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Kansas City Royals news: The City Council approves ballpark funding

The City Council approved a $600 million funding commitment for a downtown ballpark on Thursday. More information about the financing will be published tomorrow ahead of the TIF Commission’s meeting, officials said. The City Council would be expected to vote on creating a TIF district and on formally issuing bonds for the stadium. The council […]

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Royals mop the Athletics, win fifth straight

Bobby Witt Jr. homered in the bottom of the first inning to give the Royals the lead over the Athletics, a lead Kansas City would never relinquish as they completed the four-game mop, winning 6-2. What’s a mop? you might ask. Well, on the radio, Jake Eisenberg mentioned how the baseball podcast Cespedes Family BBQ […]

Royals vs Athletics August 20th game discussion

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to Thursday Afternoon Baseball featuring the Kansas City Royals. In today’s episode, the Good Guys look for win no. 5 in a row (which would also be six out of seven) against the dastardly Athletics, who, once upon a time, called Kansas City home. Now, they’re the only team […]

Kansas City Royals news: A late inning surge brings joy

Before the comeback last night, Jac Caglianone left the game with a sore ankle. That hot streak continued in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-7 win over the Athletics, as Caglianone collected an infield single. Two innings later, Caglianone was hit by a pitch. But in the fifth inning, John Rave unexpectedly pinch-hit for […]

Royals vs. Athletics August 19th game discussion

Game 3 with the Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s will see the Royals going for a series win before the day game finishes off the four-game set tomorrow afternoon. This evening will feature Seth Lugo versus Gage Jump. Lugo has had an up and down season with some pretty disappointing overall numbers. Jump is a lefty whose […]

What can San Diego teach Kansas City about downtown baseball?

A recent business trip took me to San Diego for a few days, and I was able to squeeze in several baseball experiences. First, we got a look at the site of old Lane Field, which is on the waterfront west of downtown. There’s nothing left of the old ballpark, which was home to the […]

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Kansas City Royals news: Stadium renderings, process dominate KC headlines

David Lesky looks at the Kansas City Royals lineup being back to a familiar sight after Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia’s returns Monday. The first pitch of the game could not have gone any more poorly. The rest of the game was probably a whole lot more like what JJ Picollo and Matt Quatraro envisioned […]

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Royals score three in the ninth inning to walk off the Athletics

Tonight, the Kansas City Royals played an “Uno reverse” card on their opponents, the Athletics: most of the time this season, it’s been the boys in blue who have blown the ninth inning. Not tonight. On this eve, the Royals scored a trio of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to claim a […]

Royals vs. Athletics August 18 game discussion

The boyz are back, baby!!!! Jac, Vinnie, Maikel, Bob, everyone’s here—on offense, as it were. Yesterday, they scored a bunch of runs. It was delightful. Today, they will need to score a bunch of runs. The Royals are inexplicably sticking Daniel Lynch IV in the rotation. Lynch’s career splits are super obvious: as a starter, […]

Lucas Erceg demoted, Carlos Durán called up

The Royals were hoping Lucas Erceg could be the shutdown reliever in their bullpen. Instead, he has struggled with his command all year and has been a big reason why they have the second-worst bullpen ERA in baseball. Today, the team finally optioned him to Omaha, calling up reliever Carlos Durán to replace him. Durán […]

Royals Review Reacts Survey – Time to lock Jac up?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Jac Caglianone has been on an absolute heater for the month of August. He is slashing .424/.443/.746/1.189 with 5 home runs, good for a 227 wRC+; […]

The biggest excuse for the Royals offense has now expired

There is a lot of incentive for Kansas City Royals principal owner John Sherman, general manager JJ Picollo, and manager Matt Quatraro to make excuses for this year’s poor team performance. It keeps the public more invested, and frankly to do anything else would admit that something in the organization needs to change—which hasn’t really […]

Cameron Looks Unstoppable While the Royals’ Roster Keeps Shifting

The Kansas City Royals finally won a road series, and Noah Cameron made sure the finale was memorable with a one-hit complete-game shutout in Anaheim that Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco treat as the centerpiece of this episode. The Royals had not won a road series in more than two months, making the victory over […]

This Week in the Minors: Lucas Braun continues to impress

This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (56-61, 14.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 3 of 4 to the Columbus […]

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Kansas City Royals News: Garcia and Pasquantino are back

The Royals offense got a boost with Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia returning from the injured list. On Monday, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino and third baseman Maikel Garcia were reinstated to the 40-man roster from the injured list after their rehab assignments. Garcia has been sidelined since June 23 and missed 46 games with a […]

Royals offense explodes in victory over Athletics

The Athletics struck first, a Jeff McNeil homer on the first pitch of the game, to go ahead against Michael Wacha right at the start. But the Royals roared back, scoring in five separate innings, to win the game 9-5 in Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia’s return from the injured list. The two returning players […]

Royals vs Athletics, August 17 Live Discussion

The vagabond Athletics will make their annual journey to Kansas City for the home series this week. They stand at 49-75. Heading into July, FanGraphs playoff odds had them about equal to the Astros for making the playoffs. They have had some truly unfortunate injury issues, with Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers both on the […]

Vinnie and Maikel return, Royals cut Marte

The Royals will get some familiar faces back in the lineup tonight with the return of Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia. Both players were activated from the Injured List today, but to make room for them, the Royals demoted infielder Josh Rojas and designated outfielder Starling Marte for assignment. The team also added left-hander Connor […]

Athletics series preview: Their rebuild suffers a setback

The Athletics had three consecutive 90+ loss seasons, but appeared to be improving with a 76-win season last year built on a core of solid hitters like Brent Rooker, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler, and Jacob Wilson. They got off to a good start and were at .500 in mid-June before injuries […]

The best hitting MLB debuts in Royals history

Cardinals outfielder Joshua Báez was called up to play in his first MLB game on Saturday. He homered three times, and by the end he was receiving applause from the Wrigley faithful. That’s right, Cubs fans were congratulating a Cardinals player. His performance may have been the best MLB debut ever, which got me thinking […]

Kansas City Royals news: Almost a no-no from Noah

Noah Cameron continued his run of dominance with a complete game, one-hit shutout on Sunday. “He was in command all day,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “It was efficient. The last two innings were probably the most stressful innings, and he made big pitches, getting strikeouts in the last couple innings there with the changeup. […]

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Cameron dazzles again as Royals shut out Angels to win series

Noah Cameron threw a complete game shutout, continuing his unbelievable stretch on the mound, as the Royals took the rubber match against the Angels on Sunday afternoon, with a 3-0 win. Today was game number five of Cameron calling his own pitches, and with the stats backing me up, he’s basically been Cy Young. In […]

Royals at Angels, August 16 live discussion

It’s rubber match day in Anaheim, as the Royals dropped last night’s contest 1-0. They did win a back-and-forth affair on Friday, 7-6. The Royals are 4-1 this year against the Los Angeles Angels. Noah Cameron will start for the Royals today; here are the starters behind him. The Angels have a slightly worse record […]