https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/17/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-nab-complete-college-slugger-with-the-6-overall-pick-in-our-june-mlb-mock-draft-r9693/It's time to check back in with another Royals mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus draft board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Roya...9693Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/should-the-royals-have-handled-maikel-garcias-hamstring-injury-differently-r9656/  On May 30th, the Kansas City Royals experienced an injury scare, as Maikel Garcia pulled his hamstring rounding second base against the Texas Rangers.   Tests revealed a grade 1 hamstring strain for Garcia, which was relatively good news. Anything more than that would've r...9656Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-65-river-bandits-split-and-storm-chasers-roll-but-naturals-and-fireflies-fall-r9655/  Luke Pelzer drove in five runs as Quad Cities outslugged South Bend 13-8 in the High-A opener, and the River Bandits split the doubleheader with a 4-3 loss in the nightcap. Omaha cruised to an 11-2 win behind Kameron Misner, Matthew Lugo, and Luke Maile, who each homered. Northwest Arkans...9655Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:38:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/is-michael-wacha-an-all-star-r9624/Michael Wacha is one of the more well-traveled pitchers in Major League Baseball. So far in 2026, he's sporting a low-three earned run average while being on pace to eclipse 200 innings this season. In this video, we'll dive into what makes Wacha such a steady option and ultimately whether he's wo...9624Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:39:51 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/will-carson-roccaforte-get-his-shot-with-the-royals-this-season-r9619/  The Royals are 24-38 as of Thursday and may be in "evaluation" mode for the remainder of the 2026 season. That's not exactly what fans envisioned back in Spring Training, but with 6.5% odds to make the postseason, according to Fangraphs, they may not have much of a choice.  With next...9619Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-64-misners-two-homer-night-leads-royals-farm-to-a-clean-sweep-r9617/  Kameron Misner powered Omaha past Columbus 6-4 with two home runs and three RBIs, while John Rave drove in two more. In Springdale, Daniel Vazquez (2-for-4) and Connor Scott keyed Northwest Arkansas' 4-3 walk-off-style win, with Brandon Johnson tossing two scoreless innings of relief. Emm...9617Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:37:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-stephen-kolek-goes-on-family-medical-emergency-list-r9595/  The Kansas City Royals placed right-handed starter Stephen Kolek on the family medical emergency leave list on Thursday and promoted infielder Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. There were no details immediately available on Kolek's situation. Rojas was not on the 40-man roster, so the...9595Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:42:10 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-hitter-of-the-month-may-2026-r9572/The month of May will be one many Royals fans and players are hoping to forget as the calendar turns to June. The Royals have started the year with two sub-par months, as they went a paltry 10-18 in the month of May after turning in a 10-17 record in April. Looking for a standout performanc...9572Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:50:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kansas-city-royals-pitcher-of-the-month-may-2026-r9542/Victims of a distressing three-game weekend road sweep at the hands of the Rangers that left them 10-18 for May — and losers of 16 of their last 20 — the Kansas City Royals limped out of Texas Sunday, headed for Cincinnati and a trio of contests against the Reds. The Royals’ awful month was trul...9542Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:15:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/changes-should-be-coming-soon-to-the-royals-bullpen-r9529/  After winning 9-2 on Monday against the Reds, the Royals were hoping to take the series on Tuesday in Cincinnati. They seemed primed to do so, as they were up 3-0 at one point and up 3-1 going into the 8th inning.  Unfortunately, as has been the case all season, the Kansas City bullp...9529Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:34:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/latest-signing-brings-big-league-veteran-back-to-the-royals-r9518/Their eyes weren’t deceiving Kansas City Royals fans who happened to check in on Triple-A Omaha’s Saturday evening contest with Memphis. Mixed in with the carnage of the 13-1 demolition the Storm Chasers suffered at home was the appearance of a familiar face whose brief 2024 stint with the KC or...9518Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:11:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/beck-way-called-up-by-royals-to-make-mlb-debut-r9509/  The Kansas City Royals made a move to try and improve the bullpen, calling up right-hander Beck Way from Triple-A Omaha to make his MLB debut. Right-hander Eli Morgan was sent down to Omaha. Also, outfielder Matt Lugo was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned t...9509Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:37:55 +0000