Kansas City Royals: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Cole Ragans News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 13

Royals’ Cole Ragans gets ‘fantastic’ injury update before Sunday bullpen

The Kansas City Royals are one of many teams chasing the final American League Wild Card spot. However, Royals manager Matt Quatraro could get a big boost to his pitching staff soon.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 13

MLB Writer Names Breakout Starter Royals' Best Hidden Gem

The Kansas City Royals are collapsing. With an 8-2 loss to the surging Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, they fell back to .500 and dropped to six games back in the American League Wild Card race.

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Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 13

Kansas City Royals news: Ragans rehabs for the second and perhaps last time

Michael Lorenzen continues to struggle late in the year. “I just couldn’t make a pitch,” Lorenzen said after Friday’s game. “That hasn’t been the case for my past few starts.

Cole Ragans News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 12

Royals’ Cole Ragans could return from injury soon

The Kansas City Royals (74-73) need to erase a five-game deficit and leap over three teams with just 15 games remaining in the regular season, otherwise they will be spending the playoffs at home.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 12

Could Royals Reunite With All-Star Slugger To Boost Offense For 2026?

The Kansas City Royals are facing an uphill climb in the American League Wild Card standings. With a backbreaking 3-2 loss to the red-hot Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night, the Royals have fallen to five games back in the Wild Card race.

Vinnie Pasquantino News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 12

Vinnie Pasquantino Has Urgent 5-Word Message On Royals' Playoff Hopes

It's now or never for the Kansas City Royals. Entering play on Friday, the Royals trailed the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros by five games for the final playoff spot in the American League.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 12

The Royals offense was not good enough this year

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Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 12

Kansas City Royals news: Playoffs slipping away

Last night’s game wasn’t good. As I was writing this, the postseason chances for the Royals had shrunk to 1.8% on Fangraphs. It’s not like their odds were good before yesterday.

MLB News / Royals Review / September 11

Royals lose 3-2 in Cleveland after bad baseball slowly kills playoff dreams

Today, the Royals took on the Guardians, looking to get out of Cleveland with a 2-2 series split. The Royals struggled and dropped the first two games of the series, but in game three, the bullpen showed up and helped them get a big win, setting them up to even the series in the fourth and final game.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 11

1 Royals player who must step up in AL Wild Card race with Mariners

With their 74-72 record, the Kansas City Royals sit three games behind the Seattle Mariners for the third American League Wild Card spot. Seeing as two teams are ahead of Kansas City in the race, it’ll be an even more difficult mountain to climb for the Royals to make the postseason.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 11

Why Royals Need To Replace This 5-Year Veteran In Next Year's Starting Lineup

The Kansas City Royals have a lot of issues to sort out this offseason if they want to achieve contender status in 2026. Even as they desperately try to stay relevant in the playoff picture, we can acknowledge that the Royals' season has been a disappointment to this point.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 11

Royals All-Star 3B Ranked In Top 5 In MLB After Resurgent 2025 Season

The Kansas City Royals are running out of time to make a push for the postseason. Even following a win on Wednesday, the team is four games back of the Seattle Mariners for the final American League Wild Card spot.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 11

The Royals are wrapping up a successful season

There is still some non-zero chance that the Royals rip off 10 wins in a row and sneak into the playoffs, but at this point I am assuming they are done.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 11

Royals Predicted To Fall Short Of Postseason After Trying Year

The Kansas City Royals are falling out of postseason contention. Despite a win on Wednesday, they are now four games back of the Seattle Mariners for the final American League Wild Card spot.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 11

Nothing’s going right for the Royals

Woe is the Royals fan right now. Nothing is going right for the Royals so far this month. Not all that long ago, the Royals were just a single game back of the third and final Wild Card sport in the American League.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 11

Royals, relieved about skid-ending win, chase split with Guardians

A three-game losing streak put the Kansas City's postseason hopes in grave jeopardy, so the Royals were in the mood to celebrate after rallying for a 4-3 road win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 10

Royals' late rally snaps Guardians' five-game win streak

Pinch hitter Nick Loftin hit a game-tying single in the seventh inning before scoring the go-ahead run on Maikel Garcia's double as the visiting Kansas City Royals edged the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Wednesday.

Kansas City Royals News / Total Apex Sports / September 9

Kansas City Royals Face Setback as Starting Pitcher Heads to Concussion List

The tension in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse was palpable Tuesday morning. With playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the last thing this team needed was another injury to their rotation.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / September 9

Royals' Bobby Witt Jr., Jonathan India back; Michael Wacha on IL

All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and second baseman Jonathan India returned to the Kansas City Royals' lineup on Tuesday, but right-hander Michael Wacha landed on the seven-day injured list with a concussion.

Michael Wacha News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 9

Royals place starting pitcher on concussion list

He had been lined up for Wednesday.

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Bobby Witt Jr. News / Athlon Sports / September 8

Royals Star Bobby Witt Jr. Announces News After Third Straight Absence From Lineup

The Kansas City Royals (73–70) are entering a crucial series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, sitting 2.0 games back of the final American League wild card spot.

Cole Ragans News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 6