MIAMI – For 17 years, Venezuela, one of the best countries at producing big league ballplayers, had failed to even reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals. That meant Salvador Perez hadn’t either. The Royals catcher has lined up for his country at every WBC since 2013, when he was just

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With a breakout season for the Royals last year, Maikel Garcia made his name known around MLB. Now his name is resonating on the world stage. The 26-year-old infielder was named MVP of the World Baseball Classic after Venezuela defeated the tournament favorite USA with a thrilling 3-2 victory in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The text from Cole Ragans to his wife Tori on Tuesday afternoon was short and simple, but the excitement was in the exclamation points. "I get to start Opening Day!!!!!” "Like five exclamation points,” Ragans explained later. “It never gets old. It’s always exciting.”

SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Royals made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday as the Opening Day roster begins to take shape, most notably optioning right-hander Ryan Bergert to Triple-A Omaha. Bergert was one of the main competitors for a rotation spot this spring, but the Royals opted instead to

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MIAMI -- Outside, it was one of those relentless South Florida rains. But still, the hundreds of Venezuelan baseball fans who remained long after the last pitch of the World Baseball Classic semifinals had been thrown were in ecstasy. Thoroughly soaked but swept up in the moment, they sang, danced,

A .532 OPS in your rookie season tends to lower expectations, even for one of baseball’s top prospects. But Jac Caglianone has reset them in a hurry this spring. Blasting three balls over 115 mph -- including one at 120.2 mph -- in less than a week will do that.

You're about to see the most exciting prospects in baseball take the field during Spring Breakout this week -- but a lot of those prospects have already been putting on a showcase this spring. And with Statcast tracking now available for all 30 teams' Spring Training ballparks, it's easier than

Baseball is a game of inches, and that was evident throughout Team USA’s thrilling 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic semifinals on Sunday night in Miami. Yes, the classic contest ended with a disputed called third strike against Dominican Republic shortstop Geraldo Perdomo -- but

SURPRISE, Ariz. – A new World Baseball Classic champion will be crowned Tuesday in Miami. As far as the Royals are concerned, they’re already winners no matter the outcome.

Spring Training is arguably the best time for a player to make a good impression on his team. When a hitter or pitcher turns heads in the lead-up to Opening Day, it can set the tone for his entire season, offer a preview of what's to come, and make for

MESA, Ariz. -- Entering Spring Training, the Royals’ rotation looked fairly set, with Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic returning from injury, Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo returning as the veteran starters and Noah Cameron returning following a standout rookie season. The only question was what the Royals were going to

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Ever wonder what a Spring Training day is like for two big leaguers who are also roommates and best buds? Welcome to the Wittz-Carlton.

HOUSTON -- The afternoon start time at Daikin Park was conducive to a new, beautifully bizarre reality out in Italy. There, the locals could gather in the evening hours Saturday and converse not just about “calcio,” or soccer, while sipping on their espressos and digestivi but also lock in on

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals outfielder Isaac Collins is dealing with mild back/left side tightness and won’t be appearing in Cactus League games for the next few days, the Royals said on Friday.

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PEORIA, Ariz – We’re two weeks away from the Royals opening the 2026 season in Atlanta on March 27, but the top competitions in spring are far from being decided. With several players gone at the World Baseball Classic, there have been ample at-bats and innings for players on the

HOUSTON – For a week, he had been the heart and soul of an upstart Italian squad, brewing up post-homer espresso shots in the dugout, kissing his teammates on the cheeks, arranging a spontaneous after-hours dip in the hotel’s lazy river and passing out celebratory bottles of wine to team

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s been over a week since most of the Royals’ stars and biggest personalities left camp to play for their respective teams in the World Baseball Classic, but on Wednesday, a familiar face and very tall Texan right-hander was spotted roaming the clubhouse again.

Team Italy pulled off perhaps the greatest victory in the country's baseball history over the juggernaut Team USA on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic. It'll be hard for any member of the upstart squad to fuhgeddaboudit. That especially goes for Jac Caglianone, thanks to his hot off the