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The Kansas City Royals may be turning the corner after a dreadful start to the 2025 season. After falling to 8-14, they have won six of their last seven games and come to within a game of the .500 mark.

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The Kansas City Royals have picked themselves right up off the mat after a dreadful 8-14 start to the 2025 season. Since that start, the Royals have won six of their last seven games and have come to within a game of the .500 mark at 14-15.

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

Royals Writer Declares Star Third Baseman Team's MVP Thus Far

The Kansas City Royals have gotten off to a very slow start in 2025. The team is 10-14 through its first 24 games and sits in third place in the American League Central, 4 1/2 games back of the first place Detroit Tigers.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 17

Royals Urged To Make Surprise Lineup Change After Trade Acquisition's Slow Start

The Kansas City Royals have had a slow start to the season, and their offense has fallen into a deep slump. Over their last 10 games, the Royals have scored just 22 runs.

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MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 5

Royals Could Trade For Red Sox's Talented 24-Year-Old To Strengthen Outfield

The Kansas City Royals would benefit greatly from acquiring a center fielder before July’s trade deadline. Kansas City will play the surging Maikel Garcia in center occasionally, but he’s a natural infielder.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 4

Royals come up big to beat Orioles in the rain

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on a rainy Friday night.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / April 3

Player of the Week: Maikel Garcia

Slammin’ home runs and doing good work In an early 2025 season that has seen the Royals score two or fewer runs in half of their first six games, there aren’t a lot of offensive standouts.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / March 31

Royals Rising Star Hits 428-Foot Laser, Poised For Breakout 2025 Season

The Kansas City Royals’ hottest hitter through four games will surprise many. The 25-year-old infielder/outfielder hit a 428-foot bomb of a home run to center field in the second inning of Kansas City’s blowout victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday afternoon.

Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / March 30

Royals Slugger an Early Candidate for 'Bat Flip of the Year'?

Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia hit a career-high seven home runs last season. Saturday, the 25-year old Venezuelan belted his first of

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

Is Former Royals Top Prospect 'On The Chopping Block' Entering 2025 Season?

The standards have risen for the Kansas City Royals entering the 2025 season. At this time last year, virtually no one outside the Royals clubhouse expected them to be a playoff team.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 19

3 Most Likely Royals Players To Get Traded During 2025 MLB Season

No good Major League Baseball team ends the season with the same roster they had at the beginning. As Opening Day approaches, the Kansas City Royals are a team full of hope for the future.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 12

Royals '5-Year Prediction' At Key Infield Position Should Set Off Alarm Bells

The Kansas City Royals know they have their franchise players locked up at some positions. At others, they seem to have no clue what their plan is. Third base is the latter right now for these Royals.

MLB News / Just Baseball / February 12

Fantasy Baseball 2025: Second Base Sleepers

When it comes to fantasy baseball, and fantasy sports in general, everyone is always trying to find the next potential star player who nobody else is aware of.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / December 24

Why Royals Should Target $70 Million Former No. 1 Overall Prospect In Free Agency

Will Maikel Garcia be the Opening Day third baseman for the Kansas City Royals? Garcia, a 24-year-old speedster, struggled mightily in 2024, his second full season in the big leagues.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / December 23

Mets-Royals Blockbuster Trade Idea Swaps Versatile Speedster, Former Top Prospect

Do the Kansas City Royals have any more trades up their sleeve this winter? It's been a quiet month of December for the Royals, as the Winter Meetings came and went without any consequential new signings.

Kansas City Royals News / Fastball on SI / December 6

Maikel Garcia of Kansas City Royals Undergoes Elbow Surgery, Should Be Ready For Opening Day

Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia underwent elbow surgery on Thursday, getting bone spurs removed from his right elbow. Per Daniel Alvarez-Montes on social media: #Royals 3B Maikel García underwent surgery to remove bone spur from his right elbow.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / December 5

Royals IF undergoes surgery to remove bone spur from elbow

It’s unclear when he suffered the injury, as he didn’t spend any time on the IL this year.

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MLB News / Yardbarker / October 12

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Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / October 11

The Turnaround Season of the 2024 Royals Has Come to a Close

On this day just a year ago, Kauffman Stadium had been empty for over a week after the Kansas City Royals ended the 2023 campaign with a 56-106 record, the second worst in the major leagues.

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 11

Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes accusation against Royals infielder

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. accuses Royals infielder of trying to injure teammate

Tensions were high during Game 4 of the ALDS between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees.

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New York Yankees News / Fastball on SI / October 8

New York Yankees' Carlos Rodón Tosses Historic 1st Inning Before Falling Apart

Carlos Rodón opened Game 2 of the ALDS about as cleanly as he could have. The New York Yankees left-handed pitcher struck out Maikel Garcia on three pitches to open Monday night's showdown with the Kansas City Royals.

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 8

Royals infielder roasts Yankees' Carlos Rodon for premature celebration

Royals infielder Maikel Garcia opened Monday night's ALDS Game 2 by striking out against Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon. That was the only time Garcia would be retired during the contest, as he finished 4-for-5 with one RBI to help lead Kansas City to a series-tying 4-2 victory, and he had a message for Rodon after the game.

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Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / June 13