PHILADELPHIA -- Royals closer Carlos Estévez left Kansas City’s 10-3 win over the Phillies on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park with what was later diagnosed as mild back tightness. Following J.T. Realmuto’s flyout on a first-pitch slider in the bottom of the ninth, Estévez looked to be in some discomfort,

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies fan who caught Salvador Perez’s 300th career home run and 1,000th career RBI in the left-center-field bleachers of Citizens Bank Park did not demand anything in return for delivering the ball to Perez following the Royals’ 8-6 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night. Shaking Perez’s

KANSAS CITY -- Rachel Garcia may be best known for her pitching. The 2019 Women's College World Series champion, two-time NFCA National Player of the Year and No. 4 overall pick in the inaugural AUSL Draft, has put up remarkable numbers on the mound, but she's always been able to

PHILADELPHIA – Less than one week ago, the Royals were one game back of an American League Wild Card spot after their Sept. 6 win over the Twins. The momentum was high. The schedule ahead was tough but survivable. The club needed some things to go its way but saw

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PHILADELPHIA -- Working his way back from a left rotator cuff strain, Royals lefty Cole Ragans made his second rehab start with Triple-A Omaha on Friday night and looked as close as ever to a return to the big leagues. Ragans threw 56 pitches across 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing

CLEVELAND -- A fastball that was supposed to be up-and-in to C.J. Kayfus, Cleveland’s No. 9 hitter, instead landed at the bottom of the zone and directly into Kayfus’ bat as the rookie connected with it, sent it 425 feet out to right-center field and delivered the biggest swing of

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. CLEVELAND -- Less than a week after Jac Caglianone strained his left hamstring on July 26, the Royals left town for a three-city, 10-day

CLEVELAND -- The Royals do their absolute best to avoid thinking about the standings and scoreboard-watching the teams they’re chasing, attempting to avoid doing the math with the remaining schedule and how they could sneak into the playoffs. But they are humans. They know exactly where they stand. They know

Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas have 413 career home runs between them across the 13 seasons they each played in the Major Leagues. They’re retired now, onto a different part of their lives that includes mostly shuttling their kids to and from school and practices (and, as Hosmer relayed, getting

CLEVELAND -- The Royals began their day at the ballpark on Tuesday by announcing that Michael Wacha would not make his regularly-scheduled start on Wednesday because he was being placed on the seven-day concussion injured list. Wacha was the last starter from the Royals’ Opening Day rotation who hadn’t gone

CLEVELAND -- As shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. returned to the lineup Tuesday night following three consecutive days recovering from back spasms that had him exit Friday’s game early, the Royals had other injury news to share before their game against the Guardians at Progressive Field. Starter Michael Wacha was placed

If you thought the end of summer also brought the end of your chances to follow top prospects, just remember – there’s always desert ball. Rosters for the six Arizona Fall League teams were officially announced Wednesday afternoon, headlined by 13 Top 100 prospects, including two of the Top 5.

The Royals joined Major League Baseball and its other 29 clubs in raising awareness for childhood cancer this past Sunday, with September annually recognized as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. After the fourth inning on Sunday against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals held their own Stand Up To Cancer

As the Minor League season heads into the home stretch, some of the sport's best prospects are still going strong. Jurrangelo Cijntje (Mariners) is finishing on a strong note at Double-A while a pair of 18-year-olds -- Leo De Vries (A's) and Jesús Made (Brewers) -- are proving age isn't

CLEVELAND -- To begin a road trip that swings through two contending cities as they fight for their own postseason lives, the Royals were routed, 10-2, by the Guardians on Monday night at Progressive Field. Kansas City did not record a hit until the eighth inning. Its starter did not

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. KANSAS CITY -- As Carter Jensen, the Royals' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, fielded questions Saturday night about his first MLB hit --

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KANSAS CITY -- The quest for an American League Wild Card playoff spot has been a rollercoaster ride for the Royals -- and they took a bit of a dip on Sunday. After handling the Twins in the opening two games of their weekend series, the Royals arrived at Kauffman

Royals lefty Cole Ragans looked strong Sunday in his first rehab start since straining his left rotator cuff in June. Ragans tossed three innings for Triple-A Omaha in a game at Iowa, allowing a solo homer and an infield single while striking out seven batters -- including six straight at

KANSAS CITY -- Twins starter Joe Ryan has not been kind to the Royals in his career, entering Saturday night with a career 1.34 ERA against Kansas City in 10 starts, with just nine runs allowed in 60 1/3 innings. He had eight wins in those 10 starts and zero

KANSAS CITY -- A day after exiting early with low back spasms, Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the lineup for Saturday night’s 11-2 win against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium as the Royals’ shortstop underwent an MRI to better help determine the severity and concern level for his injury.

KANSAS CITY -- With a 2-1 series-opening win over the Twins Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals pulled within one game of the final American League Wild Card spot, their push toward October gaining serious speed with 21 games left to play. But as Friday’s game came to a

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are one step closer to getting their ace back. Cole Ragans is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Omaha, manager Matt Quatraro said on Friday, the next major step in Ragans’ recovery from a left rotator cuff strain that has had