https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/page/6/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/should-royals-general-manager-jj-picollo-be-on-the-hot-seat-r4350/J.J. Picollo has been the Royals’ general manager since September 2021 and the president of baseball operations since September 2022. In that time, the Royals have managed to clinch their first playoff berth since winning the 2015 World Series and followed that performance with another winning s...4350Sat, 30 May 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/the-royals-should-take-a-different-approach-with-collins-and-loftin-r4353/  The Kansas City Royals lost their fourth-straight game on Friday, this time to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Rangers beat the Royals 9-1 in a game that was never close. Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek gave up four runs in the first inning and six runs over...4353Sat, 30 May 2026 11:32:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/time-is-running-out-on-royals-first-round-draft-pick-frank-mozzicato-r4342/The Kansas City Royals’ starting rotation is in a bit of disarray. Cole Ragans, still billed by many as the cream of the club’s starting pitching crop, threw well in a Triple-A rehab start Saturday but remains sidelined after experiencing elbow pain the next day. Elbow discomfort has also forced...4342Fri, 29 May 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/three-takeaways-from-the-yankees-series-and-season-sweep-of-the-royals-r4346/  On Wednesday, the Royals lost 7-0 to Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. The win for the Bronx Bombers clinched not only a series sweep, but a season sweep, as the Yankees won all three games at Yankee Stadium back in April. Since beating the Yankees in Game 2 of the...4346Thu, 28 May 2026 11:59:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals/realistic-and-far-fetched-scenarios-if-the-royals-sell-early-before-trade-deadline-r4337/To say that the start of the Royals' season has been bad would be an understatement; it has been an unmitigated disaster so far. Nothing seems to be going right for the Royals this season, and it would be easy to assume that the Royals will be sellers at the trade deadline of the season were to...4337Wed, 27 May 2026 15:40:00 +0000