https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/page/5/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://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 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-minor-league-report-610-royals-farm-powers-up-with-affiliates-sweeping-the-slate-r9841/  The Kansas City Royals system went 4-for-4 on the night. Matthew Lugo drove in four runs, including a homer, as Omaha topped Las Vegas 11-6. Derlin Figueroa erupted for six RBIs on two homers, capped by a grand slam, in Quad Cities' 16-10 slugfest. Jose Gutierrez carried Columbia with six...9841Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:34:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/kyle-isbel-lands-on-royals-injured-list-r9823/  The Kansas City Royals will be without their starting center fielder for a bit. Kyle Isbel was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday by the Royals due to a left plantar fasciitis. Outfielder Kameron Misner was called up from Triple-A Omaha to take his place. Lane Thomas was in...9823Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:48:40 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/jac-caglianone-is-finally-coming-into-form-r9809/  The Royals returned to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, and Jac Caglianone was back in the lineup after nursing a sore shoulder for the last two games.  Safe to say, he didn't look at all injured against the Rangers in the first game...9809Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:55:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/minor-league-report-69-lugo-slam-stands-out-in-omaha-columbia-wins-on-wild-pitch-r9806/  Matthew Lugo crushed a grand slam in a five-run seventh as Omaha rallied but fell short. Drew Beam struck out six over 5 2/3 innings in Northwest Arkansas’ loss. Tanner Jones spun six strong frames of three-run ball for Quad Cities, while Luke Pelzer and Asbel Gonzalez each scored. Henson...9806Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:35:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/stephen-kolek-returns-from-family-leave-list-set-to-start-tonight-for-royals-r9788/  The Kansas City Royals have gotten back a member of their starting rotation. Right-hander Stephen Kolek was activated from the family medical emergency leave list and will start Tuesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Infielder Josh Rojas was optioned to Triple-A Omaha. Detail...9788Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:36:11 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/royals-prospect-blake-mitchell-remains-an-organization-paradox-r9779/A little over a week has passed since Blake Mitchell almost single-handedly pounded Quad Cities, the Kansas City Royals’ High-A affiliate, past Midwest League rival Cedar Rapids. Mitchell slammed two homers and drove in seven runs as the River Bandits won 11-6 on May 29. Just a night later...9779Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:16:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/royals-keep/can-kameron-misner-be-a-factor-for-the-royals-in-2026-r9770/   On Monday, the International League announced that Omaha outfielder Kameron Misner was Player of the Week after a strong series in Columbus against the Clippers, the Triple-A organization of the Guardians. In addition to five home runs, Misner also hit .417, scored eight runs, and c...9770Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:02 +0000