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Royals' Cole Ragans Set to Return From Elbow Injury

For now, it appears that the Kansas City Royals have avoided the worst-case scenario for their ace Cole Ragans. The big southpaw is expected to start a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday before returning to his MLB team.

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Royals designate catcher Elías Díaz for assignment

The Royals announced they have designated catcher Elías Díaz for assignment and recalled infielder Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A. Díaz appeared in 10 games and hit .227/.261/.591 with two home runs in 23 plate appearances.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 22

Royals Designate Elias Díaz For Assignment

The Royals announced that they have recalled outfielder Tyler Tolbert. To open a roster spot for him, catcher Elias Díaz has been designated for assignment.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 22

Royals have few answers for offensive woes

The Kansas City Royals are in midst of an awful streak, having lost 11 of their last 14 games. During the streak, the main culprit has been the offense, as they’ve scored 3.07 runs per game.

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The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

How many ERA leaders from both leagues since the 2003 season can you name in five minutes?

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 22

A Royal bummer—which player has been the biggest disappointment?

It’s Friday, usually the day after my day to do the game recap. They didn’t win because they did’t play, but I have yet to write a winning game recap this season.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 22

Kansas City Royals news: It’s pretty bleak

So… it’s not been a good week in Royals-land. Back on April 30th, the Royals stood at 12-19 after losing a Thursday game to the Homeless A’s. I was tempted to put in a poll: “Will the Royals reach .500 again this season?” They proceeded to win 5-in-a-row and 7 of 9 to get to 19-21.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 21

Royals’ Offensive Struggles Continue Following Home Sweep

The Kansas City Royals were swept at home by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dropping their record to 20-30. With the loss, Kansas City has now dropped nine of its last 10 games.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 21

Royals' Strong Start to May Quickly Turns Into Concerning Stretch

The Kansas City Royals entered May after recovering from a brutal stretch in mid-April. Following an eight-game losing streak, Kansas City won five of its final eight games in April.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / May 20

What Bobby Witt Jr. Had to Say About Red Sox's Roman Anthony

There are few players that can stack up next to Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. One of the league's best and brightest stars, Witt Jr. has established himself as a true 5-tool, MVP-caliber player.

Jac Caglianone News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 20

Royals' Jac Caglianone Continues to Turn Heads During Outfield Transition

The Kansas City Royals dropped Game 2 of their series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, falling 7-1. A combination of lacking offensive production, continued baserunning mistakes and a rough top of the ninth inning hurt Kansas City on Tuesday.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 20

Hawaiian Bros cursed the Royals and should feel bad about it

On May 5, the Kansas City Royals were flying high. Winners of five straight games and nine of their last 11, the Royals had clawed their way out of a 7-16 start of the season all the way to a 17-19 record.

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Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 20

The Royals are underperforming for a second straight season. Someone needs to be held accountable.

Just about a month ago, I sat here and told you the Royals offense was still bad, after being bad for most of last season, and that hitting coach Alec Zumwalt needed to go.

MLB News / HITC / May 20

Royals fan’s fantasy football punishment stole the show vs Red Sox

Fantasy football punishments remain undefeated in US sports culture, and one Kansas City Royals fan has just offered the latest proof. A clip shared by Jomboy Media showed a Royals supporter carrying out a fantasy football forfeit during a game against the Boston Red Sox.

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Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 20

Kansas City Royals news: Team leadership talk Jac’s playing time

The Kansas City Royals’ plan for playing slugger Jac Caglianone has been a point of frustration for Royals fans. The Kansas City Star provided insights into the team’s methodology.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 19

Kansas City Royals Next Call-Up Might Not Be Who Fans Expect

The Kansas City Royals have a handful of promising pitching and hitting prospects throughout their farm system. Three of them recently landed on the updated MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list.

Jac Caglianone News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 19

Jac Caglianone is on the Verge of Stardom: What are his Next Steps Towards it?

While the Royals have not performed the best this season, one of their young bats has taken his first steps into stardom. Jac Caglianone is beginning to put together a solid season that has him as one of the better Royals bats in an anemic offense to start the season.

Kris Bubic News / Kansas City Royals on SI / May 19

Royals Forced to Adjust Rotation Plans After Kris Bubic Injury

The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that starting pitcher Kris Bubic has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow soreness. Kansas City now has two key arms sidelined in its rotation, as Bubic joins Cole Ragans on the injured list.

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / May 22

Umpire Laz Diaz pulls a petty move after getting 2 straight calls overturned by ABS

Laz Diaz is really leaning into the theatrics these days. The veteran umpire Diaz was behind home plate for Monday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / May 18