'Heck yeah I do': Ragans ready to take ball for Royals on Opening Day
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals are putting their budding ace on the mound for Opening Day. Cole Ragans will be the Royals’ Opening Day starter on March 28 against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium, the team announced Sunday after Ragans pitched 4 2/3 innings in the Royals’ 6-4 loss to
Werner shows off power as KC wraps Breakout with wild win
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Enticed by his 90 mph-plus fastball and big power potential with the bat, the Royals originally drafted Trevor Werner in the seventh round of last year’s MLB Draft as a two-way player out of Texas A&M. When he signed, they asked him what he’d like to pursue:
Wallace earns spot on All-Spring Breakout Team
The first Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play
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1 player from each team making a big impression this spring
As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,
Predicting the Royals' 2024 Opening Day roster
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is less than two weeks away, and there are still a couple of roster spots up for grabs in Royals camp. Here’s our third roster prediction of the spring: Catcher (2): Salvador Perez, Freddy Fermin The Captain returns for his 13th season in the Majors
Cross 'more than ready' for breakout season in 2024
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A first full professional season brings plenty of challenges and learning experiences, but Gavin Cross’ journey in 2023 was more unique than most. Cross, the Royals’ No. 8 prospect, along with No. 1 prospect Blake Mitchell got their first Cactus League start of the spring in Friday’s
These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout
As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a
These 12 teams won the MLB offseason
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How a first-strike competition has taken over the Royals' clubhouse
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Royals starter Michael Wacha looked sharp with 3 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday in the Royals’ 6-0 win over the D-backs at Salt River Fields, but most of the Royals’ pitchers watching their teammate were focused on just one thing: How many first-pitch strikes did he throw? There’s
Tallis, Schuerholz elected to Royals Hall of Fame
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals announced two new members to the team Hall of Fame on Thursday, and it’s been long overdue for both of them. Former general managers John Schuerholz and the late Cedric Tallis will be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on June 28 at Kauffman
3 key storylines for Royals Spring Breakout
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Triple-A affiliate to honor McKeon, legends in '24
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Bo Jackson elected to Royals Hall of Fame
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- One of the greatest athletes to ever play in Kansas City will now be immortalized in the Royals Hall of Fame. Bo Jackson has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame by the Royals Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, the team announced Wednesday. He’ll be inducted
Though McMillon optioned, Royals know future is bright
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With a little over two weeks to go to Opening Day, the Royals' bullpen is starting to take shape. The Royals optioned John McMillon on Tuesday afternoon in a move that was significant but not surprising based on what has been observed in camp over the past
1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club
Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players
What Statcast said about Ragans' start, Garcia's homer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the regular season, opening Statcast for data on the games we’re watching is a daily occurrence. In the Cactus League, not so much. There’s only one ballpark fitted with data tracking equipment: Salt River Fields. So when the Royals traveled east Tuesday and didn’t have their
Pratto's 'brand of baseball' resulting in red-hot spring
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Another day, another hit for Nick Pratto. With an RBI single in the first inning of the Royals’ eventual 12-9 loss to the Giants at Surprise Stadium on Monday, Pratto now has a 1.164 OPS this spring. In nine Cactus League games, he’s gone 10-for-25 with two
'Change in the culture': McArthur thriving in overhauled 'pen
MESA, Ariz. -- There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the Royals this spring, much of which comes from the $288.7 million contract extension for young star Bobby Witt Jr. and an aggressive offseason in which several pieces were added to the puzzle. The starting rotation got a makeover
Checking in on Royals' top camp battles
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1 position battle to watch for each team
With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and
Salvy dons first baseman's mitt in bid for flexibility
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The mask comes off, and there’s Salvador Perez’s big smile. He’s yukking it up with other players, he’s tossing balls to fans, he’s relishing these occasional opportunities to ditch the so-called “tools of ignorance” and roam free. Just because Vinnie Pasquantino is back from shoulder surgery doesn’t
'They're phenomenal talents': Young Royals backstops beginning to catch on
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There is a prevailing thought these days that developing young catchers might be the toughest thing a team can do. The high school catching segment of every Draft population is often considered to be as risky a pool to wade in as high school pitching. The Kansas