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Royals' RISP woes rearing ugly head during tough spell

@anne__rogers
11:37 PM CDT

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went on the road last week and won just one of six games, although the win on Sunday allowed for them to return home with some momentum, which they desperately needed after being swept out of Chicago and losing the series in St. Louis.

That momentum

Bubic lands on IL with 'very mild' left elbow soreness

@anne__rogers
May 18, 2026

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals saw another starter sidelined Monday when Kris Bubic was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow soreness ahead of their series opener against the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium.

The move is retroactive to last Friday. In a corresponding move, the Royals

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May 11, 2026

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Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team

@Theo_DeRosa
9:55 AM CDT

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers.

But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close?

In the latest vote predicting the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/awards/all-mlb"

Salvy powers Royals to skid-snapping shutout of Cardinals

May 17, 2026

ST. LOUIS -- After the Royals’ sixth consecutive loss on Saturday, manager Matt Quatraro was open to anything that might get his team’s offense in gear -- a big hit, a rally that moves the line, anything that points runners toward home plate.

'Get back up, get ready to go': Royals searching for answers

May 16, 2026

ST. LOUIS – Every team goes through tough stretches over the course of a long season which feel like they could be turned around by the right hit at the right time, a dramatic break of the dam which turns on the tap of runs and flips feeling flat into

Latest Royals injuries & transactions

May 18, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Royals injury news and transactions.

Falter rejoins Royals' bullpen as Strahm lands on IL (right knee inflammation)

May 16, 2026

ST. LOUIS -- The Royals welcomed back one part of the left side of their bullpen on Saturday, while also temporarily losing the services of another, as Bailey Falter (left elbow inflammation) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list and replaced on the IL by Matt Strahm (right knee inflammation).

For

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Prospect watch: Lamkin rising fast in KC's system

@anne__rogers
May 16, 2026

This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers’ Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Wacha solid in St. Louis return, despite Royals' 5th straight loss

May 16, 2026

ST. LOUIS -- Friday night was just the second time Michael Wacha has pitched at Busch Stadium since departing the Cardinals, his first organization, in free agency following the 2019 season. The leaderboard of most impressive career lines at this ballpark is littered with his name at the very top

'Need to play better': Royals' frustration grows amid losing streak

@anne__rogers
May 15, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Royals were four games below .500 when they began a 10-game stretch against American League Central opponents on May 4. They wanted to seize the opportunity ahead of them as they began the month playing better overall.

They worked their way up to 17-19 at one point and

Loftin proving reliable in a pinch for Royals

@anne__rogers
May 13, 2026

This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers’ Royals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Struggles vs. White Sox leave Royals lagging in tightly packed AL Central

@anne__rogers
May 14, 2026

CHICAGO – In 2024 and ‘25, the Royals won 22 of 26 games against the White Sox, a continuous drubbing that helped Kansas City in the American League Central and its playoff pushes while pushing Chicago to the bottom of baseball in standings and record, with its 223 total losses

The Top 100 Prospects list has been updated, and there's a new No. 1

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2026

Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats Wednesday, and if we’re going to get a new No. 1 overall prospect, we might as well make some tweaks to the full Top 100 Prospects list.

Every so often during the baseball season, we

Perez returns behind the dish, provides some pop

@anne__rogers
May 13, 2026

CHICAGO – For eight games over the past week and a half, the Royals’ catcher was someone other than Salvador Perez, a rarity for as long as the 36-year-old catcher has been with Kansas City.

Instead, Perez put together a longer stint as the Royals’ designated hitter and was out of

Witt named AL Player of the Week after electric inside-the-parker

@ByJasonFoster
May 11, 2026

Perennial MVP candidate Bobby Witt Jr. hadn't looked much like himself through the first month-plus of the season, but that changed in a big way for the Royals shortstop last week.

Witt hit .407 with three homers and a 1.263 OPS from May 4-10 to help Kansas City climb back into

Here is each club's hottest pitching prospect right now

@JimCallisMLB and @SamDykstraMiLB and @JonathanMayo
May 12, 2026

A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospect in each organization. Now it’s time to check in on the pitchers.

While many of the game’s top young arms are still building up and expanding their pitch counts and innings, there have been more

1 thing each team can improve upon the rest of the way

May 10, 2026

No matter what its record is, every MLB team knows there's always room for improvement.

With the help of MLB.com's beat writers, here's one thing each club is seeking to improve this season.

All stats updated through Saturday's games

'Anything for Noah': Cameron's mom throws first pitch on Mother's Day

@anne__rogers
May 10, 2026

KANSAS CITY – Noah Cameron was in the middle of his warmup pitches in the bullpen on Sunday night when he stopped for just a second to take a peek at the mound he was set to climb shortly for his start against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.

Witt hits inside-the-park HR ... on a ground ball

@anne__rogers
May 10, 2026

KANSAS CITY – Bobby Witt Jr. flew around the bases so fast it was only right he eventually took flight.

The Royals speedster capped his electrifying two-run inside-the-park home run on Saturday night with his favorite way to slide into home plate: An all-out dive, arms and legs outstretched, landing safely

Isbel sparkles on defense -- then tops it with first career walk-off hit

@anne__rogers
May 9, 2026

KANSAS CITY – Kyle Isbel is not one of the loudest talkers the Royals have in their clubhouse, preferring to let his work on the field and preparation off it speak more than anything else.

On Friday night, he was loud and clear.

Ragans to IL with 'pitcher's elbow'; Estévez diagnosed with rotator cuff strain

@anne__rogers
May 8, 2026

KANSAS CITY – The Royals provided more clarity on two of their injured pitchers and made a flurry of roster moves ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.

Starter Cole Ragans was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow impingement as he deals with valgus