Kansas City Royals starter Seth Lugo has been one of baseball's pleasant surprises in the early going this season.
He fits a specific bill, but is it one the team needs? The other day, I watched a Jon Bois video about how the Pittsburgh Pirates blew a 10-run lead that they built in the very first inning to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 8th, 1989.
Now in his third season, the young slugger has yet to turn the corner. The Royals have an outfield problem. Collectively, their outfielders are hitting .199/.257/.316 with just 11 home runs in 501 plate appearances.
Time will tell if the Kansas City Royals are headed to the postseason this year, but they plan to party like it's 2014 this weekend. The current Royals will honor their 2014 American League championship team all weekend during a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics.
The Royals failed to capitalize on a couple big scoring opportunities. The Kansas City Royals couldn’t come up with big hits with runners on as they fell 4-2 to the Seattle Mariners this afternoon.
How can they improve without truly going “all-in?” As we inch closer to June, trade talk has started to pick up among MLB fans. This is especially true for Royals fans, but not for the same reasons that we’ve grown accustomed to in recent years.
Judging by what they saw after acquiring Nelson Velazquez at the trade deadline last year, the Kansas City Royals expected big things from the outfielder this season.
Nelson Velazquez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night, evening their three-game series at one apiece.
Baseball Savant has bat tracking data now, so I took a look at how the boys in blue’s bats are relative to the rest of the league. There is bat tracking data available on Baseball Savant now!
Walter Pennington continues to impress. 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.
Kansas City Royals Starting Pitcher Seth Lugo had a career day on the road Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels. Lugo surrendered one run over eight innings of work and set a career-high with 12 strikeouts as the Royals won 4-2.
At age 33, Salvador Perez is redefining the role of a veteran in Major League Baseball. Now in his 13th season with the Kansas City Royals, Perez is showing signs that his best days may yet be to come, continuing to build a Hall of Fame-worthy resume in 2024.
There are a handful of teams that are doing a lot better than expected so far this season.
The Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, 3-2, to continue their impressive start to the season. However, perhaps the most impressive part of the game was not actually what happened on the field - and perhaps the scene in the crowd.
The Marlins got a surprisingly early jump on the trade market this offseason, hammering out a rare May trade of significance when they shipped infielder Luis Arraez to San Diego. Apparently the Padres weren't the only team interested.
The Kansas City Royals enter play today with a 20-14 record. They look to win the rubber game of the series with the Texas Rangers. They will host the Milwaukee Brewers next for a three-game series to start the next week of games.
The Royals have been without the pitcher for just over a week.
Today's Game: The Royals will take the field for the final game in their series against the Rangers, looking to bounce back from yesterdays loss and take the series win.
Unless you live in what’s considered the flyover states, there’s a good chance a lot of what transpires in the American League and National League Central gets overlooked.
There’s a new ace in town, and his name is Cole Ragans. The Kansas City Royals have seemingly found themselves an ace, and he’s helping them put all the pieces together.
The Kansas City Royals are off to a fantastic start to the season. At 17-12, the Royals sit 2 1/2 games back of the Cleveland Guardians for the American League Central lead.
The Kansas City Royals are winning baseball games. They’re currently in second place in the American League Central, only 1.5 behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.
Selected with the 70th overall pick in 2019, the pitcher won the Royals’ fifth starter job over veteran Jordan Lyles in spring training and has had a fine start to his season.
The Kansas City Royals are off to a good start led by Bobby Witt Jr. and a young core. Since the Royals won the World Series in 2015, they’ve not had a single winning season.
The Kansas City Royals were one of the feel-good stories of the early 2024 baseball season, but have hit a rough patch recently. Is the downturn just a normal blip in a long season or sign the team is regressing towards preseason expectations?
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