Latest news and updates about the Royals
John Wathan, who served as a player, coach, manager, broadcaster, and front office executive in Kansas City from 1971 to 2022, has been elected into the Royals Hall of Fame. “After 52 years in baseball and 47 with the Royals, I can honestly say I have always bled Royal blue,” Wathan said in a statement. […]
From Royals Review | about 1 hour ago | 1 read
Mike Petriello at MLB has a great article about how moving the fences at the K may help the Royals. Consider this: That’s approximately four homers more per season for Perez over the past half-decade. He’s played the equivalent of 12 full seasons, counting partial years across his 14-year career. Were you to apply four […]
From Royals Review | about 6 hours ago | 1 read
The Royals will once again air ten games on free, over-the-air television, including the home opener on March 30 against the Minnesota Twins. The team is renewing its partnership with Gray Media and will air ten home games on KCTV5 in Kansas City. They are: This does not include the season opener against the Braves, […]
From Royals Review | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Every team has a few players who feel this close to being difference-makers. For the […]
From Royals Review | about 24 hours ago | 1 read
The Royals announced they have signed infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Drury did not appear in the big leagues last year, but hit 26 home runs in 2023 and was a Silver Slugger winner in 2022. Drury was drafted by the Braves in 2010, when Royals […]
From Royals Review | 1 day ago | 0 reads
This is the second part of a series about the notable baseball milestones that happened in our city. You can read part one here. The Royals moved into state-of-the-art Royals Stadium for the 1973 season. It didn’t take long for the highlights to happen. On May 15, 1973, Nolan Ryan threw his first career no-hitter […]
From Royals Review | 1 day ago | 0 reads
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Royals’ history is full of great trades, and a few that still make you throw […]
From Royals Review | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Though it was stunningly cold this past Saturday, plenty of Kansas City Royals fans showed up to the fourth annual Royals Rally event. Fans who bought tickets received access to autograph sessions and could listen to select roundtables throughout the day. Additionally, just like last year, this event served as the first big media event […]
From Royals Review | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Truck Day is happening later this week, and the Royals still seem to be short of what many fans hoped they’d accomplish this offseason. For those uninitiated, Truck Day is when the team loads up most of the equipment it will need for Spring Training into a truck and begins driving it from Kansas City […]
From Royals Review | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Earlier on Monday, we got word that the Atlanta Braves were one of three teams (alongside the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels) that didn’t decide to follow the Brewers, Cardinals, Rays, Reds and Royals to MLB Media as far as their televised games are concerned. Well, now we know why the Braves didn’t join […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Braves are still looking for a television broadcast partner after moving on from Main Street Sports Group (aka the company that runs Fanduel Sports Network). However, six of other eight teams are not looking anymore for this season. The Brewers, Marlins, Rays, Royals, Cardinals, and the Reds are moving on over to MLB Media. […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals notified MLB that they will transfer their media rights to the league, rather than continue their relationship with Main Street Sports, the company that owns FanDuel Sports Kansas City. According to reporting from sports business reporter John Ourand at Puck, the Royals are one of six teams that notified the league they will […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 0 reads
We’re trying a new series at Royals Review, a daily mid-day question of the day to hear about your opinions on a fun or pressing question affecting the Royals or baseball in general. Chime in and drop your answers below! Have the Royals done enough this offseason to upgrade the roster and get back to […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 0 reads
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jeremy “Hokius” Greco is joined by Royals Review Managing Editor Max Rieper to go over a hodgepodge of baseball news ahead of Spring Training. They touch on a few trade ideas for the Royals both before the season starts and perhaps at the deadline. They also remind […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Spring training is around the corner, and while teams can still make some moves, the bulk of the offseason is complete. Some Royals fans may be pleased with the improvement the Royals made with the roster, while others may conclude the team failed to do enough to upgrade the outfield. Either way, it is probably […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Jaylon Thompson gets the word from Vinnie Pasquantino about his new deal at Royals Rally. “Happy to be here, and I’m glad we got that done,” Pasquantino said. “They didn’t have to do that, and I think the negotiations went pretty well. I’m glad that it’s over. This would’ve been an interesting two-week span here […]
From Royals Review | 3 days ago | 1 read
Eli Morgan is a Royal. Or an Omaha Storm Chaser, on a minor-league deal, according to sources. David Robertson has retired. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Food For Thought: Please […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 4 days ago | 1 read
Jaylon Thompson writes about what the Royals could do with their pitching staff. KC is thin behind Lynch and Strahm for left-handers on the 40-man roster. It’s possible the front office decides to add someone before spring training. It’s imperative to have quality lefties as depth pieces and to offset injuries. The Royals could convert […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 2 reads
The Royals avoided a potential arbitration hearing with first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, signing him to a two-year deal Friday that will pay him $11 million and potentially up to $16 million with incentives, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Pasquantino had filed for arbitration for the first time, requesting a $4.5 million salary while the […]
From Royals Review | 5 days ago | 1 read
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco take a deep dive into the Kansas City Royals’ outfield, ranking current options while evaluating the organization’s short- and long-term outlook. The duo breaks down defensive value, offensive upside, and roster fit, with a spotlight on Jack Caglianone as a potential […]
From Royals Review | 6 days ago | 1 read
The weather outside is cold, but Royals players will soon be in the warm weather of Arizona for spring training. Before they head out, they’ll interact with fans at Royals Rally this Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. From autograph sessions to interactive activities and panel discussions, the event is a way to get excited about baseball […]
From Royals Review | 6 days ago | 1 read
The acquisition target made sense on paper. Eli Morgan was a guy who’d had lots of success as a big league reliever. The Cubs had some big needs in that area. He was cheap. He still had an option year left. And he was coming off a year with an injury that may well have kept the acquisition price down. I didn’t love what that acquisition price ultimately wound up being – outfield prospect Alfonsin Rosario, who was looking like a breakout player with more to come – but I understood the trad...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals announced they have signed 29-year-old right-hander Eli Morgan to a minor league deal. Morgan was excellent in 2024, posting a 1.93 ERA in 32 games with Cleveland in 2024, but appeared in just seven games with the Cubs due to an elbow injury. Morgan was originally an eighth-round pick by Cleveland out of […]
From Royals Review | 7 days ago | 1 read
It is prospect list season! The Royals have a few names that rank highly on lists, providing reasons for optimism. But despite signs of improvement, it is clear that the team still needs more progress to become a sustainable winner. Baseball America is the gold standard of prospect lists, release their 2026 update last week. […]
From Royals Review | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals have potential arbitration hearings with Kris Bubic and Vinnie Pasquantino this winter. Neither player came to terms on a contract with the team, leading each to file for an arbitration hearing. Bubic filed for $6.15 million, while the Royals countered with $5.15 million. Pasquantino filed for $4.5 million, with the team offering $4 […]
From Royals Review | 7 days ago | 1 read