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This past weekend, the Athletics finished the homestand on a positive note, winning two of three games against the Texas Rangers for their first series victory at Sutter Health Park since the end of May. The A’s will look to carry that momentum into this roadtrip, which begins tonight with the first of a four-game […]
The Royals announced that infielders Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia have both been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. The club also recalled left-hander Connor Thomas. In corresponding moves for those three, they have optioned infielder Josh Rojas and right-hander Jose Cuas to Triple-A Omaha while outfielder Starling Marte has been designated for assignment. Kansas […]
A former two-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, Starling Marte's production has been at an all-time low this season. With that, the Kansas City Royals have designated Marte for assignment. It's the first DFA of Marte's career. Starling Marte has been DFA'd by the Royals pic.twitter.com/i2zhLoSgQs — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 17, 2026 Signed by the Royals back in spring training to a one-year, $1 million major league deal. But it hasn't worked out the way either...
The Royals will get some familiar faces back in the lineup tonight with the return of Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia. Both players were activated from the Injured List today, but to make room for them, the Royals demoted infielder Josh Rojas and designated outfielder Starling Marte for assignment. The team also added left-hander Connor […]
Royals right-hander Eli Morgan cleared waivers following his recent DFA and has now elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. That’s his right as a player with more than three years of service time (nearly five years, in Morgan’s case). He’s eligible to […]
Cardinals outfielder Joshua Báez was called up to play in his first MLB game on Saturday. He homered three times, and by the end he was receiving applause from the Wrigley faithful. That’s right, Cubs fans were congratulating a Cardinals player. His performance may have been the best MLB debut ever, which got me thinking […]
The Dodgers technically had a winning week, but did so in such underwhelming fashion thanks to an offense that hasn’t pulled its weight for nearly two months. Los Angeles scored six and five runs in the first two games of their sweep of the last-place Kansas City Royals, needing a 10th inning on Tuesday to […]
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Updates from around the minors this weekend. The post Minor League Update: The Royals on the Hunt(er) for Pitching appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
After Edwin Diaz, it was Kyle Tucker’s turn to face the fans’ wrath at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ seven-game homestand came to a disappointing end on Sunday, and though the Dodgers swept the Kansas City Royals, they failed to dominate the Milwaukee Brewers. As the Dodgers’ rough patch continues, with five losses in […] The post Kyle Tucker Booed by Fans After Defensive Blunder During Dodgers Loss appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Noah Cameron threw a complete game shutout, continuing his unbelievable stretch on the mound, as the Royals took the rubber match against the Angels on Sunday afternoon, with a 3-0 win. Today was game number five of Cameron calling his own pitches, and with the stats backing me up, he’s basically been Cy Young. In […]
It’s rubber match day in Anaheim, as the Royals dropped last night’s contest 1-0. They did win a back-and-forth affair on Friday, 7-6. The Royals are 4-1 this year against the Los Angeles Angels. Noah Cameron will start for the Royals today; here are the starters behind him. The Angels have a slightly worse record […]
Right-hander Michael Fulmer is joining the Angels tonight against the Royals. The club announced the selection of Fulmer’s contract, along with the demotion of lefty Sammy Peralta back to Triple-A. The Angels moved catcher Sebastian Rivero to the 60-day IL to clear a 40-man roster spot for Fulmer. The 33-year-old Fulmer made his big-league return […]
Angeibel Gomez has been the best prospect in the Dominican Summer League this year—but how does he stack up against Jesús Made and Josuar Gonzalez? The post How Royals OF Angeibel Gomez Compares To Past Dominican Summer League Standouts appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
The Cubs finished up a stretch of 17 games without an off day with a 12-5 mark, which is likely better than any of us had hoped for when this run began. And they did it emphatically, with yet another solid outing from Matthew Boyd and the bats going strong. All of that resulted in […]
After a dreadful road trip the Dodgers return home for seven games at Dodger Stadium. First up are the Kansas City Royals, beginning Monday night in Los Angeles. Tarik Skubal makes his first Dodger Stadium start since joining the Dodgers, after allowing two runs in six innings last Tuesday in a tough-luck loss at Wrigley […]
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
The Royals and Cubs have their rubber match on Sunday afternoon. Jac Caglianone got it going last night with a two-homer game. Randy Dobnak tries to keep his hot start going. Bobby Witt Jr. gets a half day off, in the DH spot today. The Cubs go with Matthew Boyd on the mound. I got […]
No big leaguer had a more impressive outing on Saturday night than Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone. The second-year rising star finished 4-4 with four extra-base hits, including two moonshot home runs in a huge win against the Chicago Cubs. Jac Caglianone clobbered 868 feet worth of home runs last night 😳 (MLB x @GoogleCloud) pic.twitter.com/hT9TXFM2dJ […] The post Jac Caglianone makes Royals history after monster outing vs. Cubs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Royals lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Randy Dobnak, RHP Matthew Boyd has pitched at ace level since his return from the injured list. Eight starts since his June 25 return: 2.40 ERA, 1.192 WHIP. Some of the peripherals are a bit concerning, but the Cubs are 7-1 in those eight starts […]
The Cubs and Royals split the first two games, with the former using two pitchers who had never suited up for them before. Now Craig Counsell‘s crew will try to win the series behind their de facto ace in what could be something like a preview of a playoff series. Matthew Boyd has been excellent … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/9/26): Boyd Bump Day for Series appeared first on .
It is prudent by starting out with a big thank you to Al for filling in for me for the last week plus while I vacationed with my family. Midseason vacations are never optimal, but with one of my adult children and her significant other both deriving employment from Penn State University, summer was the […]
The Cubs and Royals got together for the second game of their series on another beautiful night at Kauffman Stadium. The road squad had another newly acquired starting pitcher make his debut on Saturday, but unlike Friday, it would be much more of a struggle as the home team won to even things up. Clay … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/8/26): Royals 6, Cubs 3 – Holmes Can’t Handle the Jac Attack appeared first on .
Royals slugger Jac Caglianone put together the signature performance of his young career in a 6-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday. In going 4-for-4 with two home runs, a pair of doubles and four RBI, the 23-year-old helped spoil newly acquired right-hander Clay Holmes‘ Cubs debut. Along with reaching the 20-HR mark for the […]
One day after Kevin Gausman had a strong debut in a Cubs uniform, Clay Holmes hoped to match that effort against the Royals. Welp. Back to the drawing board. Holmes allowed four runs in four innings, including a home run by Jac Caglianone, and the Royals evened up the series by defeating the Cubs 6-3, […]