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Remembering Ellie Rodriguez
The first player to represent the Royals in the All-Star Game, catcher Ellie Rodriguez, passed away last week at the age of 79. Rodríguez was born Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado on May 24, 1946, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. His family moved to New York City in 1953, settling just 10 blocks from Yankee Stadium, where young […]
Game Thread XXVIII: Angels vs Royals
ALERT! Game time is now 3:10 p.m. CT, because of the impending weather tonight. The Royals are going for just their second sweep on the season, after winning just their second series this year. They lost to the Twins in the initial homestand this season, losing the finale 5-1. The Royals have dominated the first […]
Royals walk by the Angels, 12-1
On April 8, Cole Ragans took the mound in a rubber match against the Cleveland Guardians. Steven Kwan led off and struck out looking on five pitches, including three dotted on the outer edge by Ragans. Angel Martinez struck out looking on four pitches. You could feel it. Cole had everything working for him, and […]
Game thread XXVII – Angels at Royals
The Royals arrive at the ballpark today winners of two of their last three games, but also two of their last two of their last eleven. So ya know, fun with endpoints! The Royals are 2-2 so far on this home stand, and boy, things would feel a lot better after that awful losing stretch […]
Kansas City Royals news: All-Star Ellie Rodriguez dies
Anne Rogers writes that Maikel Garcia hopes to return to the lineup today. “It was like a cramp after I threw the ball and swung the bat,” Garcia said of what he felt on Wednesday. “I was playing careful that day. After my third at-bat, I didn’t want to have another at-bat playing careful. Got […]
Bottom of the order comes through in 6-3 Royals win over Angels
It wasn’t the stars, but the supporting cast that stole the show as the Royals knocked off the Angels 6-3 on Friday night. The 5-9 hitters in the lineup went a combined 7-for-18 and drove in all six runs, as the Royals scored six runs for the third consecutive game. Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi mowed […]
Royals vs. Angels Friday gamethread
The Royals desperately need a series win, and the Angels provide an opportunity this weekend. Noah Cameron takes the bump after giving up a career-high seven runs his last start against the Yankees. Matt Quatraro goes with a righty-heavy lineup against lefty Yusei Kikuchi. The Angels took two of three at Kauffman Stadium last year. […]
Platoons are not the problem with the Royals offense
The Royals are tied for the worst record in baseball, and manager Matt Quatraro has been the target of ire for many fans. When a team loses, the manager will bear a brunt of the criticism. It is more than fair to hold him accountable, since ultimately performance is judged by wins and losses. Fans […]
Royals with Crown Center Future, But Present Struggles are Undeniable
A new stadium on the horizon — but can the Royals fix what’s happening on the field? In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down the latest developments in the Kansas City Royals’ proposed stadium project at Crown Center, including funding structure, land control, and the broader […]
Kansas City Royals news: Fangraphs publishes top prospect list
At Fangraphs, Brendan Gawlowski makes his “Kansas City Royals Top 36 Prospects” list: 6. Luinder Avila Avila has been in Kansas City’s system for eight years, but it wasn’t until a velo breakout a couple of seasons back that he really popped onto the radar. He has a live arm and has sat 95-97 while […]
Angels series preview: The Royals could use some heavenly help
The Royals are entering the “easier” portion of their schedule as we slide into May, with the Angels in town this weekend, then a trip to Sacramento to take on the A’s. But when you have the worst record in baseball, there is no easy part of the schedule. Other teams see you on the […]
The Royals have all the signs of a poorly-coached team
The Royals have stumbled out to an 8-17 start, the worst record in baseball. Despite playoff aspirations coming out of spring training, they may have already played their way out of contention before the calendar hits May. The frustrating aspect of their losing is that on paper, this is not a terrible team. They largely […]
The Royals made the best decision they could with the Asa Lacy pick
In 2020, the COVID pandemic resulted in a stilted cadence to the typical draft evaluation process. Nevertheless, the draft continued onward and the Royals picked Asa Lacy fourth overall. However, the Royals recently released Lacy, who threw only 80 professional innings in the minors since being drafted. Lacy had only 4 starts and 24 innings […]
Kansas City Royals news: A day off before a huge nine game stretch
If you missed it, the Royals announced they will have a new stadium, and it’ll be at Crown Center. Phase one of the $3 billion project will cover 85 acres and include a new $1.9 billion ballpark and surrounding ballpark district. The city will contribute $600 million in funding, with previous reporting indicating that will […]
Royals lose an offensive battle 8-6
A day after ending the losing streak, Kansas City got into a back-and-forth battle with Baltimore. The scoring started early with both teams getting a first inning bomb. Pete Alonso hit an opposite field home run for Baltimore and Vinnie crushed one for the Royals. Baltimore’s was worth two though, and so they lead 2-1 […]
Royals vs. Orioles Game 25 Gamethread
A weight has been lifted off of the Royals after the comeback win last night. Kansas City did a lot of the things you expect professional team to do including getting runners home from third with less than two outs, key hits with runners in scoring position, and taking advantage of miscues from the other […]
Royals announce new stadium at Crown Center
The long-running downtown ballpark saga appears to be coming to a conclusion – the Royals are moving to Crown Center. The team made the announcement Wednesday morning at a “special event” featuring Mayor Quinton Lucas and Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe. Royals owner John Sherman announced a project that would place a new stadium as part […]
A look back at the 1979 Superteams competition
Take yourself back to March of 1978. Specifically, Saturday, March 11. It’s a cold, windy day. The Super Bowl is history. The NBA season is winding down, but without cable television, there is only one game on TV each week—and that is today at 1:00. And it’s a good one. The Boston Celtics, still a […]
Kansas City Royals news: The worst time for a downtown stadium announcement
MLB.com’s Anne Rogers talks to the Kansas City Royals leadership following a terrible start to the 2026 season. “You look back two months ago, month ago, no one in here would believe we’re technically the worst team in baseball,” Bobby Witt Jr. said. “We believe in each and every one in here. And that’s how […]
Victory! Royals break losing streak on walk-off wild pitch, win 6-5 over Orioles
The Royals have struggled to hit this year, so Maikel Garcia decided to try to win the game with his legs. The team ended an eight-game losing streak when Garcia scored in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch to beat the Orioles 6-5. It looks early on like the losing streak might […]
Royals vs. Orioles, Game 24 Gamethread
The Kansas City Royals loss last night to Baltimore Orioles was as insane and heart wrenching as we have witnessed in awhile. I chose to laugh instead of weep when Lane Thomas got thrown out at third base in the top of the tenth inning, and there was still more insanity to go after that. […]
The Royals cannot afford a Lucas Erceg problem
The Kansas City Royals’ struggles to start the season can mostly placed on the offense. They entered Monday’s game last in MLB in runs scored, and the only reason they left that position was that the Mets had a day off Monday and the Royals had the benefit of the Zombie Runner in extra innings. […]
The offense is still struggling, and Alec Zumwalt needs to be held accountable
Clamoring for someone to lose their job isn’t the best thing to do in the world. However, if you are bad at your job, what reasons should you keep it? It’s just the nature of the real world, when you can’t maintain the standard that your job requires of you, you have to go and […]
This Week in the Minors: Kameron Misner continues to crush the ball
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (11-9, 2.5 games back) The Storm Chasers took 4 of 6 from Indianapolis, so […]
Kansas City Royals News: The Royals are looking at dark times
The Royals released Asa Lacy yesterday. With Lacy having spent parts of the last four years in a rehab setting at the Royals’ Arizona complex and set to become a Minor League free agent at the end of the season, the Royals made the decision to release him. “We just got to the point where […]
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