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Ninth Inning Collapse Leads to Royals Falling to Brewers 6-5

Up 5-3 in the top of the ninth inning, it seemed like all the momentum was on the Kansas City Royals' side and that they'd pick up their second victory of the series against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Salvador Perez News / FanNation Inside The Royals / 2 hours ago

Salvador Perez: Still Catching, Still Excelling in 13th MLB Season

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.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / 8 hours ago

How will the Royals balance short-term and long-term winning?

Are the Royals in “win-now” mode? The Royals have surprised many around the league by playing well to begin the year. Already projection systems like ZIPS

Kansas City Royals News / FanNation Fastball / 1 hour ago

Kansas City Royals Fan Goes Viral For Insane Beard on Monday Night

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.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / 19 minutes ago

TWitM: Alexander, Waters shine while Double-A arms continue to rack up Ks

How much longer will CJ Alexander be in Omaha? 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.

Maikel Garcia News / Field Level Media / 18 hours ago

Maikel Garcia sends Royals past Brewers

Maikel Garcia grounded a go-ahead, two-run single up the middle in the seventh inning as the host Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.

MLB News / FanNation Inside The Royals / 12 hours ago

Royals' Bats Come Alive in Seventh Inning to Defeat Brewers 3-2

The Kansas City Royals took down the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 in a home series-opening win on Monday evening. All of Kansas City's runs came in a wild seventh inning, but the Royals' bats were ice-cold to start the game against the NL Central-leading Brewers as they recorded just one hit through the first six innings.

Luis Arraez News / Viral Sports News / 4 hours ago

Kansas City Royals Checked In On Luis Arraez Before Trade

The Kansas City Royals have gotten off to a pretty strong start in the 2024 season. They are right in the mix for the AL Central lead with a 20-15 record, tied with the Minnesota Twins and only 2.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians.

Seth Lugo News / Just Baseball / 7 hours ago

Seth Lugo Has Given the Royals’ Starting Rotation the Jolt it Needed

Seth Lugo had some really good seasons pitching out of the bullpen for the New York Mets, and could have had a lucrative career as a reliever. But the

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / 11 hours ago

Royals showed interest in All-Star infielder before trade to Padres

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.

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Kansas City Royals News / Inside The Diamonds / May 5

Kansas City Royals Roster Moves 5/5

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.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / 3 hours ago

Royals hopeful right-hander can return to rotation soon

The Royals have been without the pitcher for just over a week.

Rangers hope offense stays hot against Royals

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Kansas City Royals News / FanNation Inside The Royals / May 5

The Royals Express, Sunday, May 5: The Royals Look To Bounce Back

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.

Salvador Perez News / Field Level Media / May 4

Salvador Perez, Royals ready for rematch vs. Rangers

A rejuvenated Salvador Perez will lead the reinvigorated Kansas City Royals against the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday evening in the second contest of a three-game weekend series.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / 13 hours ago

Royals score 6 in seventh to beat Rangers

Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe homered as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday evening. With one out in the fifth, Renfroe belted Michael Lorenzen's 1-2 slider 373 feet down the left-field line for his third homer of the year to tie the score 1-1.

Salvador Perez News / Just Baseball / 23 hours ago

Salvador Perez Has the Chance to Bolster His Hall of Fame Case

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.

Kansas City Royals News / Last Word On Sports / April 30

Cole Ragans Leads the Kansas City Royals to a Franchise Record

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.

NFL News / Yardbarker / April 30

Report: Kansas lawmakers devising new plan to lure Chiefs or Royals

Kansas lawmakers are trying to create an enticing plan to persuade the Chiefs or Royals to cross state lines. Jonathan Shorman of The Kansas City Star

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Alec Marsh News / Last Word On Sports / April 29

KC Royals Announce Replacement for Alec Marsh

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.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / April 27

What’s Behind the Kansas City Royals Impressive Turnaround?

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.

Alec Marsh News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 25

Royals place pitcher on IL

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.

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MLB News / Action Network / April 24

MLB betting: Royals vs. Blue Jays odds, pick and prediction for Thu. 4/25

Tony Sartori of the Action Network shares his Royals vs. Blue Jays prediction for the series finale on Thursday, April 25, including MLB odds and picks.

Royals take advantage of Blue Jays' miscues in win

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Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / April 23

Royals' skid: Just a blip or a sign of things to come?

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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Kansas City Royals News / Larry Brown Sports / April 21

Watch: Royals announcers left speechless after umpire botches first strike call

MLB umpires are going to sometimes miss borderline calls, but it would be nice if they got the gimmes right.

Big inning helps Orioles stave off Royals, 9-7

Aaron Judge doesn't seem bothered by Yankee Stadium boos

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Patrick Mahomes News / Larry Brown Sports / April 16

Patrick Mahomes still wants to accomplish something on baseball field

Patrick Mahomes could have played professional baseball had he chosen that career path rather than focusing on football, and the Kansas City Chiefs star still has something he'd like to accomplish in that sport.

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