A lot of things went wrong for the Royals in 2026, from core pieces underperforming to interesting decisions made regarding the health of players. One player who had a mix of both was Maikel Garcia, as injuries plagued his 2026 season.
The Chicago White Sox lost an opportunity to clinch the third American League wild card, a playoff spot and a chance to move into first place in the Central Division with a 5-4 loss at the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
The The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about Maikel Garcia’s goal for next season: Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia has one specific goal in mind heading into the 2027 campaign: Stay healthy.
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Ahead of Tuesday's 4-2 series-opening loss to the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals announced that infielder Maikel Garcia had returned from his rehab assignment and was reinstated from the 10-day injured list.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
The Royals’ lineup received a boost today with the reinstatement of infielder Maikel Garcia from the Injured List. Garcia had been out since August 20 with a hamstring injury.
The Kansas City Royals aren’t going anywhere this season, but they received some encouraging injury news regarding two important pieces of their future.
Anne Rogers has an update on Maikel Garcia’s injury. The Royals placed Garcia on the 10-day IL ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Tigers after the third baseman strained his left hamstring while running the bases Thursday against the A’s.
The 2026 season has been a lost year for the Kansas City Royals and third baseman Maikel Garcia.
The Royals are likely to place Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list tomorrow, manager Matt Quatraro told reporters (link via Anne Rogers of MLB.com).
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It’s been a frustrating season all around in Kansas City as the Royals face another year without October baseball. But it’s been especially maddening for star infielder Maikel Garcia, who recently returned from missing nearly two months of action.
The Kansas City Royals will have to finish Thursday’s contest against the Athletics without Maikel Garcia. He suffered a lower-body injury early in the matchup and was immediately removed from the game.
The Kansas City Royals are looking forward to showing teams what they can do when healthy. After trotting out its healthiest lineup in weeks against the visiting Athletics in the opener of their four-game series, Kansas City will probably send out a similar group in the second contest on Tuesday night.
The Kansas City Royals announced a handful of roster moves ahead of their series opener against the Athletics. The moves included key players being reinstated from the injured list, players being recalled from Triple-A Omaha and others being optioned to Omaha, while one player was designated for assignment.
The Kansas City Royals received disappointing news regarding third baseman Maikel Garcia after his rehabilitation assignment was cut short. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers reported Garcia experienced renewed pain in his left hand during Tuesday's rehab game with Double-A Northwest Arkansas before returning to Kansas City for further evaluation.
Kansas City Royalsthird baseman Maikel Garcia took a major step toward returning from the injured list on Tuesday. The 26-year-old began a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, batting leadoff and playing third base.
The Royals announced Tuesday that third baseman Maikel Garcia has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a muscle strain in his left hand. Veteran infielder Josh Rojas was recalled from Triple-A in his place.
The Kansas City Royals have really struggled this season, and a recent development with third baseman Maikel Garcia makes it worse. The 26-year-old was removed from Tuesday's contest against the Washington Nationals for pinch-hitter in the sixth inning.
Kansas City third baseman Maikel Garcia left in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers with a right hamstring strain sustained Saturday at Arlington, Texas.
Just when it looked as though the Kansas City Royals may have life, they ended up digging themselves deeper.
The Royals offense and pitching have their core players back and have hopefully strengthened the weak points enough to challenge for a divisional title.
Of over 500 players that appeared in this year's World Baseball Classic, there could only be one Most Valuable Player. Some global baseball fans might not have expected Maikel Garcia to be in the running for that honor.
Wednesday was a banner day for Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia. In a moment every baseball player dreams about at some point, Garcia signed a five-year, $57.5 million contract extension that will keep him a Royal through at least 2030.
The Kansas City Royals locked up one of their young stars when shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. signed an 11-year, $288.7 million extension ahead of the 2024 season.
The Kansas City Royals were hoping to build off their unexpected playoff push in 2024.
If Kansas City can become even slightly below average offensively, it may be enough to secure a playoff spot. Otherwise, the Royals will continue to slide down the standings.
Infielder Maikel Garcia of the Kansas City Royals has begun the 2025 season like a shot out of a cannon, and is certainly on his way to establishing new career-highs across the board offensively.
It’s unclear when he suffered the injury, as he didn’t spend any time on the IL this year.
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