You might be able to watch the Royals OTA next year.
The Royals are working on bringing games to local TV:
Fans wouldn’t need a cable or streaming subscription to watch.
“We’re going to need to work through this, but we will likely be able to have some games over the air,” Sherman said. “And that’s going to involve reaching an agreement with (a) television station to put it over the air here in local territory on a few games, whether that’s 10 or 12, something like that. But that’s a real possibility for us, and so we view that as a big positive as well here. That’s the next step here too. We need to get this rights agreement, talk to broadcasters and work through that.”
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Your weekly international Royals update, starting in LIDOM:
- Tyler Tolbert had been moved to a bench role for Gigantes, playing five different defensive positions, but he has not played since November 20.
- Andrew Hoffmann was getting regular innings for Gigantes but also has not played since November 20, when he allowed two runs in 1.2 innings.
We’ve finally had a Royal sighting in the Venezuelan League as Carlos Hernández surfaced for Leones del Caracas a couple weeks ago. He has a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 innings with four walks and four strikeouts.
The Australian Baseball League started up play recently with a few lower-level Royals prospects suiting up for Brisbane Bandits:
- Hyungchan Um is back for another season down under. He has started seven games at catcher and four at DH, hitting .385/.419/.667 with three homers in 43 plate appearances
- Brennon McNair played eight games at second base, two at shortstop, and two in left field. He has hit .205/.279/.385 in 44 plate appearances.
- Nataneal Garabitos has made just one appearance, tossing a scoreless inning in relief.
Former Royal Al Fitzmorris passed away at age 78.
Juan Soto will reportedly choose a team to sign with by Monday.
South Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim was posted and will be available to sign through January 3.
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