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Kansas City Royals Second Baseman Bobby Witt Jr. Makes History

It has been a great week for Kansas City Royals Second Baseman Bobby Witt Jr. He notched his 20th career multi-stolen base game earlier today against the Texas Rangers.

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Royals outlast Rangers to win four-game series

Vinnie Pasquantino's home run in the fifth inning broke a tie and helped the Kansas City Royals take a four-game set against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 6-4 win on Thursday.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / August 21

Royals finish successful homestand with 6-4 win over Rangers

Today, the Royals took on the Rangers in the final game of a four-game series and came away with the biggest win of their 2025 season. With this win, the Royals moved 2 games out of the AL Wild Card spot and continued to close the gap with the Mariners.

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Bobby Witt Jr. News / Fastball on SI / August 21

Bobby Witt Jr. Joins Exclusive History with Multi-Steal Game For Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals entered play on Thursday at 65-62 and just 2.5 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the third and final wild card spot in the American League.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

Mariners Sign Former Rookie Of The Year After Quiet Release From Royals

The Kansas City Royals have added a lot of intriguing names to their pitching staff this year, but they haven't amounted to much major league production.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

Royals Predicted To Cut Ties With Newly Acquired Left-Hander Before 2026

The Kansas City Royals have been on a roll as of late. They had won five consecutive games before a tough 6-3 loss on Wednesday night to the Texas Rangers.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

Young Royals Outfielder Predicted To Be On Chopping Block After 2025

The Kansas City Royals have been rolling as of late. Despite a 6-3 loss on Wednesday night to the Texas Rangers that snapped their five-game winning streak, they are right in the thick of the American League Wild Card race.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

Why Royals Skipper Was 'Encouraged' Despite Tough Loss To Rangers

As August withers away, every game is starting to make a huge difference for the Kansas City Royals' playoff odds. Entering play on Thursday, the Royals sit 2 1/2 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the third American League wild card spot.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / August 21

Expansion, realignment would alter Royals schedule, opponents

During the Little League Classic, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred jumped on ESPN’s telecast to talk about several things, but chief among them was possible expansion to 32 teams and realignment of the current divisions.

Kansas City Royals News / Fastball on SI / August 21

Kansas City Royals Slugger Makes Team History Not Seen in Almost a Decade

The Kansas City Royals suffered a tough 6-3 loss against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night, harming their playoff chances in the process. Kansas City is 65-62, and they remain 2.5 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the third and final wild card spot.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

MLB Writer Declares Royals Are Exactly As Advertised Prior To 2025

The Kansas City Royals suffered a tough 6-3 loss on Wednesday night and were unable to sweep the Texas Rangers. However, they have certainly turned things around in recent weeks.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / August 21

Kansas City Royals news: Home runs and updated prospect rankings

The Royals are encouraged by their recent power hitting binge: The Royals have homered in 10 straight games since Aug. 10 to mark the longest active streak in the Majors.

Vinnie Pasquantino News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 21

Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino Makes Blunt Admission After Costly Error Vs. Rangers

It's rare that a player who drives in all of his team's runs accepts the blame for a loss, but that's what the Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino did on Wednesday.

Rich Hill News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 20

21-Year MLB Veteran Rich Hill To Appear In Charity Game Weeks After Royals DFA

Forty-five-year-olds appear in charity and old-timers baseball games all the time, but most of them haven't pitched in the big leagues less than a month prior.

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Is the Royals’ Leadoff Switch the Spark They Need?

This past offseason, the Kansas City Royals needed to address their leadoff woes. Even though the Royals went 86-76 in 2024 and made the postseason, they got little production at the leadoff spot, which Maikel Garcia primarily manned.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / August 20

Royals trade deadline acquisition paying immediate dividends

Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski has quickly made his presence felt with the Kansas City Royals. In doing so, Yastrzemski has carved his name into the history books.

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Noah Cameron News / Field Level Media / August 20

Behind Noah Cameron, Royals aim for 6th straight win in clash vs. Rangers

Considering how well Kansas City rookie Noah Cameron has pitched at home, he might be the last person the Texas Rangers, and their struggling offense, want to face.

MLB News / Field Level Media / August 19

Three homers send Royals past Rangers for 5th straight win

Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed his 100th career homer, Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight game, beating the visiting Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday.

Salvador Perez News / Athlon Sports / August 19

Royals Announce Salvador Perez Update After Second Straight Absence From Lineup

The Kansas City Royals are fighting to make back-to-back postseason trips, entering Tuesday sitting 3.5 games back of the third wild card spot and in the midst of a four-game winning streak.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 19

Mike Yastrzemski’s power puts him in wild Rickey Henderson club

When the Kansas City Royals added Mike Yastrzemski at the trade deadline, they expected stellar outfield defense. Kansas City probably did not anticipate a power binge from the seventh-year veteran.

Salvador Perez News / Athlon Sports / August 18

Royals Announce Salvador Perez News After Removal From Lineup

Heading into Monday's game against the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals are rolling. They swept the Chicago White Sox in a three-game weekend series, and they have also won five of their last six games.

Mark Canha News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 18

Royals designate veteran outfielder for assignment

He has twice gone on the IL, once for a left adductor strain and more recently due to left elbow epicondylitis. Around those IL stints, he stepped to the plate 125 times but produced a dismal .212/.272/.265 line.

Vinnie Pasquantino News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 17

Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino admits he ‘blacked out’ during heat-related illness scare

As the Kansas City Royals are coming off the trade deadline, the team has currently won four of its last five games, but Saturday’s victory against the Chicago White Sox featured a concerning moment.

Bailey Falter News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 13

Royals move trade-deadline acquisition to bullpen

The Kansas City Royals are going to be reinstating Michael Lorenzen from the 15-day injured list on Saturday, which will bump left-hander Bailey Falter to the bullpen.

Hunter Harvey News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 11

Royals right-hander returns to injured list

The Royals announced today that right-hander Hunter Harvey has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right adductor strain. Fellow righty Luinder Avila has been recalled in the corresponding move and will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.