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KANSAS CITY -- A painful pitch to the elbow led to an early exit and a left elbow contusion for Royals catcher Salvador Perez in Monday’s 10-7 series-opening loss to the Braves at Kauffman Stadium. But the Royals’ captain seems to have avoided the worst-case scenario with negative X-rays --

KANSAS CITY -- As the Royals celebrated the stability that extending Seth Lugo brings to their rotation now and in the future, they were also balancing the news that they’ll be without another starter for the rest of 2025. Kris Bubic will miss the remainder of the season as he

KANSAS CITY -- A Royals rotation that has been a strength all year, ranking near the top of the league in ERA for most of the first half, has now been decimated by injuries.

KANSAS CITY -- Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone first felt the tightness in his left hamstring as he was running down a double in the right-center gap during Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Guardians. Then he felt it again while he was running up the first-base line on

SEATTLE -- A dose of bad luck has put Michael Massey’s rehab on hold -- and has nothing to do with his original injury. The infielder, who has been on the injured list since June 10 (retroactive to June 8) with a sprained left ankle, was officially returned from his

SEATTLE -- Right-hander Kyle Wright’s road back to the Major Leagues hit a speed bump when an MRI revealed a Grade 2 left oblique strain.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are navigating new bumps in the rehab process for two pitchers who have been sidelined for most of the season. Right-hander Alec Marsh, on the 60-day IL for a right shoulder impingement, has been shut down in Arizona with his shoulder not responding well to

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KANSAS CITY -- Royals second baseman Jonathan India exited Friday’s game against the A’s in the seventh inning after subluxing his left shoulder diving for a ground ball the inning prior, but India says he should be “OK” moving forward outside of some soreness. As part of the A’s three-run

KANSAS CITY -- Less than a week after he came off the injured list following a left groin strain, left-hander Cole Ragans is back on the 15-day IL, with a different injury and different timeline than last time. The Royals placed Ragans on the IL on Wednesday afternoon, retroactive to

Lucas Erceg took the next step toward rejoining a Royals bullpen that really needs its fireman reliever back by appearing in his first rehab game on Sunday night. Erceg, who has been on the 15-day injured list since May 30 (retroactive to May 27) with a low back strain, threw

Cole Ragans is nearing a return to the Majors. The Royals’ left-hander made his first rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Saturday, allowing five runs (four earned) and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. Ragans struck out six batters, walked one and threw 43 of 62 pitches for strikes.

KANSAS CITY -- Just when the Royals got a crucial piece to their rotation back with Seth Lugo coming off the injured list on Friday, Kansas City took another hit in its bullpen with Lucas Erceg placed on the 15-day IL with a low back strain, retroactive to May 27.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ rotation took a big hit on Saturday when the team placed Seth Lugo (right third finger sprain) and Cole Ragans (left groin strain) on the 15-day injured list. Lugo’s IL stint is retroactive to Wednesday. Left-handers Noah Cameron -- the team's No. 5 prospect --

KANSAS CITY -- For the second time in the last three weeks, Cole Ragans left a start early with left groin tightness in the Royals’ 10-3 loss to the Cardinals on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. He was subsequently placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are skipping Seth Lugo's turn in the rotation on Saturday as last season’s American League Cy Young Award runner-up deals with inflammation in his right middle finger.

KANSAS CITY -- Royals pitcher Kyle Wright faced a small setback during his rehab assignment from right shoulder surgery, experiencing shoulder fatigue during his second rehab start on Wednesday with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Wright was recalled from his rehab assignment but stayed on the 15-day injured list, with the Royals

In another big step toward a long-awaited return to the big leagues, Royals right-hander Kyle Wright began a rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Wright struck out four and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, two walks and a balk over four innings in Game 1 of

KANSAS CITY -- Royals ace Cole Ragans has a “very mild left groin strain,” per manager Matt Quatraro. The left-hander was removed after just three innings (62 pitches) in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday with what was described at the time as groin tightness.

DETROIT -- Lucas Erceg seems to have avoided the worst-case scenario after a 109.1 mph liner hit the bottom of his left foot on Friday night, exiting the game with a contusion and not a fracture after X-rays came back negative.

CLEVELAND -- In another shift to the Royals’ bullpen, lefty Sam Long was placed on the 15-day IL on Sunday with left elbow inflammation. The move comes a day after the reliever gave up another three runs (two earned) in Saturday night’s loss which inflated his ERA to 12.86 across

CLEVELAND -- With the Royals mired in an offensive slump, watching Jonathan India labor around the bases and eventually leave Saturday’s game because of right quad tightness wasn’t a sight many wanted to see.

CLEVELAND -- The Royals began a 10-day road trip Friday with bad news at the beginning of the day and an offensive shutout by the end of it, dropping their series opener to the Guardians, 7-0, at Progressive Field. In a blow to the bullpen, Royals reliever Hunter Harvey was

KANSAS CITY -- After crashing into the wall and taking an awkward tumble Tuesday night, Royals outfielder Mark Canha was shaken up enough that he landed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left abductor strain. The Royals recalled outfielder Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha, and while neither Canha