\"A dim view of humanity\" -Lee Judge
Something I wrote in Friday night’s recap keeps parading through my mind. This team was constructed to be a team with a high floor and enough talent to play consistently above-average, but without top-end potential outside Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans. The flaw with this build shows in road trips like the one they’re […]
It was a pitcher’s duel all day in the Twin Cities. The offense’s got going late, but it was the Royals getting the last laugh, beating the Twins 3-2 after a 2-run top of the 9th inning. Carter Jensen hit a leadoff homer to the right field seats off Joe Ryan. The first career leadoff […]
The Royals dropped last night’s contest 5-3 to the Twins after a disastrous, 4-run bottom of the 6th inning. It evens the four-game series at a game apiece, with the Royals taking Thursday’s contest 8-6. On the season, the Royals are 3-2 against the Twins. They are 3-5 on the current 10-game road trip. Luinder […]
Anne Rogers writes about a whirlwind day for Josh Rojas on Thursday, with a hit at Triple-A in the afternoon, and the game-winning hit in the big leagues that evening. “I can’t imagine having a travel day like that,” said Michael Massey, who homered in the fourth inning. “And then having to come in and […]
Despite a rain delay of over an hour, the game started off so well for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. took a one-out walk, Vinnie Pasquantino hit an RBI double, then Jac Caglianone drove him in with his own double. The Royals wouldn’t score again until a weak groundout in the ninth brought home Caglianone […]
For the second game in a row, the Royals won with ninth-inning runs. Tonight, perhaps they can make things a little bit easier on those of us who already suffer from various heart, blood pressure, or anxiety diseases. Michael Wacha will take the mound for KC. His last start, against Texas, didn’t go so great. […]
Last night I went to a trivia night contest at a local bar and one of the questions was – what number are the three uniform numbers retired by the Royals all divisible by? (answer below*) Retired numbers are reserved for the greatest in club history. But we all have our favorites that weren’t necessarily […]
If there’s one mantra about hitting that’s become very popular lately, it’s got to be some variation of “hit the ball hard.” Statcast has made exit velocities very visible and a very big deal, and the sabermetric revolution has broadly valued power hitting in favor of contact hitting. So you might think that the Kansas […]
Maikel Garcia is close to returning, writes Jaylon Thompson. “A lot better,” Garcia said before the game in Minneapolis. “(I was) running yesterday at like 65% and today was like 80-something. Just ready to come off the bench and try to help the team.” Garcia did defensive work in Cincinnati. He admitted that the injury […]
In a game that featured a rain delay in the middle of it, the Royals prevailed in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins, 8-6. After losing their first three games of their current road trip, the Royals have won three out of their last four, including their last two. Josh Rojas, called up earlier […]
Welcome back to Thursday baseball. I had a couple of weeks off to recharge the ol’ game thread and recap batteries. The Royals played every other day of the week, so let’s see how they di— Oh. Oh, no. Well, on the bright side, they took the series from the Reds in Cincinnati. Going into […]
The Royals announce they have called up utility player Josh Rojas, and that pitcher Stephen Kolek has gone on family emergency leave. To make room on the 40-man roster, Jonathan India was officially placed on the 60-day Injured List. India is out for the year, following shoulder surgery. Rojas is a six-year MLB veteran who […]
The Twins were big-time sellers at last year’s trade deadline, making many feel they were going for a rebuild. But they retained big stars like Byron Buxton and Joe Ryan, and have been a fairly middling team this year hovering near .500 most of the year. They have lost six of their last eight games, […]
As we enter the season’s third month, with the Royals all but technically eliminated from playoff contention but still a bit too early to speculate about the trade deadline, it seems like a good time to take stock of how they could have handled the offseason better. Matthew LaMar already looked at how some of […]
Nick Loftin chose a really good time to hit his first home run on the season. The Royals found their resilience to go with a few desperately needed bullpen answers Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Nick Loftin belted his first home run of the season in a three-run ninth as the Royals claimed […]
Stephen Kolek gave up just two runs over seven innings and Michael Massey’s ninth inning gave the Royals a lead in a 5-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday night. The win in Cincy gave the Royals just their second road series of the year. Both starters were dealing tonight, but the Royals were able […]
After yet another heartbreaking loss yesterday, the Royals will attempt to win the series against the Reds this evening. Getting the series would be a nice way to start this road trip for a team in desperate need of some positive momentum. It will be Stephen Kolek taking the ball for Kansas City today. He […]
Online All-Star voting has begun, allowing fans to send their favorite players to the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, to be held Tuesday, July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Here are the Royals on the online ballot, which you can find at royals.com/allstar. Fans can vote up to five times per day. Voting will […]
Many announcers and writers have called Salvador Perez a future Hall of Famer, but I do not think that he is going to make it to Cooperstown. Two things have kept him in that tier just below elite. First, he is a free-swinger in an era where on-base percentage is valued higher than batting average, […]
The Kansas City Royals came together in support of fan Sarah Nauser on Lou Gehrig Day. Sporting “Fight Like A Girl” T-shirts, players, coaches and staff surrounded Sarah Nauser and her supportive husband, Lonnie, in her customized wheelchair, designed to take her wherever her beloved Royals are playing. Tuesday night, on Lou Gehrig Day across […]
Tonight, the Kansas City Royals lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3. The Royals blew a 3-0 lead and were walked off for the sixth time on the season. It is June 2. Kansas City is now on pace for 16 walkoff losses on the season, which is a lot. The last time they even had […]
Better late than never? Royals lineup Reds lineup
The Royals announced they have called up pitcher Beck Way from Triple-A Omaha and claimed outfielder Matthew Lugo off waivers from the Angels. Lugo has been assigned to Omaha, and the Royals optioned reliever Eli Morgan to the Storm Chasers as well. The Royals also announced Bailey Falter has cleared waivers and has been outrighted […]
The Royals have lost 16 of 20 games, and are now just a half game from having the worst record in baseball in early June. The season has been a huge disappointment for a team that largely returned a roster coming off back-to-back winning seasons and was expecting to contend for a post-season spot. When […]
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 (26-30, 8.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 5 of 6 at home to […]