Kansas City Royals

NEW YORK (AP) — Pitchers Michael King and Michael Lorenzen along with catcher Mitch Garver became free agents Monday when their mutual options for 2026 were declined. King declined his option with San Diego, while Kansas City turned down Lorenzen and Seattle declined Garver. In addition, Kansas City said outfielder Randal Grichuk declined his mutual

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs had a major league-high three Gold Glove winners this year, with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner all taking home baseball’s most famous fielding honor. It was the first Gold Glove for Crow-Armstrong, part of a breakout season for the All-Star center

By THEO LLOYD-HUGHES Associated Press The Kansas City Current closed out a record-breaking regular season with a 2-1 win over the San Diego Wave on Sunday, the NWSL’s Decision Day when all 14 teams were in action and results set the seeding for the eight-team playoffs. San Diego went up 1-0 on forward Dudinha’s goal

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are continuing to work on stadium options on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, one of which would be a massive renovation of aging Arrowhead Stadium and the other a new domed stadium capable of hosting major events. Chiefs owner Clark

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Washington Commanders signed Matthew Wright and elevated him from the practice squad Monday night to kick against his old team, the Kansas City Chiefs, after ruling out Matt Gay with a back injury. The Commanders also elevated defensive tackle Sheldon Day and released

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer Forward Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women’s national soccer team for her first matches since April after being sidelined because of a back issue. U.S. coach Emma Hayes on Wednesday announced her 26-player roster for a trio of upcoming games this month against Portugal and New

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals expect to have nine-time All-Star catcher Salvador Perez back next season. They expect to have the same set of goals, too. First on the list is a return to the playoffs, which they managed to accomplish in 2024 but failed

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xavier Worthy admitted that he was winded after hauling in a 37-yard pass during the Kansas City Chiefs’ emphatic 37-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. It wasn’t a total surprise, considering the fleet-footed wide receiver had been sidelined with a shoulder injury

By STEVE KRONER Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit two solo home runs, Cole Ragans struck out eight in 4 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Athletics 9-2 on Sunday. Yastrzemski hit a homer deep to right in the seventh inning off Michael Kelly and homered to right

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (81-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (76-85, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (3-3, 5.02 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Athletics: Brady Basso (1-0, 1.74 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, eight strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -123,

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched six scoreless innings to earn his 10th win of the season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-2 on Saturday night. Wacha (10-13) gave up two hits and three walks while striking out five for his first victory in more

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched the top NL wild card with a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki also connected for Chicago in its third win in four games. Jameson

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (80-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (76-84, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (9-13, 4.00 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Morales (4-2, 3.07 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -121,

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning, Jacob Wilson drove in three runs and the Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night. Langeliers singled and Brent Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom walked before Taylor Clarke replaced Royals starter Noah Cameron (9-7) with two out

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (80-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (75-84, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (0-0); Athletics: TBD BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics play the Kansas City Royals after Shea Langeliers had four hits against the Astros on

By MIKE DiGIOVANNA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in three runs, Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Thursday night. Michael Lorenzen (7-11) gave up two earned runs and five hits with a season-high nine strikeouts and no

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (79-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (71-87, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (6-11, 4.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Angels: Mitch Farris (1-2, 6.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward homered, Kenley Jansen earned his 475th career save and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep. Yusei Kikuchi (7-11) gave up just one hit while striking out six over five innings. He was removed with a left forearm

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (79-78, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (70-87, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek (5-6, 3.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (6-11, 4.05 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 168 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and Adam Frazier each drove in two runs, Salvador Perez moved into second place on Kansas City’s career RBI list and the Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 on Tuesday night, shortly after being eliminated from postseason contention. The Royals (79-78) were knocked out of the race

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (78-78, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (70-86, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (2-3, 5.16 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Angels: Samuel Aldegheri (0-0, 10.38 ERA, 2.54 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Sunday and clinched a playoff berth. Toronto is the first team in the American League to secure a spot in the playoffs, returning

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to secure a spot in the postseason on Sunday with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The AL-best and AL East-leading Blue Jays locked up a playoff spot with a week remaining in

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-66, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (78-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (9-12, 3.79 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 117 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh inning, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Toronto 2-1 on Saturday night to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching a playoff spot. Toronto’s lead in the AL East was

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-65, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (77-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (8-7, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Max Scherzer has struggled to escape the first inning unscathed. On Friday night, he didn’t get out of the first at all. The veteran Blue Jays right-hander was pulled after two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start without an injury of his 18-year career. Scherzer allowed seven runs on seven

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer in Kansas City’s seven-run first inning and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 20-1 on Friday night. The Royals sent 10 batters to the plate against Max Scherzer (5-4), who exited after recording just two outs and allowing

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-64, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (76-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-11, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 114 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford drove in runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday to climb back into a first-place tie with the Houston Astros in the AL West. The