Maikel Garcia gets the start in center field. | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Michael Wacha vs Yusei Kikuchi After winning in a thrilling walkoff fashion last night, the 12-8 Royals will take on the 8-9 Angels at 3:10pm US Central today. It generally looks like a day of backups, but Maikel Garcia will get a turn in center field. The Royals continue to look internally for outfield solutions as we have speculated all winter. The game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Kansas City for those who can access it. It will also be on MLB Audio. Here is the lineup Hitting the road for Tempe. pic.tw ..read more

Tyler Gentry #27 of the Kansas City Royals runs and scores during the ninth inning of a Spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on February 22, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Somebody will make their mark While Opening Day lineup discussion is all well and fun, the reality is that there are players who won’t make the 2025 Opening Day roster but will play in multiple games throughout the year. Last year, 16 Royals hitters accrued 100 or more plate appearances and 17 Royals pitchers threw for 20 or more innings, making a total of 33 ..read more

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Gordo! The Royals announced that Alex Gordon will be the 2025 inductee into the Royals Hall of Fame. After teasing the selection earlier this week with a funny video, they provided a fitting ending to the piece. Introducing the newest member of the Royals Hall of Fame, Alex Gordon! pic.twitter.com/AmNmj9nOJ7 — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 14, 2025 Gordon will be inducted in a ceremony on June 13 at Kauffman Stadium. Alex Gordon was one of the best-fielding outfielders in club history and the starting left fielder on the 2015 championship ballclub. He was ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Reflections on the joys and privilege of cheering for a franchise legend If you have any awareness of the professional sports landscape outside of baseball, you’re likely very aware that the Dallas Mavericks shocked the world by trading away their young superstar and face of the franchise Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. I was putting my phone to bed and checked it one last time on that Saturday night when I saw the news of the trade break. Like so many others, I was completely floored by the trade and have been captivated by the fallout ever since. I stayed u ..read more

Did you think you’d see Daniel Mengden today? | Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Asia baseball previews begin today with the CPBL At Royals.com, Anne Rogers writes about how Hunter Renfroe is, say it with me everyone, in the best shape of his life! Renfroe came into camp this year leaner, thanks to offseason training that included going to a physical therapist and focusing on his diet and hydration. He cut out sweets, oils and saturated fats as much as he could, and now wherever Renfroe goes, a 64-ounce insulated water bottle goes with him. “I’ve lost a little bit of weight. I wasn’t necess ..read more

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Royals Devil Magic, spring training style. The Royals scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Padres 6-5 in the rain on Thursday afternoon. Daniel Lynch IV is engaged in a competition for a starting role this spring and has impressed in his outings so far. He had a quick 1-2-3 first inning, but rain into trouble in the second, giving up three hits, including a two-run triple to Luis Arraez. The Padres put up three runs overall to take a 3-0 lead. Michael Massey continued his hot hitting with a leadoff triple in the second off Yu Darvish, late ..read more

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Daniel Lynch makes his case for the rotation. The threat of rain has pushed his game up to 2:15 CT. Daniel Lynch IV will make his case to make the starting rotation today. He has given up two runs and no walks in ten innings so far this spring with nine strikeouts. Daniel heads to the mound in Surprise. pic.twitter.com/L0xDE0y8Vn — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) March 13, 2025 Yu Darvish goes for the Padres, with many regulars in the lineup. On the road ️ pic.twitter.com/ExHi4tvLbX — San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 13, 2025 You can follow the ..read more

Remember his name. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Last year’s first-round pick is having quite the spring. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. During last year’s draft, Florida’s two-way star Jac Caglianone somehow fell to the Royals at the #6 spot, and the team made the smart decision to select him. The youngster, now listed at six-foot-six-inches and 250 pounds, mashed in college, knocking 75 ca ..read more

The former Royals player was once a Negro Leaguer. Now that Cedric Tallis, the Royals' first general manager, and architect of their early success has been inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame, I need to find a new windmill to tilt at. My other pet project over the years has been for the club to bestow some type of recognition on George Spriggs. Spriggs’ contract was purchased by Tallis from the Pittsburgh Pirates in October of 1968. Spriggs’ career with the Royals was sparse, more on that later, but that’s not what’s important. The important thing is that Spriggs is the only player in Royal ..read more

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. seems to have avoided the worst after being plunked in the forearm yesterday: The Royals’ shortstop did not suffer a fracture, the team announced, with X-rays coming back negative. He’s dealing with a left forearm contusion and will continue to be evaluated in the coming days. The fifth starter spot seems to be down to Daniel Lynch IV and Kris Bubic: That assumption hasn’t changed, but Lynch’s performance this spring has made it more interesting. The 28-year-old has a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings (four games), with his fourth start of the spring ..read more