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Happy Opening Day! With the season about to begin, we brought together our writers to preview the season and discuss what concerns them, what they are hopeful about, and how the Royals will perform in 2026. Did the Royals do enough this offseason? Brian Henry: What is enough? To go to the playoffs, yes. To […]
The Royals took a small step backward in 2025, but they still finished with back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since they won pennants in 2014 and 2015. With the core of the team that fell five games out of a playoff spot last year intact, the front office made a bet on consistency […]
In case you missed it, here is the Opening Day roster for your 2026 Kansas City Royals Below this tweet on X, the Royals announced a series of roster moves. Here is everything you need to know about the Royals opening day contest against the Atlanta Braves. Also, on Friday, the AAA teams will have […]
The 2026 MLB season kicks off tonight at 7:05pm tonight on ESPN Fox Sports Netflix, because of course we are starting with some streaming. It is the first day of the new season, but there are only two teams playing, which never quite feels like an actual opening day. Either way I’m excited that we […]
In 1989, the Royals had the third-best record in baseball, but fell short of a playoff spot because of the “Bash Brothers” Oakland Athletics and the lack of a Wild Card in baseball. They had an emerging superstar in Bo Jackson, a future Hall of Famer in George Brett, the reigning AL Cy Young winner […]
The Royals made a flurry of moves to finalize their 26-man roster, including placing infielder Michael Massey and pitchers Stephen Kolek and James McArthur on the Injured List. Those moves allowed speedster Tyler Tolbert to make the team. The Royals also designated outfielder Drew Waters for assignment, and added reliever Eli Morgan to the 40-man […]
Baseball begins today! The season kicks off with Opening Night between the Yankees and Giants. The Royals open the season tomorrow in Atlanta against the Braves. With the season beginning, it is time to put out the predictions. Earlier this week we asked readers to give their predictions on the season, and over 200 of you responded […]
Charlie O. Finley had a lot of crazy ideas during his time as owner of the Athletics. Some of the ideas, like having a designated hitter for the pitcher, night games for the World Series, ball girls manning the foul lines, and brightly colored uniforms, were ahead of their time. He also had radio broadcasts […]
Baseball America tosses in Kansas City Royals pitching prospect Kendry Chourio as a candidate for the next overall top pitching prospect. Under the sweltering heat in Goodyear, Chourio proved to be every bit as advertised. And so far in the backfields and in spring training this year, it’s been more of the same, suggesting a […]
Well, I don’t think the Royals are going to end up with the Cactus League Crown this year. At 9-20, the Royals have not exactly played great during Spring Training. The good news is twofold: first, that all of Kansas City’s best players were playing in the World Baseball Classic. Two, that Spring Training doesn’t […]
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The season starts Friday, and it’s time for everyone who hasn’t yet made their projections for […]
Over the course of the offseason, I settled on a new framing device for how to look at a baseball team and its chances of making the playoffs. The common thought around baseball goes like this: “You’re going to win 54 games, you’re going to lose 54 games. It’s what happens in the other 54 […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about Carlos Estévez’s decreased velocity, but the Royals trust his process. The performance was staggering. Estévez didn’t allow a run but issued three walks. His velocity was down and it set off a few alarms. Estévez did pitch better two days later against the San Francisco Giants — but there’s still a […]
Cactus League play has wrapped up, so the Royals begin their seemingly-annual exhibition trip to Dallas to play the Rangers at Globe Life in advance of Opening Day. It’s not spring training, it’s not the regular season, it’s…baseball purgatory I guess. I’ve heard you don’t want to be flying around Atlanta right now anyway. Huge […]
By the time we hit Friday, March 27th, it’ll be 180 days since the Kansas City Royals played a regular-season game. So much has changed since then; the Royals have been active, trading and signing players to fill the holes in their roster from last season. In fact, three different Royals who started that afternoon […]
The Twins had a purported “fire sale” last summer, but they didn’t completely clear out the racks of all their talent. They still have All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the field – while he’s still healthy – and All-Star pitcher Joe Ryan. However, they have decimated much of their depth, and it will be up […]
The season is here — and it’s time to ask the big question: How good can the Royals actually be? In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco deliver a full Kansas City Royals season preview, breaking down the starting rotation, offensive projections, and key roster battles shaping the team […]
Hope springs eternal, and never is that phrase more applicable in baseball than February and March. Players start showing up to Spring Training in great shape, and the excuses–legitimate or not–of the previous year are washed away. Injuries healed. Disappointments left behind. During Spring Training, you can easily convince yourself that just about everyone can […]
Anne Rogers writes that the Royals are putting the finishing touches on their roster. Massey will stay back in Arizona as the team heads to Texas, allowing him to get more at-bats in Minor League Spring Training games and fully test his running. He played second base on Saturday and is scheduled to play the […]
It’s time to predict how the season will play out! How will the Royals do? Who will win MVP? Who will end up playing in the World Series? Give us your predictions on the Royals, the playoffs, and awards for the 2026 season by filling out this short survey. You can see last year’s predictions here. […]
The name Larry Stahl won’t ring with any younger baseball fans, but older fans will remember Stahl for a couple of key events in Kansas City and baseball history. The Kansas City Athletics signed the 19-year-old Stahl as a free agent shortly after his high school graduation. He spent the first four seasons of his […]
The Cactus League ends today. The Royals will finish with more than twice as many losses as wins, thanks to losing the core of their team to the WBC for two weeks. But the boys are back in town. Until tomorrow, when they head to Texas for two more exhibition games before finally, blessedly, beginning […]
The Royals are making noise on the global stage — and baseball itself may be on the verge of change. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down a dramatic World Baseball Classic run, highlighted by Venezuela’s upset over Team USA and standout performances from Kansas City Royals […]
Jaylon Thompson talks to J.J. Picollo about the performance of Royals players at the World Baseball Classic. “Exactly what we witnessed was what you hope they get out of it,” Picollo said. “High-intensity games helps development. You kind of get to see how your players play in the big moments, and our guys did great. […]
At 3 PM Kansas City time, the Royals and Rangers prospects will kick off a Spring Breakout game, meant to highlight what the two farm systems have to offer. The rosters have been set, but here is the starting lineup for that game: For many Royals fans, this will be the first opportunity to see […]