The Kansas City Royals are coming off a series win over the Cincinnati Reds. In the latest episode of “One Royal Way,” Joel Penfield breaks down the series and shares his biggest takeaways from Kansas City's performance over the three-game set.
For the second game in a row, the Royals won with ninth-inning runs. Tonight, perhaps they can make things a little bit easier on those of us who already suffer from various heart, blood pressure, or anxiety diseases.
Last night I went to a trivia night contest at a local bar and one of the questions was – what number are the three uniform numbers retired by the Royals all divisible by?
The Kansas City Royals took Game 1 of their series against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, winning 8-6. It was an eventful, rain-delayed contest that featured plenty of back-and-forth action.
How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?
If there’s one mantra about hitting that’s become very popular lately, it’s got to be some variation of “hit the ball hard.” Statcast has made exit velocities very visible and a very big deal, and the sabermetric revolution has broadly valued power hitting in favor of contact hitting.
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.
Maikel Garcia is close to returning, writes Jaylon Thompson. “A lot better,” Garcia said before the game in Minneapolis. “(I was) running yesterday at like 65% and today was like 80-something.
In a game that featured a rain delay in the middle of it, the Royals prevailed in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins, 8-6. After losing their first three games of their current road trip, the Royals have won three out of their last four, including their last two.
Welcome back to Thursday baseball. I had a couple of weeks off to recharge the ol’ game thread and recap batteries. The Royals played every other day of the week, so let’s see how they di— Oh.
The Royals have selected the contract of veteran infielder Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha, they announced Wednesday. Fellow infielder Jonathan India, who underwent season-ending shoulder surgery back in April, moves to the 60-day injured list to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
The Kansas City Royals have not lived up to the expectations placed on them entering the season. Many viewed Kansas City as the favorite to win the AL Central, but the club has struggled to meet those expectations so far.
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.
It’s no secret that the 2026 season hasn’t gone remotely how many thought it would for the Kansas City Royals. Thought to be a real contender in a wide-open AL Central entering the season, a 24-38 record is far from where they wanted to be in early June.
Michael Massey lined a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth before Nick Loftin tacked on with a two-run homer, helping the visiting Kansas City Royals earn a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Both starters were dealing tonight. Despite that, the Royals were able to get on the board early. Vinnie Pasquantino turned on a fastball in the first inning and drove it out of the park down the right field line.
After yet another heartbreaking loss yesterday, the Royals will attempt to win the series against the Reds this evening. Getting the series would be a nice way to start this road trip for a team in desperate need of some positive momentum.
In the latest episode of "Royals Pipeline," hosts Jared Perkins and Kevin O'Brien were joined by L.P. Langevin, the Kansas City Royals' fourth-round draft pick and current pitcher for the Quad Cities River Bandits.
Kansas City Royals ended its six-game losing streak in impressive fashion on Monday night with a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
The Royals have claimed outfielder Matthew Lugo off waivers from the Angels, according to announcements from both clubs. The Halos had designated him for assignment last week.
Lane Thomas hit a first-inning grand slam, Luinder Avila threw five strong innings and the visiting Kansas City Royals posted a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
Maikel Garcia enjoyed a breakthrough campaign for the Kansas City Royals last year, although the team missed out on the playoffs. The third baseman was solid with the glove and well above average at the plate to earn American League MVP votes.
Kansas City third baseman Maikel Garcia left in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers with a right hamstring strain sustained Saturday at Arlington, Texas.
Salvador Perez hit another home run Monday night, and this one carried far more weight than a normal regular-season swing. Perez’s 422-foot sixth-inning homer against the Yankees on May 25 gave him 312 career home runs, pushing him past Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez for seventh place all-time among primary catchers.
Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will be shut down from throwing for the next few days after feeling stiffness in his elbow. Kansas City’s ace went to the injured list with a left elbow impingement in early May.
Kansas City Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro provided an unfortunate update on left-handed pitcher Cole Ragans, who is currently on the 15-day injured list with left elbow impingement.