The Kansas City Royals are still alive in the American League Wild Card picture, sitting just 2 1/2 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the third and final spot.
The 2025 season has been full of twists and turns thus far for the Kansas City Royals. It took four months for the Royals to start hitting, and injuries have curbed them more than once.
The Kansas City Royals won 86 games last season and clinched the second American League Wild Card spot. They beat the Baltimore Orioles in the first round before bowing out in the ALDS after falling short to the eventual American League champion New York Yankees.
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The Kansas City Royals suffered an extreme blow to their hopes and dreams this season. Earlier this week, it was revealed that former Stanford standout, Kris Bubic, would miss the rest of the 2025 season with a rotator cuff strain-- ending the promising season from the rising star.
The Kansas City Royals starting rotation has been their strength for most of this season. They enjoyed a breakout campaign from Kris Bubic and benefitted from his resurgence while Cole Ragans was on the injured list.
The move cleared some 40-man roster space after a busy day of transactions for KC.
Several teams received bad news on the injury front on July 28. The Nationals lost arguably their pitching prospect for a significant period of time, while Kris Bubic’s great season ended on a sour note.
The Kansas City Royals announced left-hander Kris Bubic will miss the remainder of the season with a left rotator cuff strain. Bubic, an All-Star this season, walked the first four batters he faced on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians on just 21 pitches.
He noted that he had been pitching through a stiff shoulder for “a good portion of the season,” but what he felt on Saturday was worse than stiffness.
Both the Braves and Royals — two teams dealing with significant injury woes to their pitching staffs — added a pitcher to the injured list on July 27. Kansas City’s ace Kris Bubic is dealing with a shoulder injury, while Grant Holmes became the latest Brave to join the IL.
The Kansas City Royals placed All-Star left-hander Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list Sunday due a left rotator cuff strain. The Royals also sent rookie outfielder Jac Caglianone to the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.
The idea that the Kansas City Royals could trade starting pitching for offense has lingered throughout trade deadline season. For the second year in a row, the Royals' pitching staff far outstrips the offense, with the starting rotation in particular showing up on a nightly basis.
Battling for the top spot in the NL Central with the Milwaukee Brewers, the trade deadline has become even more important to the Chicago Cubs. And wasting their one year of Kyle Tucker is not an option.
Seth Lugo is no longer the only Kansas City Royals All-Star pitcher whose name is floating around the trade rumor mill. Lugo will be a free agent if he opts out after the season, so he's an obvious candidate to be traded if the Royals go into seller mode.
Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro feels the sense of urgency. The Royals, who will try to avoid a three-game series sweep on Sunday at the Miami Marlins, went 7-3 in their final 10 contests prior to the All-Star break.
The Kansas City Royals are built on pitching these days, and it was on display during Tuesday's All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta. Though he surrendered a three-run home run to the New York Mets' Pete Alonso, Kris Bubic's All-Star appearance was a pleasant surprise for the Royals this year.
The Kansas City Royals have much to consider regarding pitcher Kris Bubic. In addition to other Royals pitchers on the trading block, Bubic could join them before the July 31st deadline.
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.
One of the few blemishes on Kris Bubic's stellar season for Kansas City came against the New York Yankees. The Royals' left-hander will look for a better effort at home against those same potent Yankees -- and some needed run support -- while trying for a sixth straight quality start Wednesday night.
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The Kansas City Royals entered the 2025 season on the heels of a brilliant showing from their rotation the year prior. Their starting staff established themselves as one of the league’s elite units, as they sat third in baseball in ERA (3.55), fourth in both FIP (3.68) and WHIP (1.20), and sixth in BAA (.235).
A year ago, the Kansas City Royals' starting pitching contingent of American League Cy Young finalists Seth Lugo (2nd) and Cole Ragans (4th), plus Michael Wacha and Michael Lorenzen was a force to be reckoned with. Thus, it was easy to be excited entering the 2025 campaign.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic will get the opportunity to earn a spot in the starting rotation. After recently serving as a bullpen arm, he has a shot.
The Royals announced on Tuesday that they have avoided arbitration with left-hander Kris Bubic.
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