https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/15/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/week-in-review-injuries-amplify-a-tough-homestand-for-the-royals-r9958/  Week in a Nutshell  The Royals came back to Kauffman this week to face the two Texas teams from the AL West: the Rangers and the Houston Astros. After a solid stretch in Cincinnati and Minnesota, Kansas City was hoping to build on that momentum and put on a good showing back home thi...9958Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-614-late-surges-and-slugfests-across-the-royals-farm-r9955/  The Royals' affiliates split four games on June 14. Sam Kulasingam and Daniel Vazquez each homered in a five-run seventh as Northwest Arkansas rallied but fell short. Matthew Lugo drove in three for Omaha in a high-scoring loss. Quad Cities held on behind Max Martin and Yimi Presinal, who...9955Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:33:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/vinnie-pasquantino-on-royals-injured-list-with-hamate-fracture-r9937/  Another round of hamate injuries have snared a few MLB stars. One of them plays for the Kansas City Royals. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday by the Royals with a fractured right hamate bone. Outfielder John Rave was called up from Triple-A...9937Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:06:18 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-613-werners-four-rbis-and-chourios-quality-start-lead-royals-affiliates-r9932/  Kendry Chourio worked six innings of two-run ball for Columbia, striking out four, as the Fireflies won 9-6 behind home runs from Yandel Ricardo, Hyungchan Um, and Ivan Sosa. Trevor Werner drove in five with two homers in Quad Cities' 12-6 win, and Jack Pineda homered for a 6-4 Northwest...9932Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:26:44 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/how-much-does-pitch-tempo-matter-for-the-royals-r9909/  When it comes to diving into different pitching metrics, pitch tempo is rarely mentioned or used. For those unaware of pitch tempo, it can be defined as follows, per Baseball Savant. A pitcher can use pitch tempo in many ways. Pitchers who opt for a faster tempo use this approach t...9909Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-612-toro-and-rave-go-deep-mitchell-stays-hot-in-split-r9908/  The Omaha Storm Chasers blanked Las Vegas behind home runs from Abraham Toro and John Rave, with the bullpen combining for nine strikeouts. Blake Mitchell launched a homer at each end of the Quad Cities' doubleheader, and David Shields struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings in the nightcap win....9908Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:33:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-seth-lugo-lands-on-concussion-list-r9900/  Following a scary incident the night before, Seth Lugo will be out for the next week. The Kansas City Royals on Friday placed the right-handed starter on the seven-day concussion list and promoted right-handed reliever Eli Morgan from Triple-A Omaha. Lugo took a 106.6 line drive off...9900Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:26:42 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-royals-are-still-waiting-for-the-isaac-collins-they-saw-in-milwaukee-r9881/For much of the season, Isaac Collins' performance has raised a difficult question. How can a hitter who continues to control the strike zone, posts solid quality contact metrics, and owns some of the strongest plate-discipline indicators of his career produce so little offensively? Th...9881Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:12:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/will-the-real-beck-way-please-stand-up-r9875/  The Royals lost the series finale to the Rangers 4-2 on Thursday, a game delayed by two hours and twenty minutes due to rain concerns (though it never rained). Kansas City dropped the series two games to one after winning the series opener on Tuesday. A primary issue in this series,...9875Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:56:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-611-late-rallies-define-royals-farm-slate-r9865/  The Columbia Fireflies erased an eight-run deficit, scoring nine unanswered runs behind home runs from Roni Cabrera and Ivan Sosa and four scoreless innings of relief from Denis Samudio in a 9-8 win. Spencer Nivens homered and doubled in a losing effort for Northwest Arkansas, while Aaron...9865Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/132-the-tragic-tale-of-gil-meche-r9846/Everyone knows the tragic tale of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun just to fall down and meet a grisly fate. The Royals have seen a story like that happen in real life with Gil Meche, a pitcher whose stubbornness to get a complete game eventually cost him down the road. But the stor...9846Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/the-case-for-michael-massey-to-lead-off-against-right-handed-pitchers-r9843/Over the past few weeks, the manager Matt Quatraro has been shuffling around his lineup. Maikel Garcia has not led off for the Royals since May 27, partially to place him in the heart of the batting order, and partially due to a hamstring injury. Since May 27, Quatraro has favored Carter Jensen...9843Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:53:02 +0000