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Witt, Jensen, Caglianone finalists for All-MLB Team
Major League Baseball has announced its finalists for the All-MLB Team, with Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone, and Carter Jensen among the nominees. Fans can vote on the nominees at www.mlb.com/all-mlb/ballot through October 9 with winners to be announced at the MLB Awards on November 11 on MLB Network. Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is second […]
Ten statistics that defined the Royals 2026 season
The 2026 Royals season did not go as expected. After back-to-back winning seasons, the Royals felt they had the core of a team that could return to the postseason with a few minor tweaks to the roster. No team in the division won more than 85 games, so even a mediocre season would have put […]
Good riddance, 2026 Royals season
When the 2026 Kansas City Royals season came to a close on Sunday, there were only three words bouncing around in my head: “Well, that sucked.” Objectively, this year’s Royals squad was awful. They lost 93 games and were bad in pretty much all facets of the game. Though they improved from last year at […]
Kansas City Royals news: This 2026 Royals season is over
Michael Wacha reached the 200-innings mark this year, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Yeah, getting to that 200 mark is definitely a cool feeling,” Wacha said. “It’s always been a goal of mine as a starting pitcher to reach that number. And yeah, definitely a cool memory that I’ll have.” Wacha gave up six runs — although […]
Vinnie powers Royals to season finale victory
It wasn’t the headlining professional sports game in Kansas City on Sunday afternoon, but the Royals beat the Guardians 3-2 to conclude their 2026 season, thanks for two homers from Vinnie Pasquantino. The Royals got on the board in the bottom of the first, when Maikel Garcia led off with a walk, Jac Caglianone doubled […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 27 live game discussion
This is it. The miserable 2026 Royals season finally ends today. They are 1-4 on the homestand so far, they are 68-93 on the season. Daniel Lynch IV starts today. Here are the Royals starters today. The Guardians clinched the division and a bye into the ALDS after their win last night against the Royals. […]
Wacha reaches 200 innings but gives up a bunch of runs; Royals lose again
Things started off so well for the Royals, but one error led to a disaster second inning, and the Royals could never recover. They ultimately fell to the 2026 AL Central Division Champion Cleveland Guardians by a score of 11-5. Michael Wacha faced only three in the first inning, and the offense went to work […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 25 live game discussion
Well, folks. It’s been a…well I was going to say it’s been a good season. But it hasn’t. So I’ll say, “It’s been a season.” This is my last game preview for the 2026 Royals calendar. I, along with the rest of the usual suspects, will be posting discussion threads for the playoffs, but even […]
Kansas City Royals news: The last weekend of Royals baseball
Noah Cameron’s last start of the year did not go well, writes Jaylon Thompson. Cleveland first pounded KC left-handed starter Noah Cameron. He surrendered seven runs (six earned) in five innings. “I made some bad pitches,” Cameron said. “Some tough plays, which happens, since it’s baseball. But yeah, I think it just got out of […]
Royals can’t overcome multitude of mistakes in loss
If I hadn’t known any better, I would have assumed the Royals were the team that were partying late into the night and didn’t get into town until 3 AM. They played perhaps their sloppiest game of the season and despite the fact that Gavin Williams didn’t have anything approaching his best stuff, the Royals […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 25 live game discussion
Today is my penultimate game thread for the 2026 MLB Regular season. You might have noticed I’ve been using that word a lot lately. You’ve probably guessed it’s my favorite word. You’re right. Last time we were together, Noah Cameron was performing his penultimate start to the season. Today is the ultimate. It would be […]
Guardians series preview: The end
The Guardians coming to town to end the season rubs salt in the wound of this season. Cleveland has been completely ordinary. They were at .500 a few games into September, and yet they have already clinched a playoff spot and are in control their own destiny to win the division this weekend, one game […]
The Royals have a perfect first base solution, but there’s no way they’ll do it
Last year, Vinnie Pasquantino started slowly and then eventually came around to put together a solid year. The hope was that this year, Vinnie would pick up where he left off and skip the “started slowly” part. That did not happen. Vinnie started slowly and then he got hurt, putting an unfortunate middle step in […]
Royals Roughed Up At Home with Three Games to Go + Org Awards!
The Kansas City Royals are limping to the finish line, but Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco use this episode to focus on what actually matters now: who is trending up, who is running out of runway, and which young arms might reshape the offseason conversation. A rough loss to the White Sox underscored just how […]
You should pick a playoff team (or more) to root for
We are entering the final week of the regular season. The playoff field is mostly set, with, realistically, just the Rangers battling the Astros for the AL West – the loser stays home – and the White Sox battling the Guardians for the AL Central – the loser gets the final Wild Card spot. The […]
Kansas City Royals news: Denny’s 8000th Royals Game is tonight!
Can you believe we’ve reached the last weekend of the regular season? Filling in for Anne Rogers, Jackson Stone at MLB.com writes about Denny: Matthews will be honored for his one-of-a-kind career on the television broadcast, as well as a special moment on the field, during Friday’s game in recognition of the achievement. But don’t […]
Dobnak roughed up, offense silent in Royals loss
Randy Dobnak failed to get out of the second inning while the offense managed just a single run against the White Sox Thursday afternoon as the Royals appropriately lost their 91st game of the season, 9-1. Chicago came out attacking Dobnak in the first inning. Through only 14 pitches, he’d already faced six batters and […]
Royals vs White Sox, September 24 game thread
Welcome to the final Thursday for the 2026 Kansas City Royals. It’s an afternoon home game against the playoff-hopeful Chicago White Sox. After today, the Royals will host the equally playoff-hopeful Cleveland Guardians to finish out the season. And oh boy what a season it’s been. If you haven’t already paid heed to my boy […]
Kansas City Royals news: The 5-game losing streak is over
Maikel Garcia was instrumental in the Royals 5-4 win last night, over the White Sox. KC raced to an early lead in the first inning. Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded singles to open the game. Jac Caglianone moved them into scoring position and Maikel Garcia drove them home with a two-run single. The […]
Bullpen is finally the hero rather than the goat in a Royals win.
Two big innings in the early going, one for each team, set up a tie game for much of the night. The Royals got the key run in the 7th to get their second lead of the night, and it held up for a 5-4 victory. Seth Lugo had a fairly easy first inning, which […]
Royals vs. White Sox September 23 game discussion
There was a brief moment for just over two weeks in August when the Royals went 13-2 and looked like they were putting some things together. Since then, they have lost series to the Marlins, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Astros, and then got swept by the Pirates. If they lose tonight, it will be […]
What lessons can the Royals learn from the Rays and Brewers?
The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers have both clinched playoff spots, and both are currently on pace to be the top seed in their respective leagues. They have done it despite each having a lower payroll than the Royals. The Brewers spent $145.6 million – less than half what the last place Mets spent […]
Kansas City Royals news: Last stand starts with a whimper
MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams looks ahead to the cold outlook for the Royals this coming offseason. Although the 2026 season was an immense disappointment, it’s unlikely that there will be sweeping changes made to organizational leadership. The Royals extended manager Matt Quatraro on a new three-year contract that covers the 2027-29 seasons — with […]
Inspired Royals offense not enough to overcome uninspired Royals pitching
The last time I was physically here at Kauffman Stadium for a baseball game was on September 4, where I witnessed Daniel Lynch IV immediately give up five runs in two innings and functionally take the Royals out of the contest before it began. I got worked up enough about it that I wrote about […]
Royals vs. White Sox 9/22 game discussion
It’s the last homestand of the year. That sentence brings no small measure of relief. This has been a trying season for the Royals, and it’s certainly been a trying last month for the Royals. They have lost 14 of their last 19 games. And unlike some past years where the Royals have pivoted to […]
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