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Royals @ Jays Game Thread

Game three with the Royals. A win would be nice. I spent part of the morning buying some fish. I have two good sized fish tanks, but they have been sitting empty for a year. We went on holiday for a month last year and our son watched the house, but he didn’t notice that […]

Royals vs Blue Jays, August 27th game discussion

Chins up, everyone. Unless the Royals winning streak had hit 25 games, they weren’t going to make the playoffs. And so they fell 16 games short of it. So what? That was quite the enjoyable stretch of baseball, and despite losing last night, I’m looking forward to tonight’s game. Noah Cameron is back on the […]

Michael Massey to the Injured List, Anthony Gose joins the pen

The Royals will be without second baseman Michael Massey for at least another week, as they placed him on the 7-day Injured List with a concussion. Massey hit his head on the turf after losing his balance on a play on Tuesday. The Royals recalled infielder Josh Rojas to replace him on the roster, and […]

Royals Select Anthony Gose

The Royals announced Thursday that they’ve selected the contract of lefty Anthony Gose from Triple-A Omaha. Kansas City also recalled infielder Josh Rojas. Fellow infielder Michael Massey heads to the seven-day concussion list, while righty Mason Black was optioned to Omaha. Gose, 36, hasn’t pitched in the majors since a brief run with the 2024 […]

Who could the Royals call up in September?

We are closing in on September call-up season, and to be honest, it snuck up on me. On September 1, rosters expand from 26 players to 28, meaning the Kansas City Royals can add two more guys to the Major League roster. Last September was an exciting time; the Royals called up then-#2 prospect Carter […]

Kansas City Royals news: The winning streak ends

A Nathan Lukes 3-run homer in the 4th inning, snapped the Royals 9-game winning streak last night, as the Royals were blanked by the Toronto bullpen game. Jac Caglianone returned last night (and struggled) but he has become a feared power hitter this season. In 2025, Jac Caglianone was searching. For results, for answers, for […]

Effectively Wild Episode 2523: Upon Further Review

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about takeaways from ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast on Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara, disappointing parity (46:41), the latest public-funding ballpark boondoggles in Kansas City and Tampa (52:22), and which AL wild card contender most deserves to squeak into October (1:12:58). Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Josh […]

Lukes Plays Hero, Jays Win

Royals 0 Blue Jays 3 I don’t like bullpen days, but teams are very successful on bullpen days. And the Jays have been especially successful on bullpen days. I don’t like them because we go through so many pitchers. It messes up the pen for the next few days. Today we used seven pitchers. Seven: […]

Blue Jays bullpen blanks Royals to end the winning streak

Kansas City had only a few opportunities to score and did not manage to cash in on any of them while the Blue Jays got one ball over the wall. It was enough to get a 3-0 victory and tie the series. The Royals 9-game win streak is at an end. The Toronto bullpen took […]

Royals @ Jays Game Thread

Game Two of Three with the Royals, who are now on a 9 game win streak. Ending it would be a good idea. Also it would be nice if we were make fewer mistakes. Vlad throwing wide of first (he leads first basemen with eight errors, for a .990 fielding average). And Lukes….well, we’ve talked […]

Royals vs. Blue Jays August 26th game discussion

Game two in Toronto has the lineups set. The Royals will be going for their 10th win in a row while the Blue Jays continue clinging to hope of sneaking into the wildcard. It will be Randy Dobnak on the mound for the Royals. He has thus far put up a sparkling ERA despite mediocre […]

A look back at the longest winning streaks in Royals history

After four months of underwhelming baseball, the Royals have inexplicably gone on a run, winning nine in a row. They’re just the fourth team in MLB history to be at least 24 games under .500 and go on a nine-game winning streak. In other words, this is not normal. And tonight, the Royals have a […]

John Schneider fed up with Blue Jays playing stupid baseball after latest dumb loss

The Toronto Blue Jays had a chance to make things interesting against the Kansas City Royals in their latest game, but it got worse before it could get even better. With the score 2-1 at one point, the Blue Jays just needed to get a tying run, but the offense struggled to get anything going […] The post John Schneider fed up with Blue Jays playing stupid baseball after latest dumb loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .

“F–king S–t I’m Dealing With”: Max Scherzer Erupts Over Umpire’s Missed Call That Blue Jays Had to Challenge

“Can we just play baseball? We’re humans. Can we just be judged by humans? Do we really need to disrupt the game? I think humans are defined by humans,” Max Scherzer said after his first appearance on the mound in Major League Baseball’s automated ball-strike system era back in February last year. Yet, when Royals’ […] The post “F–king S–t I’m Dealing With”: Max Scherzer Erupts Over Umpire’s Missed Call That Blue Jays Had to Challenge appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Jays Lose Another Frustrating Game

Royals 5 Blue Jays 3 Well, that was a frustrating game. As I said in the thread, we weren’t going to run the table. If they had to win every game left to get into the playoffs, it wasn’t going to happen. They need to win most of their games, but not all of them. […]

Royals vs. Blue Jays August 25 game discussion

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.” That’s one of the most famous quotes from 2008’s superhero film The Dark Knight. It’s also a quote that describes one Max Scherzer. Mad Max’s multi-color gaze has witnessed a lot of batters doing damage to his pitches recently, and he […]

Royals @ Jays Game Thread

The first of three against the Royals. Game #133. The Royals are on an eight-game win streak and are still last in the AL Central. And the Jays are down another starting pitcher. Thankfully Jameson Taillon should be back next week. But, this week, relievers are going to throw a lot of innings. Guys like […]

Jays/Royals Series Preview

The Jays start a three-game series against the AL Central last-place Kansas City Royals. The Royals are 58-74. But in August,, they are 12-9, and on an eight-game winning streak. On the season, they are 10th in the AL in runs scored, at 4.24 runs/game (Jays are last at 3.95). In runs allowed, they are […]

Does a Royals second-half surge mean anything?

The Royals have won eight in a row, and although its probably too late to make a real run, it can offer some hope for fans. There are, of course, plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the Royals’ second-half surge. There is nothing to play for, so these games can be downplayed a bit. […]

5 MLB Bridge League Prospects To Watch Heading Into 2027

Former MLB scout Jason Pennini dishes on five more players from the Rockies, Rangers and Royals who caught his eye in bridge league play. The post 5 MLB Bridge League Prospects To Watch Heading Into 2027 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .

Royals’ $25M Star Gets a Well Deserved Standing Ovation After Finally Breaking His 755 Games Streak

MLB is no stranger to moments worthy of a standing ovation. But sometimes, a milestone is so bizarre that it leaves an entire ballpark celebrating the unexpected. Salvador Perez gave the Kansas City Royals exactly that kind of moment on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals’ $25 million slugger raced to second with John Rave […] The post Royals’ $25M Star Gets a Well Deserved Standing Ovation After Finally Breaking His 755 Games Streak appeared first on EssentiallySports .