https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/16/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/three-non-roster-invitee-hitters-making-their-case-in-royals-camp-r4116/The Royals are 3-4 right now after roughly one week of Cactus League play. They earned their third win of the year in a wild one on Friday afternoon against the Sacramento Athletics, winning 7-6 after trailing in the seventh inning.    The Royals have seen some familiar hitters ge...4116Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:55:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/should-the-royals-worry-about-carlos-estevez-r4115/Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estevez made his 2026 Cactus League debut on Tuesday, February 24th, against the Reds in Goodyear. Safe to say, it didn't go swimmingly. In one inning of work, Estevez allowed two runs on two hits, back-to-back home runs by Reds sluggers Elly De La Cruz and...4115Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:57:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-royals-camp-feb-23-25-r4114/The Kansas City Royals are now a week into spring training, posting a record of 2-3. While statistics and records don’t mean much in February, it is still nice to see players put together strong springs in anticipation of the regular season.  With only six games played, the sample size is s...4114Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:43:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 +0000