https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/page/12/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/what-is-going-on-with-maikel-garcia-r4401/  Hopes were high for Maikel Garcia going into 2026.  Last year was a dream season of sorts for the Venezuelan infielder. In 160 games and 666 plate appearances, he slashed .286/.351/.449 with an .800 OPS. Garcia also hit 16 home runs, scored 81 runs, collected 74 RBI, and stole 23 bas...4401Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:59:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/week-in-review-injuries-amplify-a-tough-homestand-for-the-royals-r4396/  Week in a Nutshell  The Royals came back to Kauffman this week to face the two Texas teams from the AL West: the Rangers and the Houston Astros. After a solid stretch in Cincinnati and Minnesota, Kansas City was hoping to build on that momentum and put on a good showing back home thi...4396Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/how-much-does-pitch-tempo-matter-for-the-royals-r4392/  When it comes to diving into different pitching metrics, pitch tempo is rarely mentioned or used. For those unaware of pitch tempo, it can be defined as follows, per Baseball Savant. A pitcher can use pitch tempo in many ways. Pitchers who opt for a faster tempo use this approach t...4392Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/the-royals-are-still-waiting-for-the-isaac-collins-they-saw-in-milwaukee-r4387/For much of the season, Isaac Collins' performance has raised a difficult question. How can a hitter who continues to control the strike zone, posts solid quality contact metrics, and owns some of the strongest plate-discipline indicators of his career produce so little offensively? Th...4387Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:12:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/will-the-real-beck-way-please-stand-up-r4389/  The Royals lost the series finale to the Rangers 4-2 on Thursday, a game delayed by two hours and twenty minutes due to rain concerns (though it never rained). Kansas City dropped the series two games to one after winning the series opener on Tuesday. A primary issue in this series,...4389Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:56:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/the-case-for-michael-massey-to-lead-off-against-right-handed-pitchers-r4384/Over the past few weeks, the manager Matt Quatraro has been shuffling around his lineup. Maikel Garcia has not led off for the Royals since May 27, partially to place him in the heart of the batting order, and partially due to a hamstring injury. Since May 27, Quatraro has favored Carter Jensen...4384Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/jac-caglianone-is-finally-coming-into-form-r4385/  The Royals returned to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, and Jac Caglianone was back in the lineup after nursing a sore shoulder for the last two games.  Safe to say, he didn't look at all injured against the Rangers in the first game...4385Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:55:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/its-time-for-salvador-perez-to-take-a-smaller-role-r4377/Salvador Perez has not gotten off to the best start of the season. After 61 games played, his slash line sits at .204/.254/.345 with a 61 wRC+, all metrics dropping from 2025 to 2026. His wRC+ marks also represent the lowest among all Royals hitters and 15 points below the next-worst hitter this...4377Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:14:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/four-metrics-that-stand-out-from-the-royals-recent-seven-game-stretch-r4378/  It was a solid start to June for the Kansas City Royals. After starting the road trip with three straight losses to the Rangers in Arlington, the Royals ended up going 5-2 in a seven-game stretch against the Reds and Twins, respectively.  Instead of a traditional Week in Review, I wi...4378Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/should-the-royals-have-handled-maikel-garcias-hamstring-injury-differently-r4374/  On May 30th, the Kansas City Royals experienced an injury scare, as Maikel Garcia pulled his hamstring rounding second base against the Texas Rangers.   Tests revealed a grade 1 hamstring strain for Garcia, which was relatively good news. Anything more than that would've r...4374Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/kansas-city-royals-hitter-of-the-month-may-2026-r4364/The month of May will be one many Royals fans and players are hoping to forget as the calendar turns to June. The Royals have started the year with two sub-par months, as they went a paltry 10-18 in the month of May after turning in a 10-17 record in April. Looking for a standout performanc...4364Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:50:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/kansas-city-royals-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2026-r4358/Victims of a distressing three-game weekend road sweep at the hands of the Rangers that left them 10-18 for May — and losers of 16 of their last 20 — the Kansas City Royals limped out of Texas Sunday, headed for Cincinnati and a trio of contests against the Reds. The Royals’ awful month was trul...4358Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:15:01 +0000