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Whether the Kansas City Royals would be willing to move on from center fielder Kyle Isbel is one of the sneaky storylines of the offseason. It's been obvious all along that the Royals have been hoping to upgrade their outfield, which ranked as the worst in baseball this year in terms of wins above replacement.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / October 24

2025 Season in Review: Kyle Isbel

I will admit that I’ve never been much of a Kyle Isbel guy. I’m generally not a huge fan of players who derive all of their value from fielding, which has been Isbel’s story in the majors.

Kansas City Royals News / New Baseball Media / September 18

2025 Injury Report: Updates on Bergert, Isbel, Soriano

With 10 days left in the 2025 MLB season, more and more players have been shut down. Both the Angles and Royals placed young starters on the IL, as Ryan Bergert and Jose Soriano’s seasons are complete.

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Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / September 18

Royals place RHP Ryan Bergert, OF Kyle Isbel on injured list

The Kansas City Royals placed rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert on the 15-day injured list due to a right elbow strain and center fielder Kyle Isbel on the 10-day IL for a strained left hamstring, ending their seasons on Thursday.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 18

Royals Shake Up Outfield, Bullpen In Flurry Of Roster Moves

The Kansas City Royals' chances at the playoffs are virtually zero, but plenty of players still have major opportunities to prove themselves in the season's final 10 games.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 18

Kansas City Royals news: Ragans returns, Isbel departs

Cole Ragans dominated in his first inning back from the IL ($): Ragans got Arozarena swinging on three pitches. He overpowered the All-Star outfielder with three fastballs 95 mph or higher.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 11

Why Royals Need To Replace This 5-Year Veteran In Next Year's Starting Lineup

The Kansas City Royals have a lot of issues to sort out this offseason if they want to achieve contender status in 2026. Even as they desperately try to stay relevant in the playoff picture, we can acknowledge that the Royals' season has been a disappointment to this point.

MLB News / Royals Review / August 29

Royals miss too many opportunities in 5-3 loss to Tigers

With no outs in the ninth inning, the Royals down 5-3, Kyle Isbel singled to lead off, bringing back the top of the order. Mike Yastrzemski, who hit ANOTHER leadoff homer in the first inning, was up to bat as the tying run.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / August 23

Royals Writer Urges Team To Lock Up Young Outfielder With Extension

The Kansas City Royals are showing signs of life late in the 2025 season. After buying at the trade deadline as opposed to selling, they have come to within three games of the Seattle Mariners for the third and final American League Wild Card spot.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 23

Player of the Week: Kyle Isbel

Scoring runs, doing defense, just ballin’ out Center field in Kauffman Stadium is a roomy place, and Kyle Isbel has patrolled the outfield well in five seasons with the Royals.

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Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 9

Royals outfielders to blame for lackluster offense

The Royals enter the weekend with the American League’s fourth-best record (23-16) and in possession of the league’s second Wild Card spot. Their starting rotation, as highlighted by MLBTR’s Anthony Franco yesterday, looks exceptional.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / May 7

What’s it like hitting and pitching at Kauffman Stadium?

I asked some players the question A funny thing about Camden Yards in Baltimore: it keeps changing sizes. The original ballpark was a home run hitters’ dream, with a short, seven-foot tall left field wall and distance of only 364 feet at the left-center field marker.

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Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / April 24

Kyle Isbel, Royals jolt Rockies in opener of doubleheader

Kyle Isbel had three RBIs and Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs, lifting the host Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 8

Royals Pitcher Comments On Glove Inspection Following Big Win

The Kansas City Royals picked up a key win on Monday night against the Minnesota Twins, beating them by a final score of 4-2 to improve to 5-5 on the year.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / April 7

Michael Lorenzen goes 6, Kyle Isbel homers as Royals top Twins

Kyle Isbel went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Michael Lorenzen pitched six solid innings and Vinny Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / March 12

Kyle Isbel could probably steal some more bases

If his bat won’t get that much better, his baserunning needs to. Ryan Heffernon mused on Kyle Isbel’s role on the 2025 Royals just a few weeks ago, coming to the conclusion that his good-but-not-great defense does not quite outweigh his lack of bat.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / March 11

Sad State Of Royals' Outfield Reflected In Recent MLB Top 30 CF Rankings

Any Kansas City Royals fan is painfully aware of how bad their favorite team's outfield was in 2024. And unfortunately, the Royals are running back the same basic formula in 2025.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / February 26

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The Kansas City Royals enter spring training in a situation they haven’t been in since 2016, fresh off a postseason appearance. Spring training provides

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 25

Royals 27-Year-Old Starter In Jeopardy Of Losing Starting Job In 2025: 'Last Stand'

With great expectations comes great pressure, and the Kansas City Royals are under the microscope in 2025 in a way they haven't become accustomed to in years past.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / October 11, 2024

How can the Royals improve in 2025?

After losing 106 games in 2023, the Royals shocked the baseball world in 2024. How can they improve on that performance next season?

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Watch: Royals’ Kyle Isbel makes spectacular catch to save game

Kyle Isbel sacrificed his personal health on Wednesday while making a spectacular catch to help seal a Kansas City Royals win.

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Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / June 6, 2024

Kyle Isbel's clutch hit gives Royals edge over Guardians

Kyle Isbel delivered a two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth, and five Kansas City relievers held the Cleveland Guardians without a hit over 5 1/3 innings, during the Royals' 4-3 road win Thursday.