September 15th to October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, and it’s definitely a time to celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture. That is true in baseball, with the celebratory month taking place at the end of the season and the start of the postseason. The Royals celebrated Viva Los Royals on September… Read More The All-Time Royals Hispanic Heritage Team
The odds were certainly against the Royals on Saturday as they faced Detroit ace Tarik Skubal. Unsurprisingly, the reigning AL Cy Young award winner was masterful at Kaffuman yesterday afternoon. One would think that with that kind of line, the Royals lost. Thankfully, Michael Wacha was just as masterful, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Moose Retirement Ceremony; Loftin Surging; Lopez Hits for Cycle in ACL
On Friday night, Bobby Witt, Jr. made Royals history, as he hit his 30th home run of the season, a 423-foot bomb off of the Yankees’ Kenyan Middleton. The home run made Witt the first 30 HR-30 SB player in Royals franchise history (and consequently the first 30 HR-40 SB player and possibly 30 HR-50… Read More Bobby Witt, Jr. Makes Royals History…And He Needs to Be Their Priority This Offseason
There were a few Royals-related news bits that broke out yesterday, so I figured it would be an excellent time to release another edition of the “Reporter Jottings.” As you may have noticed, I have been getting in many posts over the past few days. Due to COVID, I was not originally able to travel… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Name Bullpen Coach; Add Another Minor League Arm; and Moose and Hosmer on the Market
After seeing Jurickson Profar re-sign with the Padres, it seems likely that the Royals will probably be done when it comes to signing any high or medium-profile free agents left on the free agent market. Of course, that may be disappointing to most Royals fans, especially after an off-season where the Royals signed two pretty… Read More Why is it difficult for the Royals to sign free agents?
The Royals showed some positive signs as an organization in 2020 despite the COVID-shortened campaign. They were only eight games under .500, and were in the playoff hunt until the very end of the season. However, it still felt like a rebuilding club at times, which has been the Royals’ modus operandi since the conclusion… Read More ‘Home Sweet Hos?’: Will Eric Hosmer return to Kansas City?
The Royals may not be in the playoffs for the fifth-straight season since winning the 2015 World Series, but that does not mean that the postseason should be ignored by Royals fans. In addition to a new format which includes an increase in teams (16 now total) and rounds, there are some former Royals with… Read More Five former Royals to pay attention to this postseason
This is the final part of the three-part “Royals Easter Seasons.” Click on the link to read part 1 and part 2. “Let’s just trust the process. If other people don’t want to trust the process, that’s fine. If other people want to abandon the process, then abandon it. I’m not abandoning the process. I… Read More 2013 is where “Trusting the Process” began to pay off (Royals “Easter Seasons” Part 3)
Now that we have gotten one of the divisional rounds out of the way in the “Frank White” League, let’s move onto the “George Brett” League, as we have an interesting matchup between two teams that are nearly three decades apart (i.e. no shared players in this matchup): the 102-win 1977 Royals and the World… Read More “Royals World Series”: 1977 vs. 2015 (George Brett Divisional Series Game 1)