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He posted back-to-back 25+ home run and 80+ RBI seasons with an.800+ OPS recently. But this is now the third straight year that Brandon Drury has not been able to break a big league roster. And now the Kansas City Royals have cut ties, releasing the 10-year veteran. Brandon Drury is back on the market. • The Royals released the 34-year-old infielder from Triple-A Omaha, making him a free agent. • His overall numbers this season were modest at .226/.354/.362, but he had been better lately...
BOSTON — Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet took his latest step toward a possible return as a reliever this season on Tuesday, throwing a side session of roughly 20 pitches in which he threw fastballs and his complementary offerings. It was Crochet’s second side session in five days. The first one was 15 pitches, and all fastballs. Get tickets to see the Red Sox vs. the Angels & Royals this week “Looked good,” said Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. “I just briefly talked to him. He felt good too...
One of the first games at Kauffman Stadium I attended was when the Arizona Diamondbacks were in town. At the time, we had just moved to Kansas City from the Cleveland area, and as someone who perused the Sunday morning league leaders in the newspaper and watched SportsCenter, one of my favorite players was Randy […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks removed outfielder Corbin Carroll from the lineup ahead of their matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROYALS Lars Nootbaar – DH Carter Jensen – C Ketel Marte – 2B Bobby Witt – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Salvador Perez – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Michael Massey – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Nick Loftin – 3B Tommy Troy – […]
KANSAS CITY – In a sudden move before Tuesday night’s matchup for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Kansas City against the Royals, Corbin Carroll has been scratched from the lineup. The most concerning part of Corbin Carroll’s latest setback isn’t simply that he was scratched; it was that it was a sudden move. Arizona removed Carroll […]
The Kansas City Royals aren’t going anywhere this season, but they received some encouraging injury news regarding two important pieces of their future. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers reported Tuesday that Jac Caglianone and Maikel Garcia are both making progress with their respective injuries. “Jac Caglianone (flexor) is hitting pregame today. How he feels will determine his […] The post Royals get big Jac Caglianone, Maikel Garcia injury updates appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Right-hander Corbin Burnes has been reinstated from the 60-day IL, the Diamondbacks announced. He’s expected to start tonight against the Royals. Burnes hasn’t pitched in the majors since June 2025. Arizona also recalled right-hander Kade Strowd. Righties Gerardo Carrillo and Jose Cabrera were sent back to Triple-A. The club had two openings on the 40-man […]
The Kansas City Royals decided to change the dimensions of Kauffman Stadium during the winter. As a reminder, here are the changes the team made, courtesy of the Anne Rogers article about the change at the time it was announced: According to a team-provided diagram, the left- and right-field corners are being pulled in nine […]
The Royals have released infielder Brandon Drury, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club. Drury, 34, signed a minor league deal with the Royals in the offseason. On the whole, this year’s Triple-A numbers don’t look great. In 212 plate appearances, he […]
Baseball is impish, unpredictable. Weird things happen every single game, and player development is nonlinear, and revelations can change the fortunes of individuals or groups. But some things are extremely predictable, and Daniel Lynch IV not cutting it in his second go-round as a starting pitcher is the type of thing that the Kansas City […]
With fewer than 20 games remaining in the regular season, there is very little time left for teams to make significant moves in the playoff picture. Every game carries added weight, whether a club is trying to climb into a division lead, secure a Wild Card spot, or improve its postseason position. The standings can still shift, but the opportunities to gain or lose meaningful ground are quickly disappearing as the regular season approaches its conclusion. Third-order wins remain a useful tool ...
The Kansas City Royals are suffering through a brutal, heat-soaked homestand, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco give it a quick reality check before shifting the conversation to what actually matters heading into 2027. The focus has moved from wild card math to a genuine evaluation of which current roster pieces fit a competitive Royals […]
Game Recaps D-backs throw 9 scoreless innings before offense erupts in the 10th by Robert Falkoff [MLB] On paper, it shaped up as a daunting task for the Diamondbacks. Arizona was going with a bullpen committee approach against the Royals on Monday, and facing reigning American League Pitcher of the Month Noah Cameron. Thanks to […]
For the first time since June 2025, Corbin Burnes will be on a big-league mound tonight. He’s slated to make his long-awaited return against the Royals. 1. Luzardo strikes out 12 in CGSO Phillies lefty Jesus Luzardo delivered one of the best outings of his career on Monday. He fired a complete-game shutout to secure […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about a statistical oddity that occurred in yesterday’s loss to the Diamondbacks. The Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks dueled at Kauffman Stadium. Neither side scored through nine innings, and it set up for a fantastic finish. The teams combined to score nine runs in the 10th frame. According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, […]
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There have been some interesting games on Labor Day over the years. We begin in 2002, with the infamous 19-1 blowout against the Dodgers at Bank One Ballpark, which ended in Mark Grace working the ninth inning. At the other end of the pleasantness spectrum, and also against Los Angeles, we have J.D. Martinez blasting […]
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BOSTON — The Red Sox opened the penultimate homestand of the season on Monday afternoon without an opener. This, even though it was Brayan Bello’s day to pitch. After a second half of the season mostly filled with excellence in bulk relief, Bello went back to his roots, starting his first game for Boston since June 4. Get tickets to see the Red Sox vs. the Angels & Royals this week Considering the precedent this season – Bello had been 1-6 with a 10.35 ERA in eight starts – it seemed like a fa...
Craig Kimbrel came on in the 10th inning of a 0-0 tie game and allowed five singles en route to giving up five runs in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas snuck a bunt under Kimbrel’s dive, and then a sacrifice fly scored the first run of the game for either team. From […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROYALS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Carter Jensen – C Ketel Marte – 2B Bobby Witt – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Salvador Perez – DH Lourdes Gurriel – DH Michael Massey – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Nick Loftin – 3B Tim Tawa – […]
Here on Labor Day, in the midst of a heat wave, the Arizona Diamondbacks come to a cooler environment than Phoenix for a series. The 76-68 D-Backs are hanging on to the third Wild Card slot in the NL, with a half-game lead over the San Diego Padres. The Royals can play spoiler a little […]