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The Royals’ bullpen took another hit on Friday when the team announced Nick Mears has been placed on the Injured List with right shoulder impingement. The Royals recalled reliever Eric Cerantola from Triple-A Omaha to replace him on the roster. Mears pitched on Wednesday, giving up two walks and two hits among the six Yankees […]
The Rangers won their first championship in 2023, in part by spending a lot on free agents. But they had to pay the piper, and since then they have been a middling team around .500, missing the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Kansas City Royals (22-34) vs. Texas Rangers (25-31) at Globe […]
I went to my second Kansas City Royals game of the season on Wednesday night. I was in great company and just love being at a live baseball game, I was as depressed about the team leaving Kauffman Stadium after a 7-0 loss at the hands of the New York Yankees as I have been […]
The 2026 Kansas City Royals season has taken a difficult turn, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are not pretending otherwise. This episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast navigates a bleak stretch of baseball with the honesty and perspective that have defined the show through the tough times. The episode opens with the latest roster […]
Hello, and welcome to my column about positivity. Please leave all negative feelings at the door as they won’t be tolerated. Lol, just kidding, I’m a super negative person. I’m Irish, an attorney, and a Kansas City sports fan. I never stood a chance. But sometimes I have these terrible bouts of optimism. They’re rare, […]
Oof. I thought we’d get something lighter after last Friday. I don’t think the last week made things better. Max covered the labor negotiations so I’m just going to link to that article here. I know there are a lot of opportunities for jokes here. But, in all seriousness, here’s a chance do good. Donate […]
Once upon a time, Kansas City was effectively the farm team of the Yankees despite being a fellow major league franchise. They were the Athletics back then, but flash forward to modern times and Kansas City felt like a home away from home as the Yankees demolished the Royals. After sweeping them to open up […]
There’s nothing like the good feelings after a sweep. Gerrit Cole was even more impressive than in his first start post-Tommy John surgery and the game never felt particularly close. The Yankees really took it to the Royals this week in Kansas City, running up their personal winning streak against them to 14 since they […]
Despite being on the Injured List, Matt Strahm is still mentoring Daniel Lynch IV. He stood up from the bench to go get his warmup bands and start his routine in case the bullpen phone rang. That is, until a hand clamped down on his shoulder. “Sit down,” Matt Strahm remembers telling Lynch. “This isn’t […]
The Yankees kept it rolling over the Royals, making it 14 straight overall against Kansas City while sweeping the season series. Behind a vintage Gerrit Cole performance and a huge night from Ben Rice, the Yankees came away with a 7-0 victory over the Royals. If Tuesday night was about fireworks, Wednesday night was about […]
The Royals were swept by the Yankees in the season series for the second year in a row, losing Wednesday evening 7-0. Tonight’s game was a pitchers’ duel through the first six innings. The 17th batter of the evening, Michael Massey, was the first hitter who managed to reach base when he hit a liner […]
It’s alive! The Yankees’ offense finally erupted Tuesday night and the result was absolutely beautiful. New York launched six home runs, every starter recorded at least two hits (a first in franchise history), and the Yankees buried Kansas City early in a historic offensive explosion. The Bombers reached base 29 times on 24 hits and […]
Gerrit Cole (#45, 35, RHP, 0-0, 0.00) vs. Noah Cameron (#65, 26, LHP, 2-3, 4.72) YANKEES 1B P. The post Yankees (33-22) @ Royals (22-33), Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
A 13.97 ERA? Yup, that'll get you designated for assignment. The Kansas City Royals had no choice but to DFA left-handed reliever Bailey Falter after his disastrous nine-hit, seven-run outing over 2.1 innings on Tuesday night. Falter was a full-time starter for the previous four seasons, but took on a swing role with the Royals at the end of last season and again this year, with two starts and three relief appearances in 2026. But no matter what stage of the game he took the mound, it wa...
After blowing a lead in the ninth on Monday and a drubbing last night, the Royals once again find themselves on the verge of a sweep at the hands of the Yankees. Kansas City has not been able to rebound from a slow start and now has too many pitching injuries. At least today they […]
After a blowout on Tuesday, the Royals announced that starting pitcher Bailey Falter has been designated for assignment. Falter gave up seven runs to the Yankees, recording just seven outs. Mason Black was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. Falter appeared in five games this year, giving up 15 runs in 9.2 innings for a 13.97 ERA. […]
It seems like a long time ago now, but the Royals were in the playoffs as recently as 2024. They vanquished the Baltimore Orioles, setting up a matchup against the Yankees in the ALDS. The series was quickly developing a villain for Royals fans – Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. He had a cocky attitude […]
From Robert Falkoff: The Yankees had the best of all worlds going for them on Tuesday. With the The post Yankees.com: Schlittler doesn’t let up as Yankees pile on in 12th straight win over Royals appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
Even in the games they ended up winning, the Yankees haven’t had a ton of relaxed games recently, but that’s what they had Tuesday night against the Royals. Led by an Amed Rosario home run, the Yankees jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning and kept the offense going from there. […]
ESPN names Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. as the frontrunner for AL MVP. Witt has had a pedestrian start at the plate, posting a batting average and on-base percentage in line with past seasons but with an isolated power number that’s down — or at least it will be until he goes on […]
Another day, another late-inning lead lost by the Detroit Tigers, who saw the visiting Los Angeles Angels put up a five-spot in the eighth inning en route to a 10-6 defeat of the hometown crew. The Motor City Kitties scored six runs for the first time since a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals […]
Tuesday marked the 1,200th game in the already historic career of Aaron Judge. He became the 33rd Yankee to reach that plateau in pinstripes and the player with the most home runs by game 1,200 in MLB history with 385, 58 ahead of Ralph Kiner. The captain and his teammates marked the occasion with aplomb, […]
One of my pet theorems about the Kansas City Royals franchise and their fans is that nobody really knows what winning looks like, what good players look like. It’s a point of view naturally warped by decades of mediocrity punctuated by brief seasons of excitement. Tonight, the New York Yankees crushed the Royals 15-1 and […]
Things are really bleak right now. The Kansas City Royals have five wins since May 6. The New York Yankees, and their many fans, are in town looking for their fifth consecutive win against the Royals this year. That’s underselling it, actually; the Yankees have defeated the Royals in the last 11 consecutive regular season […]
Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 6-2, 1.50) vs. Bailey Falter (#36, 29, LHP, 0-1, 9.82) YANKEES CF T. The post Yankees (32-22) @ Royals (22-32), Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .