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Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who is 33 years old, continues to shine offensively and gain on-field wisdom as he ages. Perez is among the top five qualified catchers who are ranked in the top 16 in OPS. Perez (.990), William Contreras (.988), Ryan Jeffers (.953), Willson Contreras (.950), and Will Smith (.924). The Royals made a lot of noise early this season, and … [Read more...] about Kansas City Royals Catcher Getting Wiser With Age

RFor years, the AL Central has been Baseball’s worst division, but in 2024, it is the only division with four teams above a .500 winning percentage. Every team except for the historically bad White Sox has more wins than losses, better than even the AL East which boasts five playoff contending teams. It’s a far cry from the 2023 division, which only produced one team above … [Read more...] about MLB’s Worst Division Has Most Teams With Winning Records

There’s a new ace in town, and his name is Cole Ragans. The Kansas City Royals have seemingly found themselves an ace, and he’s helping them put all the pieces together. After April’s slate of games, the Royals are 18-13 and find themselves in second place in the AL Central. They’re only trailing the Cleveland Guardians, who got off to a scorching start. On Tuesday, Cole Ragans … [Read more...] about Cole Ragans Leads the Kansas City Royals to a Franchise Record

The Kansas City Royals are off to a fantastic start to the season. At 17-12, the Royals sit 2 1/2 games back of the Cleveland Guardians for the American League Central lead. The club’s rotation of Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Michael Wacha, Alec Marsh and Brady Singer have a combined 2.98 ERA, the third best in the majors. However, Marsh was put on the 15-day injured list last week, … [Read more...] about KC Royals Announce Replacement for Alec Marsh

The Kansas City Royals are off to a good start led by Bobby Witt Jr. and a young core. Since the Royals won the World Series in 2015, they’ve not had a single winning season. Coming off a season last year where they lost 106 games, that’s got nothing to do with this year where they’ve won 13 of their last 21. If the season ended today, the Royals would be in the postseason. … [Read more...] about Club Broadcaster Discusses the Royals Chances to Contend