https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/carter-jensens-hitting-streak-began-when-he-answered-the-leagues-first-adjustment-r10462/Carter Jensen's 16-game hitting streak isn't the story. The story is what happened before it. What changed for a hitter who endured one of his worst offensive months in May to suddenly own the longest active hitting streak in the majors? He answered the first adjustment major league pitcher...10462Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:50:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/ranking-royals-trade-candidates-if-they-sell-at-mlb-trade-deadline-r10451/  It hasn't been a season to remember for the Kansas City Royals. Even though the AL Central has been one of the weaker divisions in baseball. As of Sunday, the Royals are 35-50, good for last in the division. They are 9.5 games behind in the division and are seven games behind in the...10451Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-628-late-drama-across-the-royals-farm-system-r10450/  Brett Squires homered and tripled with four RBI, but the Omaha Storm Chasers fell 13-11 in ten innings. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals wasted Felix Arronde's six innings in a 7-6 walkoff loss. Tanner Jones spun five scoreless innings, and Trevor Werner's three-run homer keyed a seven-run...10450Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:33:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-ship-mitch-spence-to-triple-a-after-10-run-outing-r10397/  It might have been in the Kansas City Royals' plan anyway, but a disastrous outing Friday earned Mitch Spence a trip back to the minors. The Royals on Saturday optioned Spence back to Triple-A Omaha and called up right-hander Eric Cerantola from Triple-A. Spence had been called...10397Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:36:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/jac-caglianone-is-here-and-hes-amazing-r10387/When the Kansas City Royals drafted Jac Caglianone with the sixth overall pick in 2024, they knew they had a future star worth the wait. Yes, he has some strikeout issues, and that was true back then, but his power potential was off the charts. Boy, are they enjoying the latter now. After a...10387Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:58:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-put-stephen-kolek-on-paternity-list-r10367/  The Kansas City Royals will be without right-handed starter Stephen Kolek this weekend, but it is for a good reason. Kolek was placed on the paternity list Friday, with right-hander Mitch Spence called up from Triple-A Omaha. The paternity list allows a player to be away from the tea...10367Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:38:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-625-royals-farm-sweeps-the-slate-r10355/  Three Royals affiliates won on the same night. David Shields fired six one-run innings with seven strikeouts as Quad Cities routed South Bend, 8-1. Randy Dobnak turned in a quality start, and Omaha rallied past Columbus, 6-3, behind Matthew Lugo's two-run homer. Josh Hammond went 4-for-4,...10355Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:32:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/john-schreiber-could-make-a-lot-of-sense-for-the-nationals-r10351/  The Washington Nationals have been one of the most surprising teams in baseball in 2026.  After letting go of general manager Mike Rizzo, the Nationals have cleaned house and begun anew under new President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni. They hired Blake Butera as manager, made s...10351Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-625-naturals-river-bandits-and-storm-chasers-drop-tight-ones-as-fireflies-hold-on-r10316/  Carson Roccaforte and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals could not hold an early lead in a 7-1 loss, while the Quad Cities River Bandits fell 8-1 despite a Luke Pelzer RBI. The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for two in the ninth but came up short, 3-2. In the lone win, Ryan McDonagh fired five...10316Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:40:36 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-624-naturals-river-bandits-and-storm-chasers-drop-tight-ones-as-fireflies-hold-on-r10356/  Carson Roccaforte and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals could not hold an early lead in a 7-1 loss, while the Quad Cities River Bandits fell 8-1 despite a Luke Pelzer RBI. The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for two in the ninth but came up short, 3-2. In the lone win, Ryan McDonagh fired five...10356Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-art-of-survival-why-the-royals-pitching-crumbles-when-it-matters-most-r10314/When the tying or go-ahead run is standing on second, the Royals' staff has a knack for falling apart in ways that cold, hard numbers, like the 50 homers they've surrendered with runners on base, the most in the majors, barely begin to capture. They've allowed 46.6% of their total runs via the l...10314Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:51:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-623-royals-affiliates-ride-late-power-and-stingy-arms-to-three-wins-r10278/  Felix Arronde fanned eight over five scoreless innings as Northwest Arkansas rallied late to beat Springfield 6-3, with Carson Roccaforte driving in three. Darwin Rodriguez tossed seven scoreless innings, and Jhosmmel Zue belted a grand slam in Columbia’s 4-3 win. Bailey Falter won in Oma...10278Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:48:54 +0000