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The Pasquatch is back. Just before noon on Friday, the Kansas City Royals announced that Vinnie Pasquantino is being reinstated from the injured list. In the same flurry of roster moves, the Royals are recalling reliever Eli Morgan and optioning outfielder Kameron Misner and reliever Jose Cuas back to Omaha. Morgan and Cuas are a […]
All-Star Week is nearly here, the MLB Draft is around the corner, and the Kansas City Royals have plenty to talk about on both fronts. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco bring the energy, covering everything from Home Run Derby to draft strategy to a historic hitting streak from the unlikeliest of players. Jac Caglianone is […]
While few analysts would have told you that either the Orioles or Royals came into the season as true World Series contenders, there was a consensus that they would at least be competitive squads that factored into the playoff race. With the unofficial halfway point of the season nearly here, predictions like those only get […]
Those of us that are hoping that the Kansas City Royals will make big trades during the MLB trade deadline at the end of July need to start bracing ourselves for the possibility of a quieter trading season. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of the Athletic are reporting that the Royals are maintaining high asking […]
Meet the Mets The Mets defeated the hapless Royals in their series finale yesterday afternoon in Queens, taking the series and winning their fourth game in their last five. It’s too little, too late for these 2026 Mets, but it’s always preferable to see them win. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Faith and Fear in […]
A former Twin from the Jorge Polanco trade signed a minor-league deal with the Royals after a brief stint with the Blue Jays.
The Royals have been one of the more disappointing teams in MLB. They’re alongside the Angels as the two worst teams in the American League, the only AL clubs completely buried in the playoff picture. That theoretically positions them as deadline sellers. However, as explored on the MLBTR podcast this week, Kansas City doesn’t have […]
We asked. Fans answered. In a nationwide poll of SB Nation readers, Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez was voted the player who should be the AL MVP, beating out Kansas City Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr., Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz and Tampa Bay Rays 3B Junior Caminero. SB Nation Reacts polls are powered by Fanduel. […]
The Mets played a rather complete game against the Royals; arguably one of the more complete wins on the season. Sean Manaea was the standard bearer for the team, throwing seven excellent innings. He was, however, treated quite rudely to start, as Lane Thomas took the very first pitch of the game and deposited it […]
The Royals failed to capitalize on the chance to take two straight series as they fell to the Mets, 7-3, Thursday afternoon. Kansas City led the game going into the bottom of the fifth, but for the third straight game, they allowed New York to score at least four runs in an inning, this time […]
When the Nationals signed Foster Griffin in December of 2025, he was labeled as a low-upside reclamation project. The southpaw hadn’t thrown an MLB pitch since September of 2022, a season in which he posted an 8.33 ERA across 6.1 innings with the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. His prestige as a 2014 […]
Good morning, Royals fans! Welcome back to another edition of Thursday Matinee Baseball featuring the Royals, this time against the New York Metropolitans, and with the series on the line. If the Royals win, that will be their [counts fingers] second consecutive series won. Boy howdy. Anyway, I’m rather tired today. Did anyone else’s home […]
Mets lineup Sean Manaea – LHP Royals Lineup Michael Wacha – RHP Broadcast info First pitch: 1:10pm EDTTV: SNYRadio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
Prior to today’s series finale with the Royals, the Mets selected Dan Hammer to the major league roster. The right-hander will wear the number 81 as he makes his debut to the big leagues. In a corresponding move, the team sent Tobias Myers back to Triple-A, and have designated outfielder Jared Oliva for assignment to […]
Keith Hernandez seems legitimately upset about having no biological grandchildren, but that didn’t stop Gary Cohen from poking fun. It was the rant heard round the world earlier this week, when Hernandez complained about witnessing the end of his bloodline. As Daniel Lynch IV came in to pitch for the Kansas City Royals during their…
The Royals may be disappointing, but these two contributors could carry your team to a few wins. The post What They’re Saying ’26: Carter Jensen and Lane Thomas Edition appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
The Royals have not historically been a great organization at identifying and developing hitters with strong plate discipline. Since 2000, the Royals swing at more pitches out of the strike zone than any team and rank dead last in walk rate. Too often, the Royals have leaned toward toolsy hitters with athletic upside that come […]
Meet the Mets The Mets rallied for five runs with two outs in the eighth inning to win 6-2 against the Royals. Brett Baty delivered the big hit with the bases loaded to drive in two to extend the Mets’ lead. Unlike in the previous game, the team managed to hold on to the lead […]
Yesterday, Royals 1st baseman/outfielder Jac Caglianone announced he will partake in the Home Run Derby next week. One of the best young sluggers in the game is taking his powerful left-handed swing to Citizen Bank Park next week. Jac Caglianone on Wednesday announced his decision to participate in Monday’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Philadelphia, […]
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of […]
The Mets will select reliever Dan Hammer onto the major league roster, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. They’ll need to make active and 40-man roster moves before tomorrow’s series finale against the Royals. Hammer gets his first big league call a couple months before his 29th birthday. He was a 13th-round draftee by the Orioles out […]
We’ve seen a lot of long, frustrating losses this season. Last night’s 16-12 offensive barrage was unique even for the 2026 Mets. Following that monstrosity of a baseball game, tonight’s affair was blissfully, mercifully fairly normal in comparison. It was a fairly low-scoring evening until a sudden offensive barrage in the eighth inning, and the […]
Mets lineup A.J. Ewing – CFJuan Soto – LFBo Bichette – 3BFrancisco Lindor – SSCarson Benge – RFJorge Polanco – DHJared Young – 1BBrett Baty – 2BFrancisco Alvarez – C Christian Scott – RHP Royals lineup Carter Jensen – CBobby Witt – SSJac Caglianone – 1BLane Thomas – CFSalvador Perez – DHMichael Massey – 2BNick […]
The Royals are coming off of two wild games in a row. They have amassed 31 runs on 41 hits, and they are even on a winning streak of three games. We have to take small victories at this point. Tonight’s game is likely to have some scoring too, though baseball is weird, so you […]
Keith Hernandez went into too much detail about his family situation during the Mets-Royals game on Tuesday night.