In the last offseason, the Royals and Brewers swung a trade that saw the Royals give up Angel Zerpa for Isaac Collins and Nick Mears. For both teams, this trade has not worked out as Zerpa was hurt and needed Tommy John Surgery, while Collins has underperformed and Mears underperformed and got hurt.
Bobby Witt Jr. homered and was one of seven Kansas City players with at least two hits -- but later exited with right knee discomfort.
April 14 marked another rehab outing for Zack Wheeler and the start of Anthony Volpe’s road back to The Bronx. It was also a day when several players had to leave games due to injury, while Ketel Marte was scratched because of a back injury.
Kansas City left fielder Isaac Collins' all-out hustle resulted in a right knee contusion and forced him out of the Royals' series-opening 2-1 loss to the host Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
How many of the 30 MLB players with at least 70 hits in their postseason career can you name in five minutes?
The Kansas City Royals have made a few moves to bolster their roster ahead of Opening Day, including a trade that brough Isaac Collins to Kansas City. As a result, the team looks better right now than it did at any point last season.
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
Let's take a look at five players in the American League Central who could be a difference-maker for their teams.
The Kansas City Royals shocked the baseball world by surging into the postseason in 2024. They were one of the worst teams in the league in 2023 before bouncing back in a big way the next year.
The Kansas City Royals had a pretty productive offseason for the most part. They tackled their offensive needs by trading for Isaac Collins and signing Lane Thomas.
The Kansas City Royals have a lot of high expectations coming into spring training. They made a solid addition to their roster by adding Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Isaac Collins in an offseason trade.
The Kansas City Royals are gearing up for a major bounce back season after a disappointing sub-.500 season last year. The Royals have made a few moves, including a trade for outfielder Isaac Collins, but their main goal has been to get healthy and run it back with a very similar roster to last year.
The Kansas City Royals didn't make the blockbuster move this winter that some were anticipating, but they still landed an exciting new outfielder via trade.
Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.
The Kansas City Royals had a lackluster year offensively in 2025 and missed the playoffs as a result, finishing 82-80 and in third place in the American League Central.
The Kansas City Royals fell short in 2025 due to a lack offense. They still finished 82-80 and weren't far back in the American League Wild Card race, but they also needed more offense this winter, and they got it with Isaac Collins and Lane Thomas.
The Kansas City Royals look a lot better heading into 2026 than they did at the end of 2025. They lacked offense in 2025, but the additions of Isaac Collins and Lane Thomas should help.
The Kansas City Royals were let down by their offense in 2025, but have made some key moves to improve it for 2026. They traded for Isaac Collins and signed outfielder Lane Thomas to a one-year deal.
The Kansas City Royals are not making a splash by any means, by they are secretly improving this roster and are making it known that they want to become a serious playoff contender.
The Brewers are sending outfielder Isaac Collins and right-hander Nick Mears to the Royals, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Left-hander Angel Zerpa is heading to Milwaukee in the swap, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN.
The Milwaukee Brewers got their NLDS off to a huge start with Saturday's 9-3 win over the Cubs in Game 1.
The Rookie of the Year race is always one of my favorite awards to follow each year. In 2024, the baseball world was gifted with one of the most epic Rookie of the Year battles to date, with Paul Skenes taking home the hardware over Jackson Merrill in the National League.
The Milwaukee Brewers have one of the more underrated rookies in the National League right now. Brewers rookie outfielder Isaac Collins entered the 2025 season with almost no buzz at all.
The victory marked Milwaukee’s second 10-game winning streak of the season, making it the first MLB team to achieve that feat since the 2019 Houston Astros.
Isaac Collins led off the ninth inning with a walk-off homer for the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, who stormed back from a five-run deficit to stun the reeling New York Mets, 7-6, and sweep their three-game series.
The visiting Milwaukee Brewers will bring the majors' best record into play on Tuesday night when they look to clinch a series victory over the hapless Atlanta Braves.
After falling 2–1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 24, the Milwaukee Brewers held a 25–28 record through the first 53 games of the season. Since the loss, the Brewers have flipped its season, winning 36 of its last 50 games and vaulting to the top of the National League standings.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense stayed hot — racking up at least nine hits for the eighth game in a row — but late-inning execution came up short, falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5–4.
Isaac Collins went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled away for a 9-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
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