The first day of this year's MLB Draft took place Saturday. The Kansas City Royals entered the draft with two picks in the first 30 selections. They held the No.
Coming into the 2026 season, a lot of excitement surrounded the Royals and their starting pitching depth. That quickly evaporated in a little over a month after a slew of injuries.
The MLB Draft is in the books, the first half is officially over, and the Kansas City Royals made a selection at sixth overall that has generated strong opinions on both sides.
Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg hit Baltimore Orioles third baseman Blaze Alexander on the hand in the seventh inning of the Royals 8-2 loss, leading to some tempers flaring and the benches clearing.
How many of the active MLB players to rack up at least 500 extra base hits in their career can you name in five minutes?
Oklahoma third baseman Camden Johnson was selected by the Kansas City Royals with the No. 269 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. Johnson comes off the board after helping power the Sooners baseball team to the 2026 College Worlds Series national championship during a sensational junior season in Norman.
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
The Kansas City Royals have selected Georgia Bulldogs pitcher Dylan Vigue No. 209 overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Vigue played a big role in Georgia’s success during the 2026 season.
Arkansas pitcher Ethan McElvain was selected by the Kansas City Royals with the No. 151 overall pick (5th round) in the 2026 MLB Draft. The lefty is now off the board.
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles will search for any edge they can find to try to climb from the depths of the American League pecking order.
The Royals have been one of the more disappointing teams in MLB. They’re alongside the Angels as the two worst teams in the American League, the only AL clubs completely buried in the playoff picture.
It's been another disappointing season for the Royals, but there might be a bit of good news on the way.
It doesn't sound like the Royals are interested in parting with two members of their rotation.
Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.
The 23-year-old has hit 14 home runs this season with an elite bat speed of 77.2 mph.
Manager Matt Quatraro said Tuesday night the Kansas City Royals will need to prepare for a new set of circumstances Wednesday. The New York Mets, in particular, would surely like to offer up something different.
The 2026 season has been one to forget in many ways for the New York Mets, and that only continued in Tuesday's 16-12 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
Even if he's not yet a household name, Tyler Tolbert has already etched his name in MLB history.
The Kansas City Royals somehow managed to out-Mets the New York Mets on Tuesday.
Only five years into his career, Bobby Witt Jr. is building a resume that already places him among the all-time greats.
Lost in the debate about who was snubbed, Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Wacha's All-Star selection serves as a reason for everyone to celebrate.
No stranger to setting off fireworks, Yordan Alvarez sent the home fans happy on Saturday with a big blast of his own. Alvarez crushed a walk-off home
Royals left-hander Kris Bubic is still not close to rejoining the team. He has been on a rehab assignment but, per the MLB.com injury tracker, was scratched from his next scheduled game.
Royals left-hander Cole Ragans underwent surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. It was reported last week that Ragans would be undergoing elbow surgery, but the details of the procedure weren’t clear.
Baseball's hottest hitter isn't just carrying his team — he's making history.
He currently holds the longest active hitting streak in MLB, and his hitting streak is something that no other Royals rookie has ever accomplished before.
Reliever Mitch Spence put his name into the Kansas City Royals record books on Friday. It was just not the kind of history he would have wanted to make.
On October 1 of 2023, Zack Greinke took the mound one final time. A five-inning, one-run performance ultimately leading to a win in front of the Kansas City Royals faithful closing out the season, and for Greinke a career, with smiles in Kansas City.
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