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Cole Ragans' Return Date Revealed As Royals Enter Home Stretch

There's no telling how different the Kansas City Royals' season might have been had Cole Ragans never gotten injured. Ragans, the Royals' opening day starter and 2024 fourth-place Cy Young finisher, made only 10 starts this season before hitting the injured list with a rotator cuff strain.

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Royals Send Message After Bobby Witt Jr. News on Monday

Bobby Witt Jr. remains the most important piece of the Kansas City Royals’ future. Entering Monday, the Royals (75-75) playoff hopes are slim with a six-game deficit for the final AL wild card spot and just two weeks left in the regular season.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 15

Salvy’s career milestones put him in elite company, but is it enough for Cooperstown?

It was a bad week for the Royals, despite some good output from Salvador Perez, who achieved some major career milestones in Philadelphia. He hit his 300th (and 301st) career home runs, becoming just the eighth catcher in the history of AL/NL baseball to reach that mark.

Carlos Estevez News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 15

Royals Manager Discusses Carlos Estevez's Injury: 'Really Mild'

The Kansas City Royals are falling out of postseason contention. They won on Sunday by a final of 10-3 over the playoff-bound Philadelphia Phillies, but lost the series and are now at .500 entering the final two weeks of the regular season.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 15

MLB Writer Declares Royals Have 'Virtually Zero Percent' To Make Playoffs

The Kansas City Royals lost a very important series over the weekend against the playoff-bound Philadelphia Phillies. They salvaged a game on Sunday, winning by a final score of 10-3, but at 75-75, they are now six games back in the American League Wild Card race.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 15

Salvy Swings, Season Sinks: How Royals Let it Slip Away

As the Kansas City Royals’ 2025 season nears a disappointing end, Royals Rundown hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco take a hard look at what’s gone wrong—and what might finally go right.

Noah Cameron News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 15

Royals May Have Found Pair Of Stars Despite Disappointing 2025 Season

The Kansas City Royals' playoff hopes took a big hit over the weekend, but don't tell that to Noah Cameron. Cameron, the 26-year-old rookie from St. Joseph, Mo., delivered a brilliant seven-inning performance on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 15

The 2025 Royals were the 2024 Royals with a bit less good luck

The 2024 Royals were a bit lucky. I mean sure, we all argued at various times that they were a bit unlucky, but they were also a bit lucky. You would have expected them to have a higher win total given their run differential, unlucky, but you’d have expected them to score fewer runs based on how well they hit, lucky.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 15

Kansas City Royals news: Salvador Perez hits career home run #300

Salvy hit career home run #300 on Saturday, putting him in elite company. We’ve talked quite a bit about the respect that he’s earned around the league and from the players,” manager Matt Quatraro said.

Salvador Perez News / Field Level Media / September 14

Salvador Perez helps Royals dispatch Phillies

Salvador Perez homered and drove in five runs as the Kansas City Royals topped the host Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 on Sunday to salvage the finale of their weekend series.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 14

Royals muscle their way to victory against Phillies, 10-3

Aaron Nola shut the Royals down through the first three innings, 9 up, 9 down. On the other hand, Noah Cameron had surrendered a pair of solo homers in the first inning.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / September 14

Royals' Salvador Perez adds to intriguing Hall of Fame resume

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez reached a pair of milestones on Saturday.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 14

Royals Writer Vouches For Struggling Starter Looking To Bounce Back

The Kansas City Royals playoff hopes keep taking hit after hit. With a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, the Royals dropped back under .500 and fell to seven games back in the American League Wild Card race.

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Salvador Perez News / Royals Review / September 13

Salvador Perez reaches two milestones as Royals drop another to Phillies, 8-6

For a very short time, things looked good for the Royals. With two outs, Vinnie Pasquantino lined a ball down the right field line for a double. Maikel Garcia followed with an RBI single before Salvador Perez launched his 299th career home run, earning RBIs number 998 and 999.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Royals aim to shake off ugly opener against Guardians

Slade Cecconi carries no-hitter into 8th, Guardians rout Royals

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Kansas City Royals 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