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The Royals signed infielder Alejo Lopez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. He backfills the organizational infield depth, as the Royals called up Andrew Velazquez when they placed Bobby Witt Jr. on the injured list this morning. Lopez had been playing in Triple-A in the Seattle system this year. He was released a […]
In the top of the 7th, Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino pulled a fastball from Landen Roupp into the right field corner. Jung Hoo Lee got to the baseball quickly and fired an accurate throw into Willy Adames at second base as a hard-charging Pasquantino slid into the bag, beating the throw by plenty. But […]
A very explosive seventh inning accounted for all but two of the runs today including a 2-run homer from Salvador Perez to tie George Brett’s franchise record. Kansas City scored five in that inning to complete the sweep 5-4 this afternoon. Both the Royals and the Giants were unable to do almost anything offensively for […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the San Francisco Giants will play the finale of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals.The Giants will look to avoid getting swept after losing each of the first two games.They most recently dropped Tuesday’s game 3-2.SF Giants Quietly Announce Release Of 32-Year-OldDuring their series with the Royals, news came out […] The post San Francisco Giants Quietly Announce Release Of 32-Year-Old From Organization appeared first on HEAVY .
Kansas City has come out of the All-Star break 4-1 and are going for the sweep today. Unfortunately, everyone is getting hurt and the run differential is still negative over those five games because of the blowout on Sunday. Jac Caglianone is out after hurting his shoulder last night and Bobby Witt Jr. is going […]
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Kansas City Royals
On Wednesday afternoon, the San Francisco Giants will finish their series with the Kansas City Royals in Missouri.They will look to avoid a sweep after losing each of the first two games.Most recently, the Giants lost by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.Luis Arráez did not play in Tuesday’s loss.San Francisco Giants Announce Luis Arráez […] The post San Francisco Giants Announce Luis Arráez Decision Before Royals Game appeared first on HEAVY .
The Royals announced Wednesday that they’ve acquired right-hander Nate Pearson from the Astros in exchange for minor league righty Max Martin. Houston had designated Pearson for assignment over the weekend. Kansas City designated outfielder Kameron Misner for assignment in order to get Pearson onto the roster (more on that DFA here). Pearson, 29, was once […]
Today, the Houston Astros announced they have traded reliever Nate Pearson to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for righthanded pitching prospect Max Martin. Martin, 22, has posted a 6-2 record with a 2.01 ERA in 26 relief appearances across two levels of Class A ball in the Royals system this season. Martin was a […]
The Royals announced Wednesday that outfielder Kameron Misner has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to righty Nate Pearson, whose previously reported acquisition from the Astros has now been confirmed by the team. Misner, 28, was the No. 35 overall draft pick by the Marlins back in 2018. He’s been […]
The Kansas City Royals are riding a two-game winning streak into their series finale against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.Kansas City sits at 42-60 and in last place in the AL Central, with things becoming more concerning after the latest news surrounding star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.Royals Announce News on Witt Jr.Ahead of […] The post Royals Announce Unfortunate Bobby Witt Jr. News During Giants Series appeared first on HEAVY .
On Wednesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will continue their series with the Tampa Bay Rays (at home) in Canada.They are down 0-2 in the series after dropping Tuesday’s game by a score of 12-2.Former Toronto Blue Jays 1st-Round Pick MovedUPDATE: The deal is official. The Royals wrote (via X): “We have acquired RHP Nate Pearson from […] The post TRADE: Former Toronto Blue Jays 1st-Round Pick Moved In Astros-Royals Deal appeared first on HEAVY .
The search for pitching depth continues. According to Astros beat reporter Chandler Rome, the Royals have acquired pitcher Nate Pearson from Houston. Royals beat reporter Anne Rogers reports the compensation is minor league pitcher Max Martin. The Astros designated Pearson for assignment last week after he appeared in 16 games in the bullpen with a […]
The injuries have piled up for the Royals this year, and now they’ve affected their best player. Bobby Witt Jr. was placed on the Injured List for the first time in his career on Wednesday, after missing the last two games with lower back tightness. The Royals selected infielder Andrew Velazquez from Triple-A Omaha and […]
The Royals announced this morning that they’ve placed star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. on the 10-day injured list due to lower back tightness. They’ve selected the contract of infielder Andrew Velazquez from Triple-A Omaha to step onto the big league roster in his place. In order to open a 40-man roster spot for Velazquez, Kansas […]
It’s hard to believe that this coming January will mark ten years. I remember when I heard the news. It hit me like a slug hitting a deer. I had to sit for a few minutes, reading and re-reading the story. My brain refused to believe that the news was true, but eventually reality set […]
When you picture one of the premier arms on the market this coming trade deadline, a soft-tossing 30-year-old rookie doesn’t immediately come to mind. In the summer of 2014, the Kansas City Royals selected Foster Griffin out of high school 28th overall. Griffin never quite captured the first-round-pick pedigree over his six-year minor league career, […] The post Foster Griffin: MLB’s Most Unique Trade Deadline Rental appeared first on Just Baseball .
The San Francisco Giants conclude this road series against the Kansas City Royals this morning. Since it’s a brunch game, I figured we’d just combine the BP and game thread for today. Taking the mound for the Giants is right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters today’s game with a 3.98 ERA, 3.33 FIP, with 106 strikeouts […]
Baseball games, even walk-offs, are not decided by one play. And, more pertinent to the sweeping point that I will eventually make at some point in this story, baseball games certainly are not decided by one lack of a play, even though our minds often wander the “what if” caves all night. There’s some damn […]
The All-Star break may have been just what the Royals needed. Kansas City won their fourth game in five tries since the Midsummer Classic with a 3-2 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night. Luinder Avila was solid over 6.1 innings, and Nick Loftin provided the go-ahead run as Alex Lange was able to slam […]
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game road series against the Kansas City Royals this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 5.31 ERA, 4.46 FIP, with 73 strikeouts to 32 walks in 78 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 4-2 […]
The San Francisco Giants made a move ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, and it was a very predictable one. A few hours before their second game of the three-game series, the Giants announced that right-handed pitcher Trevor McDonald had been placed on the 15-Day Injured List with a right elbow strain. […]
The San Francisco Giants tied the game 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning after shortstop Willy Adames hit a two-run home run on Monday. However, the Kansas City Royals won 4-3 in walk-off fashion when third baseman Nick Loftin laid down a sacrifice bunt to win the game.It marked their third consecutive loss […] The post Giants Place Rookie Starter on Injured List After Sudden Exit Against Royals appeared first on HEAVY .
According to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle, the Phillies had a scout present for Monday night’s Kansas City […]
The San Diego Padres took plenty of momentum into their series opener against the Atlanta Braves after beating the Kansas City Royals, 19-2, on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. The club fell short versus the Braves despite Manny Machado and Ty France slugging two solo shots against Atlanta. Multiple poor decisions by manager Craig […]