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Past Royals opponents: Reggie Smith
A few weeks ago, I wrote about seeing Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, give an inspirational speech. One of the pivotal moments of Cole’s life was his relationship with former player Reggie Smith, when Smith was a star for the Red Sox and Cole was a shy and withdrawn youth. The 20 minutes […]
Picollo says Royals plan to be “aggressive” in acquisitions after disappointing season
After a disappointing 93-loss season, Royals president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo said the team plans to be “aggressive in acquisitions.” But that aggressiveness, he cautioned, should not be confused with a willingness to spend aggressively on the payroll. He addressed the media along with manager Matt Quatraro in the team’s annual end-of-year press conference […]
Kansas City Royals news: End of season press conference is held
Here is a decent recap of things that were said at the Royals end of year press conference yesterday. Also, shoutout to my former classmate and friend Maddie Hartley for writing this story. Royals general manager J.J. Picollo didn’t shy away from his assessment of their 2026 season. “I think it goes without being said, […]
Wednesday playoff discussion thread
Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies take on Tyler Mahle in Atlanta. Sean Burke and the White Sox try to finish off Hunter Brown and the Astros in Houston. Sonny Gray and the Red Sox try to stay alive against Max Fried and the Yankees in New York Kevin Gausman leads the Cubs’ rallying efforts against […]
Royals Review Roundtable: A crummy season concludes
The Royals had hoped to contend this year, and instead fell flat on their face to begin the year, eventually losing 93 games. It was a season that included blown leads, cold lineups, but also some bright spots like the emergence of Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone, the ageless Michael Wacha, a turnaround by Noah […]
Kansas City Royals news: Alec Zumwalt is out
Jaylon Thompson covers the reports that Alec Zumwalt is out as Royals hitting coach. The offense struggled at key points. The Royals got off to a slow start this spring with a 22-37 record entering June. The club posted a .650 OPS in May as the offense couldn’t get into an early season rhythm. Things […]
Tuesday playoff discussion: The games begin
Regular season baseball may be over, but postseason baseball is here. Today, we’ve got the first action of the playoffs, with four Wild Card games gracing our televisions and streaming services. The two evening games—Yankees v Red Sox and Cubs v Padres—should be very good contests, as the average win total among all four teams […]
Alec Zumwalt out as hitting coach
The Royals will reassign Alec Zumwalt from his duties as hitting coach, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He will retain his position as senior director of hitting performance. Zumwalt has been with the organization for nine years, and has been hitting coach and senior director of hitting performance since 2022. The Royals averaged […]
Former Royals in the postseason
The Wild Card round begins today, and while the Royals didn’t even sniff the postseason, some former Royals will get a chance at playoff glory. Here are some old friends you can watch chase a ring this postseason. Phillies vs. Braves Jonathan Bowlan, Phillies Bowlan was the big beefy pitcher the Royals took out of […]
Carter Jensen wins September American League honors
Carter Jensen capped off a terrific rookie season with his best month in September. The catcher hit .338/.407/.788 with eight home runs in 20 games, leading all of baseball in month in ten doubles, 19 extra-base hits, slugging percentage, and OPS (1.194). The league recognized his performance, awarding him not only American League Rookie of […]
This Week in the Minors: ACL and DSL season in review
Before we get to the four main minor league clubs of the Kansas City Royals, we are going to look at the Arizona Complex League and Dominican Summer League for Royals prospects. The ACL Tyson Moran, a 2025, 13th round pick by the Royals from Canada, spent most of his season in the ACL. The […]
Royals Book Game 162, With Final Winning Taste Leading to Key Offseason Calendar
The Royals closed out the season with a winning home record, which is either a real building block or the world’s most bittersweet consolation prize, depending on who you ask. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco land somewhere in between as they dig into the offseason question that might matter more than any other: what do […]
Kansas City Royals News: Long way to go in 2027
Jaylon Thompson wrote about the now-wrapped season. The Royals have a long way to go. Their 2026 campaign was an utter disappointment. The Royals entered the year with high expectations but fell short of their intended goals. A slow start and a slew of injuries sent them tumbling down the American League Central standings. KC […]
Witt, Jensen, Caglianone finalists for All-MLB Team
Major League Baseball has announced its finalists for the All-MLB Team, with Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone, and Carter Jensen among the nominees. Fans can vote on the nominees at www.mlb.com/all-mlb/ballot through October 9 with winners to be announced at the MLB Awards on November 11 on MLB Network. Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is second […]
Ten statistics that defined the Royals 2026 season
The 2026 Royals season did not go as expected. After back-to-back winning seasons, the Royals felt they had the core of a team that could return to the postseason with a few minor tweaks to the roster. No team in the division won more than 85 games, so even a mediocre season would have put […]
Good riddance, 2026 Royals season
When the 2026 Kansas City Royals season came to a close on Sunday, there were only three words bouncing around in my head: “Well, that sucked.” Objectively, this year’s Royals squad was awful. They lost 93 games and were bad in pretty much all facets of the game. Though they improved from last year at […]
Kansas City Royals news: This 2026 Royals season is over
Michael Wacha reached the 200-innings mark this year, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Yeah, getting to that 200 mark is definitely a cool feeling,” Wacha said. “It’s always been a goal of mine as a starting pitcher to reach that number. And yeah, definitely a cool memory that I’ll have.” Wacha gave up six runs — although […]
Vinnie powers Royals to season finale victory
It wasn’t the headlining professional sports game in Kansas City on Sunday afternoon, but the Royals beat the Guardians 3-2 to conclude their 2026 season, thanks for two homers from Vinnie Pasquantino. The Royals got on the board in the bottom of the first, when Maikel Garcia led off with a walk, Jac Caglianone doubled […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 27 live game discussion
This is it. The miserable 2026 Royals season finally ends today. They are 1-4 on the homestand so far, they are 68-93 on the season. Daniel Lynch IV starts today. Here are the Royals starters today. The Guardians clinched the division and a bye into the ALDS after their win last night against the Royals. […]
Wacha reaches 200 innings but gives up a bunch of runs; Royals lose again
Things started off so well for the Royals, but one error led to a disaster second inning, and the Royals could never recover. They ultimately fell to the 2026 AL Central Division Champion Cleveland Guardians by a score of 11-5. Michael Wacha faced only three in the first inning, and the offense went to work […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 25 live game discussion
Well, folks. It’s been a…well I was going to say it’s been a good season. But it hasn’t. So I’ll say, “It’s been a season.” This is my last game preview for the 2026 Royals calendar. I, along with the rest of the usual suspects, will be posting discussion threads for the playoffs, but even […]
Kansas City Royals news: The last weekend of Royals baseball
Noah Cameron’s last start of the year did not go well, writes Jaylon Thompson. Cleveland first pounded KC left-handed starter Noah Cameron. He surrendered seven runs (six earned) in five innings. “I made some bad pitches,” Cameron said. “Some tough plays, which happens, since it’s baseball. But yeah, I think it just got out of […]
Royals can’t overcome multitude of mistakes in loss
If I hadn’t known any better, I would have assumed the Royals were the team that were partying late into the night and didn’t get into town until 3 AM. They played perhaps their sloppiest game of the season and despite the fact that Gavin Williams didn’t have anything approaching his best stuff, the Royals […]
Royals vs Guardians, September 25 live game discussion
Today is my penultimate game thread for the 2026 MLB Regular season. You might have noticed I’ve been using that word a lot lately. You’ve probably guessed it’s my favorite word. You’re right. Last time we were together, Noah Cameron was performing his penultimate start to the season. Today is the ultimate. It would be […]
Guardians series preview: The end
The Guardians coming to town to end the season rubs salt in the wound of this season. Cleveland has been completely ordinary. They were at .500 a few games into September, and yet they have already clinched a playoff spot and are in control their own destiny to win the division this weekend, one game […]
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