https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/page/23/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/bobby-witt-jr-adds-to-his-royals-legacy-both-on-and-off-the-field-r4113/  On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals announced on social media that Bobby Witt Jr. received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for the 2025 season. He becomes the third Royals player in franchise history to earn the award, joining Hall of Famer George Brett and current captain Salvador Perez.  ...4113Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:52:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/is-the-curveball-key-to-a-seth-lugo-turnaround-r4112/  Much has been made about Seth Lugo and his outlook for the 2026 season. For the Royals to have a chance at an AL Central Division title and return to the postseason, Kansas City will need a Lugo closer to his 2024 form than to his 2025 version.  In 2024, he went 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA,...4112Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:53:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-royals-camp-feb-20-22-r4110/The Royals played their first spring training game on Friday. Which players have started off hot, and which players have looked a bit rusty? Don't read too much into spring training performances. Sample sizes are small, competition levels vary, and players may be working on specific adjustm...4110Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:21:10 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/can-dairon-blanco-rebound-in-2026-r4109/One player who should be coming into Royals Spring Training with a lot of motivation is outfielder Dairon Blanco. After playing in 157 games in 2023 and 2024 combined, he only played in nine games with the Royals last season. Part of that was due to an Achilles injury, which seemed to sap...4109Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:58:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/what-can-stephen-kolek-do-to-make-the-royals-opening-day-roster-r4108/The Royals are 1-1 so far in the Cactus League in 2026. After winning their Spring Training opener against the Texas Rangers, Kansas City had a much rougher day on Saturday, losing 10-3 to the Padres.  One pitcher that stood out in the Royals' first couple of games was Stephen Kolek, w...4108Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/exploring-royals-catching-metrics-throwing-r4106/Royals Spring Training Opening Day is Friday, which means that we will be experiencing a continuous stretch of baseball from now until the All-Star Break. With games finally starting, I wanted to finish my three-part series on Royals catcher metrics before we started getting data from actual gam...4106Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/three-royals-pitchers-on-the-roster-bubble-to-watch-in-spring-training-r4104/Kansas City will begin its 2026 Spring Training campaign on Friday and Saturday against the Texas Rangers, who share the Surprise complex with the Royals. Safe to say, excitement and expectations are up in Arizona, especially with team workouts beginning this week. The Royals have trie...4104Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:04:03 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/who-will-lead-off-for-the-royals-in-2026-r4097/Last season, the Royals traded for Jonathan India with the plan of him being the leadoff man to hit ahead of Bobby Witt Jr. India held that role until early August due to his regression in on-base ability. Mike Yastrzemski and Maikel Garcia became the main leadoff hitters against right and left-...4097Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:58:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/grading-the-kansas-city-royals-2025-26-offseason-r4099/The Kansas City Royals had a goal this offseason of adding depth and improving their talent floor. While they won 82 games last year, the second time they've had a winning season since the 2015 World Series, they also missed out on the postseason after winning 86 games in 2024. Under owner John...4099Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:55:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/exploring-royals-catching-metrics-framing-r4095/In part one of a three-part series on Royals catching defense, I looked at blocking metrics and how Kansas City catchers have struggled in this category. In part two, I am going to look at catcher framing, which has been a controversial area for the Royals' catchers over the past five years. ...4095Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:54:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/who-should-be-the-royals-center-fielder-r4089/The Kansas City Royals are no longer a rebuilding curiosity. They are a legitimate team on the rise, powered by a deep collection of young talent, a rotation that doesn’t get enough national credit, and a true franchise cornerstone in Bobby Witt Jr. Most positions feel settled or at least promis...4089Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:54:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/kansas-city-royals-news/royals/royals-sign-john-means-to-two-year-minor-league-deal-r4093/On Friday, the Kansas City Royals announced via social media that they had signed left-handed free-agent pitcher John Means to a two-year Minor League deal.  Means is a local Gardner, Kansas, product who was an 11th-round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft. The 32-year...4093Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:16:00 +0000