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The Rangers had some interest in signing Lane Thomas last offseason, the Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant reports. The outfielder instead joined the Royals on a one-year, $5.25MM free agent deal that was “too rich for the Rangers’ blood,” as Grant puts it, but Thomas could be a possibility for Texas as the trade deadline […]
The Royals have lost 4 in a row and 8 of their last 9, they are the worst team in all of the Major Leagues. If you told me that on March 25th, I thought you were crazy. Yes, they have a lot of key players hurt currently, but they weren’t that good when they […]
The Phillies look to win their second straight game against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon in a nationally televised game. Aaron Nola gets the ball for the Phillies as he tries to turn his thus far shaky season around. The Royals will start righty Luinder Avila who has been used in both the […]
Jesus Luzardo continued his good run of form with an Independence Day gem as the Philadelphia Phillies (50-39) cruised to a 6-1 victory in their series opener against the Kansas City Royals (35-54). Luzardo retired the first eight batters of the game, which included striking out the side in the second inning, before allowing an […]
The Royals fell to the Phillies 6-1 after Michael Wacha allowed four runs on three homers in six innings. This was Wacha’s first start after being named a 2026 American League All-Star. While it was among his worst starts of the season, it wasn’t a terrible start overall. He even struck out 7! But the […]
On Saturday night, the Philadelphia Phillies opened up a series with the Kansas City Royals in Missouri.The Phillies are coming off a series where they split four games with the Pittsburgh Pirates (at home).UPDATE: The Phillies won Saturday’s game 6-1.Phillies Sign Released Yankees PlayerEarlier this week, news came out that the New York Yankees had […] The post Philadelphia Phillies Sign Recently Released New York Yankees Player appeared first on HEAVY .
It’s about dang time, but MLB announced today that Bobby Witt Jr. will finally start an All-Star Game. This will be Bobby’s first All-Star start, but third All-Star appearance. He was the runner-up at shortstop in each of the past two seasons. He was first prevented from starting by Gunnar Henderson in 2024 because he […]
I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of Independence Day, I think about Independence Day, the 1996 film. And I always first remember President Whitmore’s grand speech ahead of the climactic battle against the aliens. What a speech. We used to be a gorram country with gorram movies. Anyway. The other thing I […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies are approaching their first matchup of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.Ahead of the game, the organization announced a new roster move.According to the franchise via X, they have recalled southpaw Tanner Banks from Lehigh Valley Triple-A. Prior to tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals, the Phillies recalled LHP […] The post Philadelphia Phillies Announce New Roster Move Before Royals Game appeared first on HEAVY .
After another World Cup-induced Friday off-day, the Phillies will take on the Kansas City Royals in a rare Saturday to Monday series. The Phillies and Royals have some history together, as they squared off in the 1980 World Series. (The Phillies won.) It seems unlikely that there will be a rematch in the 2026 World […]
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Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for July 4, 2026, covering 15 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Jesús Luzardo PHI KC 6.0 4 1 9 0 95 19 20.0% […] The post MLB Daily Recap – July 4, 2026 appeared first on TJStats .
Royals left-hander Kris Bubic is still not close to rejoining the team. He has been on a rehab assignment but, per the MLB.com injury tracker, was scratched from his next scheduled game. He received a cortisone shot and will be shut down for another seven to ten days before attempting to ramp up again. It’s […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked who bore the most blame for the Royals becoming the “proud” owners of […]
The Royals just can’t beat the AL East. They also can’t stop getting hurt. And they can’t stop giving up home runs to Junior Caminero, either. Or, well, they can now that they’re done playing the Rays for the year. I hope. Later, Jeremy is joined by Brian Page of Rapsodo to talk about all […]
With one month remaining until MLB's August 3 trade deadline, there are only five teams more than six games out of playoff position: Mets, Giants, Angels, Royals and Rockies.
The Kansas City Royals are bringing back an old friend to address their most glaring weakness. The Royals announced that they have signed veteran right-hander Scott Barlow to a minor league deal, reuniting with the reliever who made his major league debut in their organization back in 2018. Barlow was released by the Athletics earlier in the week. Why Kansas City Made the Move The Royals bullpen has been the worst in baseball by ERA, sitting at a 5.40 mark that is marginally worse than t...
If you would’ve told me the Rays would convincingly sweep a team on the road two weeks ago after what I saw in person at Dodger Stadium, I’d hedge your bet. The Rays, on their first west coast swing of the season, went 1-5 and lost three straight games in one-run fashion. and in the […]
There must be a glitch in the Matrix because for the second time this week, Carter Jensen hit a leadoff home run to get his team up early, only for the Royals to fall to the Rays. This time Tampa won 5-2. Let’s take a look at that Carter jack, though, shall we? That was […]
Despite having been a fan for nearly 30 years, this is quite possibly the most painful season I’ve ever watched. I think I was shielded a bit during the aughts by my childish belief that the Royals could go on a 15-game winning streak at any moment. I used to believe that pitcher ERAs entering […]
The Royals announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Luke Maile. Outfielder John Rave has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha as the corresponding active roster move. The Royals opened a 40-man spot by designating right-hander Eric Cerantola for assignment. Maile, 35, is a journeyman depth catcher. Over the years, he has suited up […]
Royals left-hander Cole Ragans underwent surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. It was reported last week that Ragans would be undergoing elbow surgery, but the details of the procedure weren’t clear. The Royals now expect Ragans to miss 10 to 12 months, per Jaylon T. Thompson […]
The Royals have made a lot of transactions today, which could be exciting for fans hoping for a shakeup, but they’re mostly internal to the team. The first announced move was to reinstate Stephen Kolek to the 26-man roster from the Family Medical Emergency List. In a corresponding move, Jose Cuas was optioned back to […]
The Royals announced Thursday that they’ve signed veteran righty Scott Barlow to a minor league deal. The Warner Sports Management client was released by the A’s earlier in the week. He now returns to the organization with which he made his major league debut in 2018. Barlow didn’t just debut with the Royals but rather […]