KANSAS CITY -- Seth Lugo was worried the ball was leaving the park. Parker Meadows was pretty sure the ball was gone. Javier Báez was certain of it. Adam Frazier appeared to be the only one with doubts about Meadows’ knock as it soared toward him in the third inning.

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KANSAS CITY -- Kyle Isbel ranged back toward the wall, fighting the pouring rain pounding his face and a slippery outfield begging for a scrambling fall. Isbel kept his composure, even when the wind slightly whipped the ball to his right and over his head. He outstretched his glove, jumped

This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers’ Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. KANSAS CITY -- In the top of the eighth inning Tuesday night, closer James McArthur was at the beginning of what would be a

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals brought in several relievers this offseason to remake the back end of their bullpen with strike throwers and veterans who can handle the moment. But the future of that unit still rests heavily on homegrown pieces, and one arrived in Kansas City on Thursday. The

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals received good and bad news on starter Alec Marsh on Thursday morning, a day after he was drilled by a 91.2 mph comebacker in the Royals’ win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The bad news was that an injured list seemed necessary after

KANSAS CITY -- The bullpen gates swung open in between the eighth and ninth innings Wednesday night, and the lights started flickering at Kauffman Stadium. Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” blared through the PA system louder than usual. For the first time in quite some time, the Royals are putting together

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals, Bobby Witt Jr. says, are not a superstitious group. Well, maybe only a little stitious. Several Royals players received a shipment of new blue knee-high socks earlier this week, and on the heels of a three-game losing streak, the infielders -- led by first baseman

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

KANSAS CITY -- On the day that Brady Singer registered his 500th career strikeout in his 100th career game, it was the walks he allowed that hurt him the most. Three free passes, including two leadoff walks, led to five runs allowed by Singer in the Royals’ 5-3 loss to

KANSAS CITY -- In one of their biggest tests this season with a chance at winning a series against the Orioles, the Royals went out quietly on Sunday afternoon in their 5-0 loss at Kauffman Stadium. Starter Seth Lugo snapped two streaks, allowing his first two homers of the year

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KANSAS CITY -- From a blowout to a nail-biter, a relentless offense almost made the worst outing by a Royals starter this season irrelevant Saturday night. Cole Ragans recorded the Royals’ shortest start, by far, of this season with 1 2/3 innings in their 9-7 loss to the Orioles at

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are 20 days deep into this month’s schedule and still haven’t lost an April game at Kauffman Stadium. With a 9-4 victory over the Orioles on Friday, Kansas City made sure the good vibes continued at home. Alec Marsh delivered 5 2/3 scoreless innings and

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals got their everyday second baseman back on the field and in the lineup to kick off a tough stretch of the schedule. Michael Massey, who has been sidelined since the final week of Spring Training with a lower back strain, was reinstated from the 10-day

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CHICAGO -- Bobby Witt Jr.’s speed and Salvador Perez’s power is turning into a deadly combination. Or a really fun one, if you’re the Royals. Down one run in the top of the eighth inning in Game 1 of the Royals’ doubleheader against the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon, Witt

CHICAGO -- The Royals signed Seth Lugo to be a strike-thrower and veteran stabilizer in their rotation this season. Through four starts, he’s been as advertised and more. The 34-year-old’s latest outing was seven strong scoreless innings against the White Sox in the Royals’ 2-0 series-opening victory at Guaranteed Rate

CHICAGO -- The hope that Salvador Perez’s left groin/hip injury sustained Sunday afternoon wouldn’t keep the Royals’ catcher down for long began circulating on the plane ride from New York to Chicago. Manager Matt Quatraro noticed Perez wasn’t walking nearly as gingerly getting on and off the airplane as the

ST. LOUIS -- Whitey Herzog, whose keen eye for talent evaluation and unique creativity in building baseball rosters led to a Hall of Fame MLB managing career, died on Tuesday. He was 92 years old.

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We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening