https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/26/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/should-the-royals-worry-about-carlos-estevez-r6474/Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estevez made his 2026 Cactus League debut on Tuesday, February 24th, against the Reds in Goodyear. Safe to say, it didn't go swimmingly. In one inning of work, Estevez allowed two runs on two hits, back-to-back home runs by Reds sluggers Elly De La Cruz and...6474Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-prospect-drew-beam-is-massively-underrated-r6465/One of the Royals' best pitching prospects, Drew Beam, is quietly one of the more reliable arms in all of Minor League Baseball. After logging over 130 innings in High-A Quad Cities, the former Tennessee Volunteer showed the baseball world what he's capable of from the get-go. This video breaks...6465Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:10:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-royals-camp-feb-23-25-r6449/The Kansas City Royals are now a week into spring training, posting a record of 2-3. While statistics and records don’t mean much in February, it is still nice to see players put together strong springs in anticipation of the regular season.  With only six games played, the sample size is s...6449Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:43:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/bobby-witt-jr-adds-to-his-royals-legacy-both-on-and-off-the-field-r6387/  On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals announced on social media that Bobby Witt Jr. received the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for the 2025 season. He becomes the third Royals player in franchise history to earn the award, joining Hall of Famer George Brett and current captain Salvador Perez.  ...6387Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/why-vinnie-pasquantino-will-have-a-career-year-in-2026-r6391/After a career-best season in 2025, Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is showing signs that he could elevate his play a step further this upcoming summer. In this video, we break down Pasquantino's rise throughout last season, his increased slug, and how the talent around him this year cou...6391Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:55:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/why-vinnie-pasquantino-will-have-a-career-year-in-2026-r6375/After a career-best season in 2025, Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is showing signs that he could elevate his play a step further this upcoming summer. In this video, we break down Pasquantino's rise throughout last season, his increased slug, and how the talent around him this year cou...6375Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:55:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/is-the-curveball-key-to-a-seth-lugo-turnaround-r6358/  Much has been made about Seth Lugo and his outlook for the 2026 season. For the Royals to have a chance at an AL Division title and return to the postseason, Kansas City will need a Lugo closer to his 2024 form than to his 2025 version.  In 2024, he went 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA, 3.25 FI...6358Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:53:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/spring-temperature-check-whos-hot-and-whos-cold-in-royals-camp-feb-20-22-r6344/The Royals played their first spring training game on Friday. Which players have started off hot, and which players have looked a bit rusty? Don't read too much into spring training performances. Sample sizes are small, competition levels vary, and players may be working on specific adjustm...6344Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:21:10 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/can-dairon-blanco-rebound-in-2026-r6336/One player who should be coming into Royals Spring Training with a lot of motivation is outfielder Dairon Blanco. After playing in 157 games in 2023 and 2024 combined, he only played in nine games with the Royals last season. Part of that was due to an Achilles injury, which seemed to sap...6336Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:58:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/commemorating-a-royals-run-for-the-ages-r6318/It’s a shame that physical tickets don’t exist anymore. Their branded designs and omnipresence made them easy mementos. When I was a kid, my dad had a 20-game Royals season ticket package, and all of our tickets and parking passes came in a bound book. Dad would tear off each game’s necessities,...6318Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/what-can-stephen-kolek-do-to-make-the-royals-opening-day-roster-r6315/The Royals are 1-1 so far in the Cactus League in 2026. After winning their Spring Training opener against the Texas Rangers, Kansas City had a much rougher day on Saturday, losing 10-3 to the Padres.  One pitcher that stood out in the Royals' first couple of games was Stephen Kolek, w...6315Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-sign-elias-diaz-to-minor-league-deal-r6303/  On Friday, the Royals acquired free-agent catcher Elias Diaz, signing the 35-year-old to a Minor League deal. He is not expected until next week, according to the announcement on the Royals' social media account. Diaz made the All-Star team with the Rockies in 2023. That season,...6303Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:59:40 +0000