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 --

KANSAS CITY -- On Oct. 28, 2014, an 11-year-old Carter Jensen sat in section 422 at Kauffman Stadium and watched the ballpark roar to life with every scoreless inning Yordano Ventura threw against the Giants and every run the Royals scored to get closer to forcing a Game 7. It

KANSAS CITY -- With rosters expanding Monday, the Royals had two easy options -- bring back their former top prospect and slugging lefty Jac Caglianone, who was on a rehab assignment, and give hard-throwing righty Luinder Avila another opportunity in the ‘pen after an efficient scoreless MLB debut just a

Futures Game batting practice is as closely watched as you’ll ever see a round of BP. Prospects representing all 30 farm systems, playing for Minor League teams in all four corners of the country (and Vancouver) get to show in front of scouts, former Major Leaguers, media members and each

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A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals used the Trade Deadline last month to add pieces to their current roster for both now and the future while not mortgaging their farm system, only trading away one Top 30 prospect in Single-A pitcher Yunior Marte, who ranked No. 20 on the Royals’ list

It’s the dog days of summer, so that means the hunt for the Minor League version of Best in Show is more competitive than ever. Saturday featured award-worthy performances both at the plate and on the mound, including mutlihit games by Walker Jenkins and Carter Jensen. Switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje made

Youth was served on a busy Thursday night around the Minors. Teenage sensations and Top 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard while Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who have gone deep

The final day of July brought not only a Trade Deadline for the ages, but also an exciting night of action around the Minor League landscape. Kaelen Culpepper (MIN) and Walker Jenkins (MIN) rocked a doubleheader at Double-A, Matt Koperniak (STL) flexed for the Redbirds and on the mound, Brandon

KANSAS CITY – A month or even a week ago, Royals general manager J.J. Picollo did not think starting pitching depth would be such a dire need at the Trade Deadline. By the time Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT Deadline passed, the Royals had made two separate deals to acquire three

The best and brightest of the Minors were out in full force as action also continued behind the scenes in advance of Thursday's Trade Deadline. Kevin Alcántara (CHC) mashed two homers, Carson Benge (NYM) continued his scorching summer and Christian Moore (LAA) looked pretty healthy as he began his rehab

KANSAS CITY -- Sean Gamble was 10 years old when he went to his first Major League Baseball game. He sat in the outfield seats with his buddies, next to a massive fountain display and watched a team that had just won the World Series the previous fall play a

The first full week of second-half action kicked off with a number of impressive offensive performances. Top 50 prospect Owen Caissie (Cubs) moved within two homers of equaling his career high while Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) left the yard twice. Ben Kudrna (Royals) showed out for pitchers with one of