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Daniel Vazquez's two-run walk-off single completed a 13-12 comeback for Northwest Arkansas. Austin Charles' two-run double powered Quad Cities past Lansing 4-3, with Aiden Jimenez holding the Lugnuts to one earned run over five innings. Ivan Sosa hit a two-run homer and Hiro Wyatt worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings in Columbia's 8-1 win, backed by Andy Basora's six-strikeout relief. Omaha dropped a 6-1 decision in Toledo, where Ryan Ramsey allowed four home runs. Royals Transactions No Roster Moves Misner's Solo Shot Is Omaha's Only Answer In Toledo Ryan Ramsey lasted just 3 1/3 innings in the Storm Chasers' 6-1 loss at Toledo, surrendering nine hits, six runs, five earned, on four home runs, while fanning seven and walking none. Toledo did nearly all of its damage in two innings against Ramsey. Two solo home runs and a two-run blast produced a four-run third, and another two-run homer in the fourth opened a 6-0 gap the Storm Chasers never closed. Kameron Misner provided Omaha's only run with a solo home run to right-center in the sixth inning, his sixth of the season. Drew Waters led the offense with a two-hit day, and Josh Rojas added a double. The Storm Chasers mustered seven hits and stranded 10 runners. Omaha drew four walks and collected seven hits, yet apart from Misner's solo blast, the lineup couldn't muster runs. John Rave reached twice on walks from the leadoff spot, and Elih Marrero and Waters each delivered late-inning singles, but the Storm Chasers failed to turn any of those baserunners into runs. Out of the bullpen, Ben Sears covered 1 2/3 innings and allowed a hit, a walk, and struck out one. Helcris Olivárez worked one scoreless inning with two walks. Jose Cuas handled his inning without incident. Chazz Martinez finished the night with a strikeout and one hit allowed over one inning. Player AB R H RBI BB K John Rave (CF) 3 0 1 0 2 1 Kevin Newman (2B) 5 0 1 0 0 2 Kameron Misner (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 0 Drew Waters (RF) 4 0 2 0 0 1 Josh Rojas (3B) 4 0 1 0 0 2 Luke Maile (C) 3 0 0 0 1 2 Gavin Cross (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Elih Marrero (DH) 4 0 1 0 0 2 Connor Kaiser (SS) 3 0 0 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Ryan Ramsey (L) 3 1/3 9 6 5 0 7 4 Ben Sears 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Helcris Olivárez 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Jose Cuas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chazz Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Vazquez Walk-Off Caps Naturals' Wild 13-12 Comeback Daniel Vazquez lined a two-run single to right in the bottom of the 10th inning to finish off a 13-12 walk-off win for Northwest Arkansas. Trailing 12-10, Carson Roccaforte singled in the zombie runner to pull within one. Colton Becker followed with a single, Sam Kulasingam sacrificed runners to second and third, and after a strikeout, Vazquez plated Roccaforte and Becker to end it. Felix Arronde's start never settled. The right-hander recorded only two outs, surrendering three hits, four runs, four walks, and a home run before exiting in the first inning. Wichita struck first with three runs in the top of the first, including a two-run home run, before Brett Squires answered with an RBI double in the bottom half to cut the deficit to 3-1. Brett Squires led the offense with three hits in six at-bats, two doubles, a home run, and five RBI. His three-run blast capped a six-run fourth inning that flipped a 6-2 deficit into an 8-6 lead. Kulasingam finished 3-for-4 with a double and scored three times. Vazquez added three hits and three RBI. Roccaforte reached twice and scored twice. After Arronde, Chase Jessee, Hunter Owen, Augusto Mendieta, and Zachary Cawyer combined to allow eight runs, seven earned, across nine innings. Andrew Morones picked up the win. The Naturals stranded nine runners, while the offense pounded out 16 hits. Player AB R H RBI BB K Carson Roccaforte (CF) 5 2 1 1 1 2 Colton Becker (LF) 4 2 1 0 1 1 Sam Kulasingam (3B) 4 3 3 1 1 0 Brett Squires (DH) 6 2 3 5 0 1 Daniel Vazquez (SS) 6 0 3 3 0 2 Jorge Alfaro (1B) 5 0 1 0 0 2 Omar Hernandez (C) 5 1 1 0 0 1 Connor Scott (RF) 5 1 2 1 0 1 Justin Johnson (2B) 5 2 1 1 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Felix Arronde 0 2/3 3 4 4 4 0 1 Chase Jessee 2 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 1 Hunter Owen 3 4 3 3 1 4 1 Augusto Mendieta 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 Zachary Cawyer 1 2/3 2 3 2 2 1 2 Andrew Morones (W) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Charles Double Lifts River Bandits Past Lansing The Quad Cities River Bandits edged the visiting Lansing Lugnuts 4-3 on the strength of Austin Charles' two-run double in the bottom of the fifth. Charles lined the ball to left field to bring in Asbel Gonzalez and Blake Mitchell, turning a one-run lead into three. Aiden Jimenez covered five innings with two hits, one earned run, three strikeouts, and no walks allowed. Ryan Ure followed and hit a wall, surrendering two hits, one earned run, and two walks over 1 1/3 innings. Nick Conte closed things out over 2 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out two and earning the save. The Bandits answered Lansing's early run in the bottom of the second. Charles singled with two outs and scored when Derlin Figueroa lined a double to right. After Jose Cerice walked, Figueroa came around when Tyriq Kemp reached on a throwing error. Charles finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Figueroa added two hits, a double, and an RBI. Gonzalez reached once, stole two bases, and scored. Blake Mitchell drew three walks, stole a base, and crossed the plate. Lansing scratched across a run in the seventh and a sacrifice-fly run in the ninth, but Conte protected the one-run margin. The Bandits stranded eight runners. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nolan Sailors (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Asbel Gonzalez (CF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 Blake Mitchell (C) 1 1 0 0 3 1 Ramon Ramirez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Luke Pelzer (LF) 4 0 1 0 0 1 Austin Charles (SS) 4 1 2 2 0 2 Derlin Figueroa (3B) 4 1 2 1 0 1 Jose Cerice (1B) 3 0 1 0 1 0 Tyriq Kemp (2B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Aiden Jimenez (W) 5 2 1 1 0 3 0 Ryan Ure 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 Nick Conte (S) 2 2/3 3 1 1 2 2 0 Sosa Homer, Deep Pitching Lead Fireflies Past Augusta Columbia plated eight runs across the middle innings, and the pitching staff held Augusta to one unearned run in an 8-1 win over the GreenJackets. Ivan Sosa opened the scoring in the bottom of the third, hitting a two-run home run to left to bring in Stone Russell ahead of him for a 2-0 lead. The offense kept piling on. Yandel Ricardo's infield single in the fourth plated Hyungchan Um. The Fireflies added two more in the sixth, with Henry Ramos singling home Jhosmmel Zue. Three more runs scored in the seventh on a Russell RBI single, a Zue run-scoring single, and a Sosa sacrifice fly. Hiro Wyatt opened with 4 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, two walks, and no runs, while striking out six. Andy Basora earned the win with 2 2/3 innings of no-run, no-walk relief and struck out six. Jhon Reyes finished the night with two innings, surrendering one unearned run on two hits and two walks while fanning two. Henry Ramos, batting leadoff, led the offense 3-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base. Ricardo finished 2-for-5. Um went 1-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Zue singled, walked, scored, drove in a run, and stole two bases. Russell reached three times and drove in a run. Sosa's home run and sacrifice fly accounted for three RBI. Columbia stranded nine runners. Player AB R H RBI BB K Henry Ramos (LF) 5 0 3 1 0 0 Sean Gamble (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 3 Josh Hammond (3B) 3 1 1 0 2 0 Hyungchan Um (C) 4 2 1 0 1 0 Yandel Ricardo (SS) 5 1 2 0 0 0 Roni Cabrera (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 2 Stone Russell (2B) 2 1 1 1 2 0 Jhosmmel Zue (1B) 3 1 1 1 1 2 Ivan Sosa (DH) 3 1 1 3 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Hiro Wyatt 4 1/3 5 0 0 2 6 0 Andy Basora (W) 2 2/3 2 0 0 0 6 0 Jhon Reyes 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Carter Jensen: DNP Blake Mitchell: 0-for-1, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 R David Shields: DNP Kendry Chourio: DNP Ben Kudrna: DNP Sean Gamble: 0-for-5, 3 K Josh Hammond: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 R Ramon Ramirez: 0-for-4, 2 K Drew Beam: DNP Asbel Gonzalez: 1-for-3, 2 SB, 1 R Yandel Ricardo: 2-for-5, 1 R Felix Arronde: 0 2/3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Luinder Avila: DNP Daniel Vazquez: 3-for-6, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB Steven Zobac: DNP Carson Roccaforte: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 R Blake Wolters: DNP Michael Lombardi: DNP Warren Calcaño: DNP Frank Mozzicato: DNP View full article

Ramon Ramirez powered a Quad Cities walk-off with three hits and five RBI while Asbel Gonzalez drove in the winner. Emmanuel Reyes fired four scoreless frames for the River Bandits. Blake Wolters struck out five over five innings as Josh Hammond homered in the Columbia Fireflies' win. Sam Kulasingam added three hits in a Northwest Arkansas loss. Aaron Sanchez took the loss for Omaha after allowing six runs, while Abraham Toro drove in two. Royals Transactions No Roster Moves Toro's Two RBI Not Enough In Omaha's Loss To Toledo Omaha struck first in the top of the opening frame when Kameron Misner drew a walk, stole second, and came around on an Abraham Toro RBI single to put the Storm Chasers up 1-0. The lead did not last. Toledo answered with back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the second to take a 2-1 advantage, then added another solo shot in the third to push in front 3-1. The game slipped away in the fifth. Omaha pulled within one in the top half when John Rave scored on a Toro groundout to make it 3-2, but Toledo erupted in the bottom of the fifth with a four-run outburst that included a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk that drove in another run, widening the margin to 7-2. A solo home run in the eighth finalized the 8-2 result. Abraham Toro led Omaha's offense with two RBI on a 1-for-4 night. Drew Waters added a double, and Misner reached base three times with a hit and two walks out of the three spot. The Storm Chasers managed just three hits as a team and stole four bases. Starter Aaron Sanchez took the loss after giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks across four innings, surrendering three home runs and striking out four. Bailey Falter provided the lone bright spot from the bullpen, striking out four over 2 1/3 innings of relief. Player AB R H RBI BB K John Rave 4 1 0 0 1 1 Drew Waters 5 0 1 0 0 0 Kameron Misner 2 1 1 0 2 1 Abraham Toro 4 0 1 2 0 1 Luca Tresh 1 0 0 0 2 0 Josh Rojas 3 0 0 0 0 0 Connor Kaiser 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gavin Cross 4 0 0 0 0 2 Tyler Tolbert 3 0 0 0 1 1 Kevin Newman 4 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Aaron Sanchez 4 6 6 5 2 4 3 Ethan Bosacker 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 Bailey Falter 2 1/3 2 1 1 0 4 1 Eric Cerantola 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Naturals Fall Short Against Wichita Northwest Arkansas fell into an early hole and never fully recovered. Starter Frank Mozzicato surrendered an RBI double, another RBI double, and a three-run home run in the top of the first as the Wind Surge opened a 5-0 lead before the Naturals took a swing. Northwest Arkansas responded in the bottom of the first with RBI groundouts from Brett Squires and Daniel Vazquez that scored Carson Roccaforte and Rudy Martin Jr., cutting the deficit to 5-2. The Naturals chipped two more runs back in the third on RBI singles from Sam Kulasingam and Jorge Alfaro. The biggest frame came in the bottom of the fourth. Canyon Brown opened it with a solo home run to left, and later in the inning, Sam Kulasingam lashed a two-run single that gave the Naturals a 7-6 lead. Wichita took the lead right back in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run, then added an insurance solo shot in the eighth for a 9-7 final. Kulasingam was the offensive standout, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and two walks. Carson Roccaforte added two hits, two runs, a walk, and a stolen base out of the leadoff spot. Canyon Brown contributed the solo home run. Frank Mozzicato's rough outing covered 1 2/3 innings, six earned runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Caden Monke followed with 2 1/3 scoreless innings and four strikeouts, and Oscar Rayo absorbed the loss after allowing two runs over three innings. Player AB R H RBI BB K Carson Roccaforte 4 2 2 0 1 0 Rudy Martin Jr. 2 2 0 0 2 1 Sam Kulasingam 3 1 3 2 2 0 Brett Squires 4 0 1 1 1 1 Daniel Vazquez 4 0 0 1 0 0 Jorge Alfaro 3 0 1 1 1 1 Dustin Dickerson 4 0 1 0 0 2 Canyon Brown 3 1 1 1 1 1 Justin Johnson 4 1 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Frank Mozzicato 1 2/3 5 6 6 4 2 1 Caden Monke 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Oscar Rayo 3 2 2 2 0 2 1 Andrew Morones 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Brandon Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ramirez's Five-RBI Night Fuels River Bandits Walk-Off Over Lansing Quad Cities trailed most of the night before Ramon Ramirez and Asbel Gonzalez took over late. Ramirez opened the scoring with an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth that plated Gonzalez for a 1-0 lead. Lansing flipped the game in the top of the fifth on a three-run home run, moving in front 3-1. Ramirez evened the score in the bottom of the sixth, lifting a two-run home run to left-center that scored Gonzalez. The game was decided in the eighth and ninth innings. With Gonzalez and Blake Mitchell aboard in the bottom of the eighth, Ramirez ripped a two-run double to left to give the River Bandits a 5-4 lead. Lansing tied it with a run in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Jose Cerice singled, and Asbel Gonzalez followed with a walk-off single to center that scored Cerice for a 6-5 win. Ramon Ramirez finished 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and five RBI out of the cleanup spot. Asbel Gonzalez added three hits, three runs, and two stolen bases. Starter Emmanuel Reyes delivered four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with four walks and three strikeouts. Yimi Presinal earned the win with 1 2/3 innings of relief. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nolan Sailors 4 0 1 0 1 0 Asbel Gonzalez 5 3 3 1 0 0 Blake Mitchell 3 1 0 0 1 1 Ramon Ramirez 4 1 3 5 0 0 Derlin Figueroa 4 0 0 0 0 2 Austin Charles 4 0 1 0 0 0 Jose Cerice 4 1 2 0 0 0 Tyriq Kemp 2 0 0 0 2 0 Erick Torres 3 0 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Emmanuel Reyes 4 1 0 0 4 3 0 Kamden Edge 1 2/3 1 3 3 2 4 1 Hunter Alberini 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 Yimi Presinal 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 0 Hammond Homers, Wolters Fans Five As Fireflies Down Augusta The Columbia Fireflies took down Augusta 6-2 behind a multi-hit attack at the top of the order and a steady turn from starter Blake Wolters. Augusta struck first on a solo home run in the top of the first, but Columbia answered in the bottom half when Brooks Bryan grounded into a force out that scored Henry Ramos to even it at 1-1. Augusta regained the lead on an RBI single in the second, and Columbia responded again when Henry Ramos singled home Daniel Lopez. Josh Hammond then homered to left-center in the bottom of the third to push Columbia ahead 3-2. The Fireflies broke it open in the bottom of the seventh. Josh Hammond doubled home Henry Ramos to extend the lead. Brooks Bryan followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Sean Gamble, and a Hyungchan Um flyout brought Hammond home on a throwing error, capping a three-run frame for the 6-2 final. Henry Ramos paced the lineup with a 4-for-5 night that included a double, an RBI, and two stolen bases out of the leadoff spot. Josh Hammond went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs, two RBI, and a walk. JC Vanek chipped in two hits. Blake Wolters earned the win, striking out five over five innings while allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. Henson Leal added two hitless innings, and Max Martin closed with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts. Player AB R H RBI BB K Henry Ramos 5 2 4 1 0 0 Sean Gamble 3 1 1 0 1 2 Josh Hammond 3 2 3 2 1 0 Brooks Bryan 3 0 0 2 0 0 Hyungchan Um 4 0 0 0 0 2 JC Vanek 3 0 2 0 1 1 Stone Russell 4 0 1 0 0 0 Daniel Lopez 3 1 0 0 1 1 Connor Rasmussen 4 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Blake Wolters 5 4 2 2 2 5 1 Henson Leal 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Max Martin 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Royals Top-20 Prospect Performance Carter Jensen: DNP Blake Mitchell: 0-for-3, BB, K David Shields: DNP Kendry Chourio: DNP Ben Kudrna: DNP Sean Gamble: 1-for-3, BB, 2 K Josh Hammond: 3-for-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB Ramon Ramirez: 3-for-4, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI Drew Beam: DNP Asbel Gonzalez: 3-for-5, RBI, 2 SB Yandel Ricardo: DNP Felix Arronde: DNP Luinder Avila: DNP Daniel Vazquez: 0-for-4, RBI Steven Zobac: DNP Carson Roccaforte: 2-for-4, BB, SB Blake Wolters: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR (W) Michael Lombardi: DNP Warren Calcaño: DNP Frank Mozzicato: 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR View full article

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A Monarchs-themed design would literally have me throwing money at MLB.

This is a pretty big nope from me. I don't despise the CC jerseys like many, but few of them really appeal to me, either. The Royals' home whites are so good, I'll just never understand why this exists.

And while I'm here: I watched the second half of yesterday's game, and my expert analysis is "yuck". Not the team or anything, just that game.

I'm leaning away from trying to maintain game threads this season due to the newness of the site. But the idea is not *entirely* off the table should people show interest. I don't think we're quite at the point of running daily game threads, but I'm curious to see if anyone replies to this topic.

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What grade do you give the Royals this offseason?

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I'd be cautious with expectations of Collins. He was out over his skis last season. He might be a good player going forward, but I don't feel 2025 was indicative of his talent level.

The Royals are still looking to be active in the trade market, and two new names have been added to their interest list, writes Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Royals have been linked to the Red Sox's Jarren Duran for months, but are now apparently interested in the Nationals' infielder CJ Abrams and, more surprisingly, their young starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore. To read about potential matchups in a trade for Jarren Duran, click here to read our in-depth piece on scenarios. MacKenzie Gore: The 26-year-old left-hander is arbitration-eligible, with club control through 2028. In 2024, he made 32 starts and logged 166 1/3 innings with a 24.8% K%, 8.9% BB%, 3.53 FIP, and 3.2 fWAR. In 2025, he started 30 games and threw 159 2/3 innings with a 27.2% K%, 9.4% BB%, 3.74 FIP, and 2.9 fWAR. CJ Abrams: Abrams is 25 and arbitration-eligible, also with club control through 2028. In 2024, he logged 602 plate appearances with 20 homers, 31 steals, a .246/.314/.433 line, .322 wOBA, 106 wRC+, and 1.9 fWAR, plus -18 OAA at shortstop. He's brutal defensively at short, which makes a position switch likely. In 2025, he reached 635 plate appearances with 19 homers, 31 steals, .257/.315/.433, .324 wOBA, 107 wRC+, 3.1 fWAR, and -11 OAA, with a 5.8% BB% and 19.7% K%. View full rumor

Katie Woo and Fabian A, writing for The Athletic, reported that the Royals are interested in slugging Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez. Interested in learning more about Hernandez? Read our in-depth write-up on him as a trade candidate. Before the 2024 season, Hernandez signed a one-year, $23.5 million contract with Los Angeles. After the season, he declined the club’s qualifying offer and became a free agent. In early January 2025, he rejoined the Dodgers on a three-year, $66 million contract that runs through 2027, with a $15 million club option for 2028. In 2024, with the Dodgers, he appeared in 154 games and logged 652 plate appearances, hitting .272/.339/.501 with 33 home runs. In 2025, he played 134 games and collected 546 plate appearances, hitting .247/.284/.454 with 25 home runs, a 4.8 percent walk rate, a 24.5 percent strikeout rate, an .207 isolated power, and a .315 wOBA with a 102 wRC+. View full rumor

Anne Rogers, in her latest rundown from the Winter Meetings, mentioned that the Kansas City Royals are receiving interest in several of their young players. Noah Cameron, Ryan Bergert, and Stephen Kolek all finished 2025 on the big-league pitching staff. Cameron worked 138 1/3 innings with a 2.99 ERA, 109 hits allowed, 46 earned runs, 43 walks, and 114 strikeouts. His line included a FIP of 4.18, with 7.4 strikeouts and 2.8 walks per 9 innings. Bergert split his debut season between San Diego and Kansas City, totaling 76 1/3 innings with a 3.66 ERA, 4.00 FIP, 61 hits allowed, 35 walks, and 73 strikeouts. Kolek also pitched for both clubs in 2025 and finished with 112 2/3 innings, 98 hits allowed, 44 earned runs, 31 walks, and 77 strikeouts, producing a 3.51 ERA (3.82 FIP). From a team control and expense standpoint, all three are pre-arbitration. Players do not become arbitration-eligible until roughly three years of service, and do not reach free agency until about six years. As recent rookies with less than two years of service time, Cameron, Bergert, and Kolek are projected to remain under club control for at least half a decade. View full rumor