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Royals Face Payroll Dilemma With 3 Stars Projected For Major Salary Bumps

For the Kansas City Royals, budgetary restrictions are always an unfortunate part of the equation. This season, the Royals carried a $136.2 million payroll, per Spotrac, which was the 18th-largest in Major League Baseball.

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2025 Season in Review: The best Royals defensive plays

The offense wasn’t great at times, but they say defense doesn’t go through slumps. The Royals have some pretty terrific defenders and they made some spectacular plays this year.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 7

Ex-Royals 5-Year Veteran Infielder Quietly Cuts Ties With Orioles

The Kansas City Royals had a fantastic left side of the infield this season, and it's worth remembering a time when that wasn't the case. Bobby Witt Jr.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 7

Royals Move in from Hitting Coaches, Final Grades for 2025!

In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive deep into the Kansas City Royals’ end-of-season evaluations — and they’re not pulling any punches.

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The 'Last 40-home-run season by MLB team' quiz

How many of the last players to hit 40 or more home runs for every MLB team can you name in five minutes?

The '50-home run MLB seasons' quiz

The 'MLB four-home run games' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 7

Why Yankees two-time Gold Glove Winner Is An Ideal Target For Royals

The Kansas City Royals have some changes that need to be made this offseason. They went 82-80 during the regular season and missed the playoffs, thanks in large part to an offense that scored the third-fewest runs in the American League.

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25 notable MLB Hall of Famers who never won a World Series

Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 7

Projected Royals’ arbitration salaries for 2026

With the offseason now underway, one of the first bits of business for the Royals front office will be deciding what to do with their arbitration-eligible players.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 7

Kansas City Royals news: The search for assistant hitting coaches

Jaylon Thompson writes about the search for new coaches. Picollo hinted at potential changes during the Royals’ end-of-season news conference. The club will now evaluate candidates for the hitting department roles.

Bobby Witt Jr. News / Athlon Sports / October 6

Royals Make Bobby Witt Jr. Request After Missing MLB Playoffs

The Kansas City Royals missed the MLB playoffs in 2025, yet that was not because of superstar Bobby Witt Jr., who has continued to be one of the league’s most exciting talents.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 6

Why Tigers' Three-Time All-Star Is Perfect Free-Agent Fit For Royals

The Kansas City Royals have a lot of challenges to tackle in one go this winter. Following a disappointing 82-80 campaign (four wins worse than a season ago), the Royals are left to figure out why an offense that added talent from a year ago finished 26th in scoring.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 6

How to make sure Royals Review shows up in your Google search

As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days. The good news is Google is offering a solution for folks who like to get their news from specific sources.

Maikel Garcia News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 6

What An Ideal Maikel Garcia Contract Extension May Look Like For Royals

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason in 2025 after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central. What ultimately failed them was their offense, or lack thereof.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 6

Eight free agent infielders the Royals should pursue this winter

The Royals need at least one big bat this offseason. Sure, the playoffs are still happening, but the Royals missed out, and I am antsy to talk about what comes next.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 5

Royals Terminate Two Assistant Coaches After Rough Offensive Season

The Kansas City Royals declared this week that hitting coach Alec Zumwalt's job was safe. That didn't mean Zumwalt's assistants would be as lucky. Kansas City carried two offensive assistants this season: Keoni De Renne and Joe Dillon.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 5

Royals Offseason Primer: 2 Affordable Bats That Could Boost Lineup For 2026

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason in 2025 after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central. They were ultimately let down by their offense this year.

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The 'Active 10-reception NFL games' quiz

The 'Passing leaders by NFL team' quiz

The 'MLB playoff debut strikeouts leaders' quiz

The 'MLB playoffs all-time hit leaders' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 4

Four Royals Named Finalists For Major MLB Achievement

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central in 2025. They were a Wild Card team in 2024 after winning 86 games, but they were unable to follow that up with more success in 2025.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 3

Royals Should Hold Onto Bullpen Prospect This Offseason

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason in 2025 after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central. In 2024, they were a Wild Card team, having risen from 106 losses the previous year to win 86 and ultimately making it to the ALDS.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 3

Royals Should Protect Top Catching Prospect At All Costs This Winter

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason in 2025 after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central. They were a Wild Card team in 2024, rising from 106 losses the previous year to win 86 games.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 3

What Royals Need To Do To Return To Postseason In 2026

The Kansas City Royals missed the postseason in 2025 after going 82-80 and finishing in third place in the American League Central. They were slowed down by a lackluster offense and some injuries on the pitching side.

Jac Caglianone News / Just Baseball / October 3

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly From Jac Caglianone’s Debut

There were high expectations among Royals fans for rookie Jac Caglianone, the Kansas City Royals‘ first-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. When the Royals called him up in June, “Cags Mania” was at an all-time high, especially with the Kansas City offense scuffling to start the season.

Salvador Perez News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 3

What Royals' Perfect Salvador Perez Contract Should Look Like

The Kansas City Royals have a bit of an awkward situation on their hands. Catcher and captain Salvador Perez technically finished up his four-year extension this season, but the Royals have the right to tack on a $13.5 million club option for next season.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / October 2

Potential MLB managerial candidate gets praise from Royals superstar

Potential MLB managerial candidate gets high praise from Royals superstar

While the MLB postseason may be the focus at the moment, there are already plenty of rumors about who might fill various open manager roles around the league.

MLB's five most disappointing players: Sandy Alcantara, Oneil Cruz, others fall short

MLB’s five most disappointing teams: Diamondbacks, Mets among those that fell short

MLB playoff takeaways: AL home teams rise up to force decisive Game 3s

The greatest fictional Little League players

The 'MLB active wins leaders' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 30

Royals GM: 'Safe to say' Perez will return to Royals in 2026

Royals GM: 'Safe to say' Salvador Perez will return to Royals in 2026

Perez, 35, has played all 15 of his big-league seasons with Kansas City and is a franchise icon.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / September 25

Five Players the Royals Could Extend This Offseason

At 79-79 with six games to go, the Kansas City Royals will miss the postseason after making the ALDS in 2024. While that is disappointing, there have been some signs of hope that more positive years are in store for an organization that has only had one winning season since capturing a World Series title in 2015.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / September 24