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Royals call up reliever Beck Way, claim outfielder Matthew Lugo off waivers
The Royals announced they have called up pitcher Beck Way from Triple-A Omaha and claimed outfielder Matthew Lugo off waivers from the Angels. Lugo has been assigned to Omaha, and the Royals optioned reliever Eli Morgan to the Storm Chasers as well. The Royals also announced Bailey Falter has cleared waivers and has been outrighted […]
Does firing managers mid-season make a difference?
The Royals have lost 16 of 20 games, and are now just a half game from having the worst record in baseball in early June. The season has been a huge disappointment for a team that largely returned a roster coming off back-to-back winning seasons and was expecting to contend for a post-season spot. When […]
This Week in the Minors: Sean Gamble is heating up
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 (26-30, 8.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 5 of 6 at home to […]
Kansas City Royals News: No sales tax estimates for new stadium yet
Kansas City is keeping stadium negotiations private for now and not revealing any figures. Lucas and Vasquez have both said newly generated sales taxes from a taxing district around the proposed stadium would primarily pay for the bonds. Lucas told reporters that Kauffman Stadium’s sales taxes were used to help project how much that might […]
Lane Thomas grand slam powers Royals past Reds 9-2
The Royals have been looking for answers, trying to find something, ANYTHING, to break the horrid stretch of baseball recently. They finally found something tonight. And they did not have to do a bunch of small ball for it. The Reds were starting a little-used reliever with control problems as an opener. The Royals made […]
Royals vs Reds, Game 60 Gamethread
The 22-37 Royals last won a game on Sunday, May 24th, against the Seattle Mariners. I attended that game and left when the score was 8-3 Royals. They tried to lose the game but failed. Since then, the Royals have been very successful at losing, as they suffered consecutive sweeps at the hands of the […]
Reds series preview: Both teams hate the month of May
The Reds have not finished in first place since 2012, but were in first place in the National League Central after a hot start had them 20-11 by the end of April. They have lost 17 of 27 since then and their only series wins since have come against the struggling Astros, Phillies, and Mets. […]
Injuries don’t explain why the Royals are this bad
The 2026 Kansas City Royals are an indisputably bad baseball team. On pace for an eye-watering 102 losses, they have one of the worst bullpens and one of the worst offenses in baseball. They run into a bunch of outs on the bases. They have lost 16 out of their last 19 games one month […]
Royals Hit a New Low: Sweeps, Struggles, and Hard Questions for the Front Office
The Kansas City Royals are in a tailspin, and this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast does not look away. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco take stock of a team that has two consecutive series sweeps and gone 3-10 over the last fifteen days, a stretch that has raised serious questions about accountability at every […]
Father Time and Salvador Perez
There is a man close to my age who works at a grocery store in my neighborhood. Often, when the weather is nice, I’ll see him sitting outside his SUV during his lunch break playing his guitar. He’s not busking for tips; he’s just enjoying the sunshine and playing because he loves to play. Every […]
Kansas City Royals news: Lucas Erceg to stick at closer
Jaylon Thompson looks at the ugly numbers this month. “I think we don’t hit a lot of homers, we don’t hit for extra bases,” Garcia said after the game. “So we have to figure out how to score more runs. (It’s) like playing the small game and trying to do something different. “That’s Royals baseball. […]
Royals swept again, lose 6-3 against Rangers
It was another tough day of Royals baseball. They were promptly swept for the third time in their last four series. They have lost 6 straight and 16 of their last 19. They are one of the worst teams in all of baseball. A four-run first inning, all with two outs, doomed Michael Wacha and […]
Game Thread LIX: Royals at Rangers
The Royals are in complete disarray. They have lost 15 of their last 18 games and are trying to avoid being swept for the third time in the last four series. I don’t really have many positive things to say, Michael Wacha starts today, he’s been one of the few bright spots this season. With […]
Erceg plays Lucy to the Royals’ Charlie Brown; Rangers win 7-6
Just when you thought the Royals had run out of ways to lose baseball games. In case you’re too young to understand the reference in the headline, there was an old Newpaper comic strip called Peanuts by Charles Schulz. One of the running gags was that Charlie wanted to kick a football. Lucy would always […]
Game thread LVIII – Royals at Rangers
I don’t really know what to put here anymore. I mean, sure, I can preview the pitching matchup and offer some thoughts about the lineup. And I will. But I also like to contextualize the play of the team and the importance of the game. And… there’s just no context worth offering, and there is […]
Kansas City Royals news: Is it time to look to the future?
The Royals are searching for answers, writes Anne Rogers. “We felt like there’s a core here that we could rely on for offense,” Picollo said. “Surrounding them with a deeper, better group and more balanced group was the goal. I think we did that. But I’m accountable, too. There are some evaluations made that haven’t […]
Royals lose third straight blowout, this time to Rangers, 9-1
It has been said that when Stephen Kolek is getting ground outs in the first inning, you can tell it’s going to be a good night. Unfortunately, Kolek didn’t get a groundball until the seventh batter he faced in the first inning, and Nick Loftin turned that into an error. But let’s back up a […]
Game thread LVII – Royals at Rangers
The Royals did not follow through after that Mariners series to do anything to the Yankees except scare them enough in that series opener to annoy the Yankees into grinding them into the dirt for two straight nights. The Royals don’t have a lot to play for in terms of wins and losses, but if […]
Bullpen faces more injuries with Nick Mears latest to IL
The Royals’ bullpen took another hit on Friday when the team announced Nick Mears has been placed on the Injured List with right shoulder impingement. The Royals recalled reliever Eric Cerantola from Triple-A Omaha to replace him on the roster. Mears pitched on Wednesday, giving up two walks and two hits among the six Yankees […]
Rangers series preview: The Royals have a lone star
The Rangers won their first championship in 2023, in part by spending a lot on free agents. But they had to pay the piper, and since then they have been a middling team around .500, missing the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Kansas City Royals (22-34) vs. Texas Rangers (25-31) at Globe […]
The Royals are wasting a great Bobby Witt Jr. season
I went to my second Kansas City Royals game of the season on Wednesday night. I was in great company and just love being at a live baseball game, I was as depressed about the team leaving Kauffman Stadium after a 7-0 loss at the hands of the New York Yankees as I have been […]
Royals on Pace for 98 Losses While MLB Labor Talks Could Change Everything
The 2026 Kansas City Royals season has taken a difficult turn, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are not pretending otherwise. This episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast navigates a bleak stretch of baseball with the honesty and perspective that have defined the show through the tough times. The episode opens with the latest roster […]
A brief history of slow-starting teams who turned it around to give Royals fans hope
Hello, and welcome to my column about positivity. Please leave all negative feelings at the door as they won’t be tolerated. Lol, just kidding, I’m a super negative person. I’m Irish, an attorney, and a Kansas City sports fan. I never stood a chance. But sometimes I have these terrible bouts of optimism. They’re rare, […]
Kansas City Royals news: Justin Lamkin rising in prospect rankings
Oof. I thought we’d get something lighter after last Friday. I don’t think the last week made things better. Max covered the labor negotiations so I’m just going to link to that article here. I know there are a lot of opportunities for jokes here. But, in all seriousness, here’s a chance do good. Donate […]
MLBPA, owners makes initial proposals in labor talks
With baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire this December, owners and players began labor discussions earlier this month. Today, the union made their first formal proposal to owners that includes several changes to the financial structure of the game. The union’s opening proposal would dramatically reshape revenue sharing, payroll incentives, and player compensation, changes […]
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