the Houston Astros.
As the season winds down for the Royals, they will look to play spoiler to some teams, including the Astros, whom they will face next. The Royals will look to win their first series of September against the AL West leaders.
Welcome to “Stock Up, Stock Down,” where every week, the Royals On SI staff writers highlight Kansas City Royals players who have stood out or had a rough week.
The Kansas City Royals have released 26-year-old outfielder Connor Scott from Double-A Northwest Arkansas, ending the former first-round pick’s second stint in the organization.
Left-handed reliever Matt Strahm recently underwent surgery on his right knee, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. It is not clear exactly which type of procedure was performed.
The Kansas City Royals claimed right-handed pitcher Spencer Bivens off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Saturday and immediately optioned him to Triple-A Omaha, via the MLB transaction log.
Kansas City scored three runs over the first three innings and let its pitching do the rest as the Royals held on to beat the host Boston Red Sox 3-2 in their three-game series opener on Friday night.
Look, Major League teams don’t draft for need. However, the Royals, a team that’s had a well-documented need for impact outfielders, will hope that Zion Rose can become a fixture in Kansas City’s lineup for years to come.
It’s been a rough season for Salvador Perez, whose -1.0 fWAR is the lowest of any qualified hitter in baseball. Perez has 19 home runs and is still en route to his tenth season of 20-plus homers, but he has otherwise hit just .228/.273/.383 over 574 plate appearances, translating to a career-low 77 wRC+.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Kansas City Royals avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-2 victory Wednesday night.
The Kansas City Royals aren’t going anywhere this season, but they received some encouraging injury news regarding two important pieces of their future.
The Royals have released infielder Brandon Drury, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club.
Across his first 15 relief appearances with the Royals, Pearson logged an impressive 0.61 ERA, demonstrating his ability to provide shutdown innings in high-leverage situations.
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro provided an update on Jac Caglianone after the young slugger exited Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with left elbow soreness.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .283 with 17 home runs, 38 stolen bases, and a .812 OPS this season, numbers that rank among the best at his position even as the Kansas City Royals fade from postseason contention.
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone is quietly becoming a star before our very eyes, and now he’s finally getting recognized for it. On Thursday, Caglianone was named American League Player of the Month by Major League Baseball.
Despite being 17 games under .500, the Kansas City Royals are somehow still alive in the hunt for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League.