KANSAS CITY -- The Royals trimmed their spring roster to 26 players on Tuesday, and those are the players expected to be on the active roster when they kick off the 2025 season on Thursday against the Guardians. Utility man Cavan Biggio won the final bench spot and is expected

Only one team in the American League Central was projected to make the playoffs at the beginning of the 2024 season. By October, the AL Central was the hottest division in baseball. The Guardians won the division, while the Royals and Tigers rode surprising seasons into the postseason. This year,

ARLINGTON -- With two days until Opening Day, the Royals' roster has come into focus. Kansas City made several moves Tuesday before its exhibition game against the Rangers at Globe Life Field, optioning infielder Nick Loftin and outfielders Joey Wiemer and Drew Waters. The Royals also reassigned infielder Harold Castro,

The 2025 Opening Day prospect roster announcements began last week when the Cubs informed Matt Shaw (MLB No. 19) he was making the trip overseas to compete in the Tokyo Series. Roki Sasaki (No. 1) also received the good news, but his assignment was much less of a surprise. Now

ARLINGTON -- Vinnie Pasquantino’s readiness for Opening Day is still unclear after he suffered a Grade 1-plus right hamstring strain Saturday, but he’s doing everything he can to ensure he’s in the lineup when the Royals open the 2025 season at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday. After hitting in the cages

Only 30 pitchers receive the honor of an Opening Day start every season. And only one of those can top our Opening Day Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Before we get to the results of our poll, keep these things in mind:

• Not every elite starting pitcher in the game

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ARLINGTON -- Bobby Witt Jr. often thinks back to when he was a kid and a fan of several sports teams, including the Rangers, Red Sox and University of Oklahoma football and baseball. At 8 or 9 years old, Witt was chasing down autographs of his favorite players. He was

KANSAS CITY -- If you're taking in some Royals games at Kauffman Stadium this season, be sure and bring your appetite. There will be something old and something new for the fans from a food and beverage aspect in 2025. While the team on the field will showcase some newcomers

One of the joys of the offseason is poring over prospect rankings. Of course, there is no One True Prospects List handed down from the baseball heavens -- each list has its own set of preferences and biases. Some people prefer upside while others put a premium on proximity to

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals made significant roster moves on Sunday, outrighting three players to remove them from their 40-man roster as the Opening Day roster continues to come into focus. Outfielder Nelson Velázquez, first baseman/outfielder Nick Pratto and right-hander Carlos Hernández were placed on outright waivers, removing them from

The 2025 baseball season is almost here, and there are numerous ways to watch the Royals for all 162 games. FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City (rebranded from Bally Sports Kansas City last October) will continue to be the Royals’ exclusive broadcast partner for nearly all Royals games in 2025. The

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In 2023, the Royals lost 106 games, winning just 56. They experienced a 30-game turnaround a year later and those 86 wins earned them a playoff spot for the first time since their 2015 run to a World Series title. That big league about-face has a trickle

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Royals manager Matt Quatraro informed lefty Daniel Lynch IV that he made the Opening Day bullpen on Saturday, finalizing the final open spot on the 13-man pitching staff the Royals expect to break camp with ahead of Opening Day next week.

If you're reading this, congratulations -- you've just about made it through another offseason. In a matter of days, the 2025 season will exist outside of predictions and projections, and every team will be playing baseball that matters again. But before Opening Day festivities kick off on Thursday, we still

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Vinnie Pasquantino exited the Royals’ final Cactus League game on Saturday with a right hamstring strain, tweaking it while running out a double play grounder in the top of the fifth inning of the Royals’ 9-5 win over the Rangers at Surprise Stadium. Pasquantino will be re-evaluated

Opening Day may be just a few days away, but it's never too early for some awards predictions. We asked 59 MLB.com experts to predict who will win the 2025 Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year in

SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Royals made a late spring roster addition by acquiring outfielder Mark Canha from the Brewers for a player to be named or cash considerations on Friday. The team made the trade official Saturday, and Canha was at the Royals complex in the morning and in the

It’s almost Opening Day, with the excitement and promise of a new season radiating throughout the sport and beyond. It’s time to consume baseball in every form possible, including, of course, talking baseball. Whether it’s water-cooler talks, Slacks from the home office, family dinners or group chats, you’re going to

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The last time Kyle Wright faced hitters, he was in a Braves uniform trying to get past an injury and make their postseason roster in early October 2023. It had been a rocky and injury-riddled year for him, and when the Braves informed him he wasn’t making

Opening Day is on the way, and it’s time to take a look at who MLB’s statistical standouts will be in 2025. We polled 59 MLB.com experts for their picks on who will lead the American League and National League in six key categories: homers, batting average, stolen bases, ERA,

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- What should the Royals do with their bench? It’s a question that has persisted from the start of spring, through the Cactus League schedule -- and still remains unanswered with a week to go before Opening Day.

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