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Yankees Loosely Linked To Royals All-Star In Possible Trade Deadline Shocker

Seth Lugo of the Kansas City Royals will likely be the biggest name on the starting pitching trade market if he's made available. Lugo, the 35-year-old junkballer, has posted a 2.93 ERA in 48 starts since the start of last season, and he's the reigning American League Cy Young Award runner-up.

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Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / July 2

Royals Reacts - Deadline Deadlines

How do YOU think the Royals should behave the deadline? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country.

Drew Beam News / Royals Review / July 2

Pitching Prospect Profile: Drew Beam

Could we see him in the rotation before long? The Kansas City Royals struggled to develop pitchers for years before they tabbed J.J. Picollo to lead the organization and hired new pitching coach Brian Sweeney.

MLB News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 200-hit MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 39 MLB players with at least four 200-hit seasons in their career can you name in six minutes?

The 'Non-US born MLB players with 200+ career home runs' quiz

The 'Most home runs in a season for each MLB franchise' quiz

The 'MLB Comeback Player of the Year award winners' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker

Who should be the starting MLB All-Stars at every position?

The starting lineups for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set to be revealed on July 6. While the fans have their say for the starting lineups, the most deserving All-Star starters could be very different than the actual starters.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / July 2

Royals Urged To Cut Ties With $45M All-Star; Dodgers, Blue Jays Named As Fits

Starting pitching is the strength of the Kansas City Royals, which also means it's what they have to sell at the trade deadline. The Royals don't want to sell, but they might have no other choice.

Ted Williams News / Royals Review / July 2

The Royals according to Ted Williams

The Science of hitting With the Royals hitting woes causing considerable gnashing to teeth in Royals Nation, I figured it was a good time to check in with Teddy Ballgame and get some advice.

Salvador Perez News / Field Level Media / July 2

Salvador Perez looks to propel Royals to another win vs. M's

While Cal Raleigh seemingly has put a stranglehold on the mantle of best catcher in baseball this season, Salvador Perez showed he's not done yet. Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to a much-needed 6-3 victory against Raleigh and the Mariners on Tuesday.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / July 2

Mets Might Acquire Royals 5-Year Veteran To Solve Pressing Weakness, Per Insider

The Kansas City Royals' season could be entering a tailspin. The Royals got a much-needed win against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, but they're still 2-8 in their last 10 and 40-46 on the season.

Salvador Perez News / Field Level Media / July 2

Salvador Perez knocks in 3 as Royals double up Mariners

Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Tuesday. Five Royals combined for 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief as Kansas City won for just the second time in the past 10 games.

MLB News / Royals Review / July 2

Salvy sparks offense in 6-3 win in Seattle

Runs! Salvador Perez smacked two doubles, part of a three-hit, three-RBI night as the Royals topped the Mariners 6-3 Tuesday night. The Royals didn’t want to pounce on Mariners starter Emerson Hancock with Jonathan India lacing a double in the gap to start the game.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / July 1

Phillies Could Bring Royals' $22 Million Reliever Back To Philadelphia, Per Insider

The possibility of a Kansas City Royals fire sale at the trade deadline is growing ever so slightly by the day. After an awful month of June, the Royals have fallen to 39-46, 5 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot.

Seth Lugo News / Yardbarker / July 1

Three ideal trade destinations for Royals ace Seth Lugo

Let's take a look at three potential landing spots for Lugo as the trade deadline approaches.

Could unhappy AL right-hander be answer to Mets' pitching woes?

Grading AL teams at the halfway point

25 sports stats that no longer seem to matter

The 'American League batting champions' quiz

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The 'NBA all-time assists leaders' quiz

The 'Multi-time NBA MVPs' quiz

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'NFL head coaches' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / July 1

Royals Predicted To Bring Speedy Young Shortstop To Kansas City

The 2025 season has been a drag so far for the Kansas City Royals, which puts all the more importance on the upcoming Major League Baseball Draft. Because the Royals aren't typically big spenders in free agency, they're going to need an infusion of young talent in the years to come.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / July 1

Royals Listed Among Trade Deadline Fits For Division Rival's $50M Outfielder

The Kansas City Royals are stuck in no-man's land. Coming into the season, this Royals team had every intention of making back-to-back playoff appearances.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / July 1

A list of things the Royals have unsuccessfully tried to jumpstart the offense

Any more ideas? On May 9, the Royals walked off the Red Sox for a 2-1 victory, giving them 16 wins in their last 18 tries. They improved to 24-16, tied for the second-best record in the American League.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 28

Royals top Dodgers to snap 11-game home skid

Kansas City's offense woke up after Shohei Ohtani exited from tossing two scoreless innings, and the Royals snapped their 11-game home skid with Saturday's 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 29

Latest Shohei Ohtani pitching performance should scare MLB

Latest Shohei Ohtani pitching performance should scare rest of MLB

Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani's most recent return trip the mound should strike fear in the rest of MLB.

Royals top Dodgers to snap lengthy home losing streak

Ohtani had fun with teammate who caught his home run

Max Muncy moves up the all-time Dodgers leaderboard

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw inching toward notable milestone

Mets' slump reaches desperate point

Kansas City Royals News / Fastball on SI / June 28

Kansas City Royals on Pace to Make Woeful Baseball History Because of Lack of Power

The Kansas City Royals dropped a 5-4 series-opening contest to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, falling to 38-44 on the season.

Bobby Witt Jr. News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'American League batting champions' quiz

How many American League batting champions since 1993 can you name in five minutes?

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / June 27

Three potential trade candidates for the Kansas City Royals

The Royals have several players who could make an impact on a contending team.

Royals need to make this drastic change to save their season

25 MLB players who could be dealt at or before the trade deadline

The 'MLB shortstops to hit 30+ home runs in a season' quiz

J.J. Picollo News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 26

Royals GM addresses trade deadline approach

The Royals dropped their fifth straight game last night, falling 4-0 to the Rays. They’re now 38-43, dropping into fourth place in the AL Central behind a Twins club that has also struggled mightily over the past couple weeks.

Whit Merrifield News / Fastball on SI / June 25

Kansas City Royals Send Well-Wishes on Social Media to Former All-Star After Retirement Announcement

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25: The Royals have wished Merrifield a happy retirement, sending him well-wishes on social media. Merrifield responded with three baby blue hearts.

Kyle Wright News / Minor League Baseball on SI / June 23

Kansas City Royals Add Former 20-Game Winner, World Series Champ to Triple-A Roster

The Kansas City Royals took a chance when they signed right-hander Kyle Wright, with the former 20-game winner coming off of a shoulder injury. And he is getting closer to rewarding the Royals for taking a chance on him.

Kansas City Royals News / Minor League Baseball on SI / June 23

After Jac Caglianone's Departure, Kansas City Royals Add Another Top 100 Prospect to Triple-A Roster

An impressive first half of the season has earned Kansas City Royals catching prospect Carter Jensen a promotion. The Royals announced Monday that Jensen is moving from Double-A Northwest Arkansas to Triple-A Omaha.

Kris Bubic News / Just Baseball / June 18

Kris Bubic’s Breakout Is Becoming More Legit By the Day

Kansas City Royals’ starting pitcher Kris Bubic is enjoying a breakout campaign in his return to the starting rotation this season. Coming into 2025, he was a candidate to come out with a strong performance, but he’s certainly done more than could have been expected from him.