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The New York Yankees have claimed right-handed reliever John Schreiber off waivers from the Royals, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. The Royals reportedly placed Schreiber on waivers last week. The right-handed sidearmer has a 3.65 ERA in 55 appearances, with 36 strikeouts in 49.1 innings. The Royals will receive no compensation, but will save […]
I’m the kind of eternal sports dreamer who used to read Joe Posnanski’s “How the Royals make the playoffs” articles religiously every year and fully believed that all of those things could happen. It’s no secret that I am a big, big fan of Suff76’s Path to 90 Wins series. I have referenced it regularly […]
Center field is one of those defensive positions where the Kansas City Royals have been blessed to have a long history of excellent players. Between 1970 and 1990, Amos Otis and Willie Wilson played a combined 24,632.2 innings in center—nearly 90% of all center field innings across that two-decade span. From 1995 to 2004, Carlos […]
Jaylon Thompson writes that the Royals still feel good about their road trip. “Good road trip,” Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino told reporters in Cleveland. “Feel good about it. Obviously, not happy with the game. It’s not good enough today, but just got to take the off day tomorrow and get ready to get back […]
Cleveland Guardians starter Parker Messick turned in yet another impressive performance in an 11-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The All-Star left-hander worked six innings, surrendering one run on five hits while finishing with five strikeouts and two walks. By allowing two runs or fewer once again, Messick extended his streak to […] The post Guardians’ Parker Messick closing in on franchise record with another gem vs. Royals appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Royals were looking to sweep the Guardians this afternoon, and finish the road trip 5-1, staying lava hot, unfortunately, Seth Lugo got crushed and the Royals lost 11-1. After a pair of groundouts to first to start the game, Jac Caglianone doubled down the right field line, Salvador Perez followed up with a bloop […]
The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals were supposed to play the final game of their series on Sunday, Aug. 30 until rain got in the way.
The Kansas City Royals are unbelievable right now; they have won 13 of their last 15 games and winning a lot of games they typically lose. For example, the first two games of this series, before Carter Jensen hit the 2-run homer in the 9th on Friday, didn’t it feel like a walk off 2-run […]
After years of mainly pitching in the minors, the ex-Twins right-hander is posting strong numbers with Kansas City in 2026.
The Cubs have released shortstop Ed Howard. Iowa Cubs infielder Hayden Cantrelle has been placed on the Development List. Iowa right-hander Tyler Santana was activated off the Development List. Iowa right-hander Andrew Wantz was placed on the temporarily inactive list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs calmed the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-6. Braxton Garrett started […]
The Royals have placed right-handed reliever John Schreiber on waivers, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. Teams will have 48 hours to claim Schreiber. He is eligible to continue playing for the Royals in the meantime. This is the third known instance of a non-contender putting at least one player on waivers this […]
You could look at the final tally of 8-3 and feel like the Royals had this in control all along. You’d be so very, very wrong. The inning that we’re going to spend the most time on is the sixth inning, but let’s get there chronologically. Daniel Lynch IV got the start for the Royals. […]
The Yankees have designated right-handed reliever Justin Topa for assignment, per a team announcement. They activated lefty Max Fried from the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. New York now has two open spots on its 40-man roster. Topa, who previously spent time with the Twins, Royals and Blue Jays this season, signed a […]
During this road trip, the Royals demoted Mason Black back to the minor leagues. This is relevant because in every prior start for Daniel Lynch IV, affectionately known as Danny Drips, Mason Black has stood ready to enter the game at nearly a moment’s notice and pitch multiple innings. This was to cover for the […]
The Royals are riding high after their 11th win in the last 12 games, writes Jaylon Thompson. “I’m proud of them, and they have turned the page,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters in Cleveland. “We talked about it a lot: Even when we were losing a lot of games, the resolve, the attitude, the […]
The Royals lost their winning streak since last we spoke, though not before they tacked two more onto it. They’ve also started their next winning streak, or at least it will be one if they can win again tonight. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time over the past week wondering if there is any […]
The Orioles activated utility player Blaze Alexander from the 10-day injured list before Friday night’s game in Sacramento against the Athletics. Alexander hasn’t played since he fractured his left hand on July 12th when he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City’s Lucas Erceg. Alexander, who’s started games at six positions—second base, third base, […]
In the last two weeks, the Royals and Guardians are the two hottest teams in baseball. The Guardians are currently enjoying a seven-game winning streak, although like the Royals, they have won by beating up on some league bottom-feeders – the Giants, Angels, and Rockies. The Guardians have scored fewer runs than the Royals this […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked you how many games the Royals would have to win in a row […]
Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for August 28, 2026, covering 15 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Michael Wacha KC CLE 8.0 4 0 10 0 103 16 15.5% […] The post MLB Daily Recap – August 28, 2026 appeared first on TJStats .
At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes that the Royals could have 4 infield Gold Glove finalists: This season, the Royals have four infielders with a top-3 SDI rating — according to the latest August update. Vinnie Pasquantino (3.7 SDI rating) is third among AL first basemen. He sits behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (4.6) and Christian […]
It’s a testament to the Toronto Blue Jays’ resiliency that despite being a bit of a selling ballclub at the trade deadline, they remain in the periphery of the AL Wild Card race. Even after suffering a 13-2 beatdown against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, they stand just 3.5 games back of the third […] The post Blue Jays could get pivotal Josh Smith boost soon appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Royals pounced on the Blue Jays Thursday evening, beginning the game with a home from Carter Jensen and finishing it with a 13-2 victory. One day after the nine-game winning streak ended, the Royals looked no worse for wear. Noah Cameron started the game and looked like his second-half self. He pitched six innings, […]
Royals A Lot Blue Jays Not Much That was bad right from the start. Spencer Arrighetti gave up two runs in the first (one in a game opening home run) and two runs in the second. He ended up going four innings, with four runs (three earned, Arrighetti made the error), five hits, two walks […]
The Kansas City Royals’ nine-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Toronto, but Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco frame it as a strong stretch rather than any kind of collapse. Bobby Witt Jr. stays in the AL MVP conversation, though the offensive edge right now still points toward Yordan Alvarez. […]