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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked which kinds of players the Royals should target during the upcoming trade deadline. […]
At The Star, Pete Grathoff talked about England’s World Cup team visiting Kauffman Stadium yesterday. I know the tenses are all wrong because this happened yesterday but the story also came out yesterday and I led off with it because it dovetails nicely with OT. The Royals said England’s squad will be meeting with the […]
With 17 hits, including 11 for extra-bases, the Royals more than doubled up the Cardinals in the series opener, winning 14-6 to improve to 31-45 on the season. The Royals found themselves in a hole early as Bobby Witt Jr. committed an error on a seemingly easy double-play ball that allowed one run to score. […]
Hello, there. I have returned after a Thursday away in which Max took over writing duties. If you’ll recall, the last time I covered a Thursday, the Royals won. But that turned out to be an aberration as Max couldn’t keep the good times rolling. Now, I’m back to cover the Royals facing their cross-state […]
The Royals were supposed to have a contending team this year, while the Cardinals were rebuilding. But those roles have reversed, with the Royals limping along at the bottom of the standings, looking ahead to next year, while the Cardinals are ahead of schedule with an exciting young team that is winning games. St. Louis […]
Lineup construction is one of those things that is probably too over-emphasized. The difference between a perfectly optimized lineup and what would be a, like, purposefully unoptimized one is less than you would think. But lineups get scrutiny because they are something that you can change. Major League Baseball managers can’t magically force their players […]
Luinder Avila bounced back with a career best start against the Nationals, writes Jaylon Thompson. The Royals have raved about Avila’s stuff since signing him as an international free agent in 2018. Avila was masterful across 5 2/3 innings. He allowed one run while scattering three hits and recording five strikeouts, and the Royals salvaged […]
The Royals announced today they have acquired pitcher Randy Dobnak from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations. The move comes just days after the team acquired pitcher Connor Seabold from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Denis Samudio and cash considerations. Both players will be added to the 40-man roster, and to make […]
Royals put together a complete game to avoid the sweep in the nation’s capital. The 6-2 final score was a product of a mostly solid all-around game for a team that needed it. Things got off to a very quick start when Carter Jensen led off the game with the first solo home run of […]
The Royals are back at it trying to salvage a win from a series. Luinder Avila, who blew up last time out, will be starting against the best offense in baseball. What a weird thing to say about a Nationals franchise that has struggled along most recent years. At least KC gets to face a […]
James Brown, the fabulous soul singer, was known as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business due to his constant touring, tireless work ethic, and electric live performances. I’ve already told my family that I want Brown’s I Feel Good as my exit song at my funeral. I figure it’s good to send everyone out […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Royals have no choice but to become sellers for the upcoming trade deadline. Last week, […]
The Kansas City Royals lost their 15th series this season, in a 6-4 loss against the Washington Nationals. The NL East club triumphed when it mattered most against Kansas City’s best reliever for much of 2026. Kansas City Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch IV has been a breakout star this season. Prior to Tuesday’s game against […]
In a lot of sports, the best players can impose their will on the game and, well, will their team to victory. But that’s not the case in baseball. Today was a clear example that baseball stars can only do so much, as Bobby Witt Jr. had three hits, a walk, and a stolen base—but […]
The Royals are at the point in the season where it’s only the sickos who are watching on random Tuesday weeknights, especially when there’s also a World Cup game in Kansas City the same evening. If any bandwagon fans are left, I question your judgement—unless you’re really, really bored. In any case, we welcome you, […]
One of the reasons I felt good about the Kansas City Royals coming into the season was that I was extremely impressed by what we saw from Carter Jensen in September of last year. Jensen came up to the majors and immediately looked like one of the best hitters on the team, sporting a .300/.390/.550 […]
To get back to .500, the Royals would have to win about 58 percent of their remaining games. The current list of teams playing at or above that rate includes the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, Brewers, and Rays. Last season, only four teams finished the year above that level. Can the Royals be a top-five team […]
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 (30-38, 12.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 4 of 6 last week to […]
The Royals traded for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Connor Seabold. Seabold, 30, was designated for assignment on June 10. The Royals will offer him a fresh start and chance to carve out a role in the bullpen. This season, Seabold owns a 4.26 ERA in 16 relief appearances. He appeared in five games with the […]
Mitch Spence was recalled from AAA for a start tonight, and it did not go very well as the Royals lost 7-3 to the Nationals. The game was full of grounders on both sides (yes there were a few liners too) that were just on the cusp of finding a glove. A few of them […]
As Argentina and Algeria prepare to take over the sports complex on Tuesday, the 29-43 Royals find themselves on the road for a single series against the surprising 37-35 Washington Nationals, who are in third place in the NL East. James Wood and CJ Abrams provide the thump in the lineup, and they both remain […]
The first update of fan voting for the 2026 American League All-Star Game is in, and while the Royals are enduring a disappointing season on the field, Kansas City fans are still making their voices heard. Leading the way for the Royals is shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who sits atop the American League shortstop race […]
The Nationals won their first championship in 2019, and after stumbling to a losing record in 2020, they began rebuilding. They traded Trea Turner and Max Scherzer in 2021, and Juan Soto in 2022. That brought several years of bad baseball, as the team struggled to develop good players. But the prospects from those trades […]
The Kansas City Royals are nearing the season’s midpoint, and saying things are complicated is an optimistic understatement. We look at where the team stands, including the near misses, the mounting injury list, and the front office decisions that will define the second half of 2026. After the Royals narrowly avoided a sweep against the […]
Baseball statistics are what you would call “noisy.” There are a lot of factors that influence them, and random chance plays a large part. Pick any player and any statistic and measure it from year to year, and more often than not you’ll see a spike here and a drop there. It’s part of the […]