KANSAS CITY -- The Royals added two pitching prospects to the 40-man roster on Tuesday, ahead of the deadline to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 Draft next month. Ben Kudrna, the Royals’ No. 7 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 list, and Steven Zobac, the club’s No. 11

KANSAS CITY -- When Noah Cameron made his big league debut on April 30, he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and foreshadowed the excellent season he was about to put together for the Royals in his rookie year. But he would not have gotten there without his defense,

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for the 2026 Hall of Fame election was released on Monday, with 12 new names joining a group of 15 holdovers from the 2025 voting cycle. In both of the past two years, the BBWAA has elected three players, two of whom were

That Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani keep winning MVP Awards -- 2 straight for Judge and 3 in a row for Ohtani, and seven of the 10 handed out since 2021 -- is pretty amazing. It’s a reminder that we are watching two of the greatest players in baseball history

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KANSAS CITY -- Bobby Witt Jr. has been voted to the All-MLB First Team at shortstop, announced Thursday night as part of the 2025 MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. It’s yet another accolade for the 25-year-old shortstop who has cemented himself over the

KANSAS CITY -- When the Royals signed Bobby Witt Jr. to his 11-year extension nearly two years ago, one of the many reasons they wanted to commit to the young shortstop was because they viewed him as a perennial MVP candidate. Two seasons in a row now, he’s made good

This page will be updated throughout this offseason with any Royals injury updates and transactions.

The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters is here. Teams have until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. Six Top 100 prospects were eligible for Rule 5 selection. But

Another fall campaign is in the books as the Arizona Fall League wrapped up competition this week. Prospects from the Brewers, Giants, Guardians, Phillies, Royals and Rangers organizations led the Surprise Saguaros to victory in the Championship Game over the Peoria Javelinas, capping a campaign full of top prospects and

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- All season long, Surprise manager Jesus Azuaje watched his players pick each other up. So when the Saguaros were down by four runs in the sixth inning of the Arizona Fall League Championship Game, he knew they’d just keep competing together. The team made up of Brewers,

KANSAS CITY -- In hiring two new hitting coaches to serve on the Major League coaching staff alongside senior director of hitting performance/hitting coach Alec Zumwalt, the Royals were looking for balance. Balancing how hitters are learning today and what the needs are for each individual on the roster. Balancing

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals restructured their leadership team this week, welcoming Cullen Maxey as the new president of business operations while shifting Brooks Sherman into a new role as president of real estate and development, overseeing the organization’s search for a new ballpark location. Maxey, whose first day on

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired outfielder Kameron Misner from the Rays on Monday for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Tampa Bay designated Misner for assignment last week. Misner, 27, is a Poplar Bluff, Mo., native and attended the University of Missouri from 2016-19. He was

The deadline has passed. All 30 Major League teams had decisions to make ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET deadline to set 40-man rosters. Eligible players who were not added to their respective organization's roster by then can be selected by another organization in the Rule 5 Draft, which is

Below are point totals for the balloting for the 2025 Rookie of the Year Award, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots for each award were submitted prior to the start of the postseason from two writers in every league. The system rewards seven

Every year at around this time at MLB Pipeline, we try to look into our crystal ball and find a Rookie of the Year candidate for each team. In 2025, we picked two of the three American League finalists in the A’s Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals hired Marcus Thames as their second hitting coach on Monday afternoon, finalizing the hitting staff under senior director of hitting/hitting coach Alec Zumwalt. Thames, 48, has an extensive background in playing and coaching, most recently as hitting coach for the White Sox over the past

MESA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Raudi Rodriguez emerged as one of the Angels' best offensive prospects this year, slashing .281/.372/.470 with 14 homers and 38 steals at Single-A during his full-season debut. He has been of the toughest outs in the Arizona Fall League as well, batting .421/.507/.614 with eight extra-base

MESA, Ariz. -- For the third consecutive season, the American League Fall Stars took home Arizona Fall League bragging rights on the back of a 5-4 walk-off victory over their National League counterparts at Sloan Park on Sunday night. Angels outfielder Raudi Rodriguez garnered Most Valuable Player honors, becoming the

Rawlings announced the winners of the 2025 Platinum Glove Awards on Friday night, honoring the best defensive player in each league, regardless of position, as well as the best defensive team in each league. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was named the American League Platinum Glove winner, while in the

The National League’s best hitters were honored Thursday night as the first half of the 2025 Silver Slugger Awards were announced. On Friday, it was time for the American League’s top bats to get their due.

The stars have been out during Week 4 of the Fall League. Pirates No. 30 prospect Tony Blanco Jr. put on a show at the AFL Home Run Derby launching 24 moonshots over four rounds, including one with a 122.9 mph exit velocity. The Fall Stars Game promises to deliver

There were ample rookie storylines in the 2025 season. Eight members of the 2024 Draft class climbed to the Majors quickly in their first full seasons. One of them, A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz, established himself as one of the most powerful left-handed bats in the game, regardless of experience,