https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/2/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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/news-rumors/kansas-city-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 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/changes-should-be-coming-soon-to-the-royals-bullpen-r4367/  After winning 9-2 on Monday against the Reds, the Royals were hoping to take the series on Tuesday in Cincinnati. They seemed primed to do so, as they were up 3-0 at one point and up 3-1 going into the 8th inning.  Unfortunately, as has been the case all season, the Kansas City bullp...4367Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:34:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/latest-signing-brings-big-league-veteran-back-to-the-royals-r4357/Their eyes weren’t deceiving Kansas City Royals fans who happened to check in on Triple-A Omaha’s Saturday evening contest with Memphis. Mixed in with the carnage of the 13-1 demolition the Storm Chasers suffered at home was the appearance of a familiar face whose brief 2024 stint with the KC or...4357Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:11:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/luinder-avila-may-be-a-key-piece-to-this-royals-rotation-r4365/  Going into the 2026 season, many viewed Luinder Avila as more of a bullpen piece than a rotation option for the Royals.  To be honest, it made sense at the beginning of Spring Training to see him in that fashion based on what the Kansas City pitching staff looked like at the time....4365Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/week-in-review-a-winless-week-and-trending-in-wrong-direction-r4359/  Week in a Nutshell  The Royals' woes continued this week as they went winless against the Yankees at Kauffman Stadium and the Rangers in Arlington. Kansas City had only three games decided by three runs or fewer. Since beating the Detroit Tigers on May 9th, the Royals have lost 16 ou...4359Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:57:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/what-has-happened-with-lucas-erceg-r4356/      The Royals' nightmare stretch and season continued on Saturday afternoon in Arlington.  Despite leading 6-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Royals closer Lucas Erceg gave up three runs on five hits to blow the game to Texas. Ezequiel Duran had the game-winning single that scored...4356Sun, 31 May 2026 15:25:20 +0000