https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/10/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/bobby-witt-jr-and-michael-wacha-named-to-american-league-all-star-team-r10670/   On Saturday, Major League Baseball named the All-Star rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia. The Kansas City Royals were fortunate to have two players make the American League roster. Bobby Witt Jr. not only made his third consecutive All-Star team, but he was named the...10670Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:25:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/remembering-when-royals-fans-broke-mlb-all-star-voting-r10654/This season, the Toronto Blue Jays fans have taken over the American League All-Star voting. After the first round of votes, Blue Jays players occupy a spot in each position’s phase 2 vote, with second baseman Ernie Clement earning an automatic spot in the starting lineup for receiving the most...10654Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:05:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-73-roccaforte-powers-naturals-rain-suspends-two-royals-affiliates-r10649/  Carson Roccaforte homered and drove in three as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat Corpus Christi, 8-3, behind five innings from Hunter Patteson. Michael Lombardi struck out six over five sharp innings for Columbia, though the Fireflies bullpen faltered in a loss. Blake Wolters fanned f...10649Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-hitters-of-the-month-june-2026-r10645/  Things have been rough for the Kansas City Royals, as they are 18 games under .500 as of Friday, July 3rd. Sporting a 0.7% playoff odds before the Fourth of July isn't the greatest place to be as an organization or fanbase. That said, there is some lingering hope in the Royals' Minor Leag...10645Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-72-naturals-rally-river-bandits-ride-chourio-as-royals-affiliates-split-r10622/  Drew Beam struck out eight over seven innings, and Alberto Rodriguez capped a five-run seventh with a home run to rally Northwest Arkansas from a two-run deficit past Corpus Christi. Kendry Chourio spun six strong innings as Quad Cities beat Cedar Rapids, with Ramon Ramirez collecting two...10622Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:29:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/2026-mlb-mock-draft-with-the-6th-pick-the-royals-draft-a-fast-rising-prep-outfielder-r10610/I take MLB mock draft rankings from major industry outlets like MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic (and many others) to form a consensus board, with a working hypothesis that using this approach will eliminate some of the noise and variance in MLB Draft mock rankings. The Kansas City Royals’...10610Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:59:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/four-players-in-omaha-who-deserve-shots-in-kansas-city-soon-r10605/  The Royals' season is plummeting fast, much to the chagrin of fans. Going into Thursday's game, Kansas City was 35-52, good for last in the AL Central. At the time of this writing, the Royals are losing 5-1 and are on the verge of being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays at home. That's not a go...10605Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:30:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-hitter-of-the-month-june-2026-jac-caglianone-r10593/While May was a tough month, especially for the offense, the hitters in June showed a bit more promise, and a few players had a much better month after having disappointing starts to the year. Bobby Witt Jr. continued to be the superstar he is and is worthy of Hitter of the Month in almost...10593Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-select-luke-maile-option-of-john-rave-r10590/The Royals have announced they have selected the contract of catcher Luke Maile. To make room on the 26-man roster, OF John Rave has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha. Since Maile was not on the 40-man roster, RHP Eric Cerantola has been designated for assignment or release. Maile has...10590Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:00:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-pitcher-scott-barlow-to-minor-league-deal-r10581/  On Thursday afternoon, the Royals announced that they had signed former closer Scott Barlow on a Minor League deal.  Barlow pitched with the Royals from 2018 to 2023, serving as the team's closer in his last three years. Over that time frame, the righty saved 53 games with Kans...10581Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:35:28 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-71-omaha-and-columbia-split-a-four-game-slate-as-homers-fly-r10570/  Abraham Toro and Luca Tresh homered to lift the Omaha Storm Chasers past Indianapolis, 4-2, behind three scoreless innings from Oscar Rayo and a three-strikeout save from Eli Morgan. Hunter Owen struck out nine over five scoreless innings, but Northwest Arkansas fell 5-3. Quad Cities drop...10570Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:33:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-pitcher-of-the-month-june-2026-r10558/Pitching has not been the Royals’ strength in the month of June. Through June 27, the Royals have surrendered 5.72 runs per game this month. This brings their season average to 5.04 runs allowed per game, fifth-worst in MLB. The Royals have also been susceptible to blowouts, with four games allo...10558Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:10:01 +0000