The Cubs (67-49) finished their homestand on a high note, sweeping the Dodgers and winning the final four games to finish with a 5-2 record. They have moved a season-high 18 games over .500 as MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the way with spectacular play after spectacular play. The schedule now gets a little bit …
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ICYMI, the Royals picked up pitcher Luke Little yesterday. PJ Green at The Star also wrote about the transaction. Jaylon Thompson profiled Luke Maile: However, that’s exactly who Maile is. The journeyman catcher is a fearless leader and trusted voice in the Royals’ clubhouse. “He’s always the mic man,” Royals utilityman Tyler Tolbert said. “And […]
The Royals list southpaw Daniel Lynch IV as their probable starter for tomorrow’s series opener against the Cubs. He’ll oppose Kevin Gausman in the veteran righty’s team debut with Chicago. It’s the first start of the season for Lynch. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that the Royals intend to give the 29-year-old lefty a legitimate rotation audition. […]
The Minnesota Twins rallied late to defeat the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night, 4-3. In doing so, the Twins snapped their four-game losing streak to get within a half-game of the final American League Wild Card spot while the Royals fell back to 20 games under .500. The Royals led for most of the […]
The Minnesota Twins desperately needed a win tonight against the Kansas City Royals for a variety of reasons. One reason: to win a game in August. Another couple reasons: to keep pace in the American League Central and Wild Card races. One more reason: to see if the offense is alive. Bailey Ober kept the […]
The Chicago Cubs picked up a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon in a make-up game from earlier this season. It was a single game between the two clubs, and the Cubs will head to Kansas City to take on the Royals this weekend. However, the Cubs did make a notable […]
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Good evening, Royals fans. It’s Thursday night, it’s been raining a lot today, but hey, at the time of this writing, there’s baseball to be played between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, the finale of a three-game series in which the Royals won the first two. Tonight’s game is also the last […]
FIRST PITCH: 640p CentralTELEVISION: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), ESPN Application (why?)RADIO: WCCO 830 AM “News/Talk”, KMNB 102.9 FM “The Wolf”, Pablo López Baseball Network, Audacy ApplicationKNOW THE FOE: Royals Review The Minnesota Twins look to salvage something… anything… from this series with the Kansas City Royals. The series is lost, but they have […]
The Royals continue to search for pitching, claiming young left-hander Luke Little off waivers from the Cubs today. Little has appeared in 40 games over parts of the last four seasons with the Cubs with a 2.97 ERA, showing great velocity, but poor control. Little was a fourth round pick in the 2020 draft out […]
The Chicago Cubs say goodbye to a former first-rounder, as left-hander Luke Little has been claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals. Little had been designated for assignment by Chicago three days prior.The Cubs had overhauled their pitching staff at the trade deadline. They acquired Clay Holmes, Kevin Gausman, Braxton Garrett, and Ryan Zeferjahn. […]
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Right-hander Dan Altavilla has opted out of his minor league deal with the Royals, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He is now a free agent and can be signed by any club. Altavilla, 33, signed with the Royals in late May. He has been with Triple-A Omaha since then, appearing in 20 […]
Zion Rose, the Royals 1st round pick last month, debuted last night in Quad Cities, the Royals High-A affiliate, he went 0-5 with a pair of strikeouts. Michael Lombardi (4.2 IP) and Jhon Reyes (2.1 IP) threw a combined no-hitter in the second game of the Columbia Fireflies doubleheader last night, the Royals Low-A affiliate. […]
Noah Cameron continued his recent run of success and decided to dominate the Twins for a second start in a row. That allowed the Royals to win 2-1 despite having some struggles at the plate of their own. We had a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel between maybe not the most likely of starters. Both Noah […]
First Chuck: 6:40 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Royals Review Usually, tonight’s Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals clash would be serenaded with a Matt Monitto song selection. I’m filling in for Matt tonight, so we’ll have a different sort of medium to […]
It was nice to see Bobby Witt Jr. back in action and looking at his full power last night. Game two of the series will commence tonight. Which Noah Cameron will we see? He put up 8 innings of 1 hit baseball last time out against this same Minnesota team. It was his second dominant […]
After a dominant series sweep of the Kansas City Royals to begin the home stand, the Colorado Rockies were swept at the hands of one of the best teams in baseball. Despite solid pitching from the home team, the Rockies offense could not solve the Tampa Bay Rays staff, falling 4-0 for their fifth shutout […]
The Kansas City Royals are well out of the American League Wild Card race as August begins. Just two years after making the postseason, they are tumbling into another season of mediocrity. The Royals sold some pieces at the MLB trade deadline, but held onto starting pitchers Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo. Keeping both of […]
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The trade deadline was on Monday. But the Royals are still working out some deals! Minor leaguers are not subject to the trade deadline, so the Royals have reportedly acquired infielder Jacob Berry from the Marlins, according to a report from Isaac Azout at Fish On First. Berry was hitting .251/.372/.362 with four home runs […]
The Royals have acquired infielder/outfielder Jacob Berry from the Marlins, reports Isaac Azout of Fish on First. The Marlins get cash in return. Though the trade deadline has passed, trades are still allowed for players who haven’t been on a 40-man roster all season, as MLBTR explained earlier today. Acquiring Berry would have been more […]
The Chicago Cubs finalized Kevin Gausman’s debut plan Wednesday after acquiring the veteran starter from the Toronto Blue Jays. The trade strengthens Chicago’s rotation, with Gausman scheduled to debut Friday against the Kansas City Royals. The Cubs landed the veteran righty on Sunday in exchange for prospects Ty Southisene and Brett Bateman. The deal brought […]
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The Kansas City Royals announced a litany of moves ahead of Tuesday’s return to action, but the injury situation gets worse. Royals starters Luinder Avila and Stephen Kolek are slated for Tommy John surgery today, putting their 2027 availability into question. “It’s been a tough year injury-wise all the way around,” Quatraro said. “You know, […]
Bobby Witt Jr. is the best Kansas City Royals’ best player. The only problem is that he has been on the injured list for the last 11 games. But tonight, he was back in the lineup, and he immediately made his presence known. So, too, did Kyle Isbel, in his first game back since June […]
The Royals got on the board first tonight against Joe Ryan. A pair of singles followed by a sac-fly RBI by Salvador Perez got the job done. Then, Michael Massey ripped a double to left-center to make it 2-0, Royals. The Twins, who struggled against Randy Dobnak the last time they faced him, continued those […]
Today, Salvador Perez will be crowned the Kansas City Royals Home Run King. I suppose technically he was crowned that in the record books the moment he hit #318. But today, right around the time this is scheduled to publish, Salvy will be honored with an on-field ceremony. Before the game, Royals players were wearing […]
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: Royals Review After getting some needed pitching help at the trade deadline, the Twins will face off against the Royals. On the mound this evening will be Joe Ryan and Randy Dobnak. Last time […]