2024 was a solid start for the Kansas City Royals. In 2025, they need to hit the accelerator. The Royals completed a remarkable turnaround, going from a franchise-record 106 losses in 2023 to a playoff berth and Wild Card Series victory the following year.
Royals general manager J.J. Picollo expects to have a similar budget as last year to plug the holes in a team that reached the AL Division Series this year, though his shopping list heading into the offseason figures to be a whole lot shorter.
A leadoff hitter is the top priority The Royals stunned the baseball world by becoming just the second team to make the playoffs after losing 100+ games the previous season.
The Kansas City Royals saw what it takes to win a World Series this season. And they learned that they don't currently possess it. In their 3-1 series loss to the New York Yankees last week, the Royals were nothing without the typical heroic contributions they normally get from shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
The Kansas City Royals saw their season end at the hands of the New York Yankees with a 3-1 loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. After a stirring season in which they won the second AL Wild Card and finished with an 86-76 record, the Royals focus will shift towards the 2025 season.
The Royals face an uphill battle in 2025 before it even begins Five. That’s the number of MLB teams who spent more than the Kansas City Royals in free agency this past winter.
The Kansas City Royals were knocked out of the postseason with their 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
The New York Yankees have an edge to them this year.
The Kansas City Royals season has come to an end at the hands of the New York Yankees. With a 3-1 loss on Thursday night in Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the Royals were eliminated from the postseason.
The Kansas City Royals did well to make it to the American League Division Series, but the New York Yankees simply outclassed them. The Royals had Bobby Witt Jr., who was mired in a slump, and not much else.
The Kansas City Royals were eliminated from the postseason with a 3-1 loss in Game 4 of the ALDS to the New York Yankees. The team won 86 games and secured the second American League Wild Card.
The Kansas City Royals' season has come to an end. With a 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the Royals were eliminated from the postseason.
Reality set in for the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. The Cinderella run is over, and many of the players that brought them to the postseason likely won't be back in 2025.
If the Kansas City Royals want to win it all in 2025, they'll need to make some bold moves this winter. The 2024 season was a fantastic surprise for the Royals, who went from 106 losses to an American League Division Series in one calendar year.
After losing 106 games in 2023, the Royals shocked the baseball world in 2024. How can they improve on that performance next season?
All good things must come to an end, and the Kansas City Royals experienced that phenomenon on Thursday night. The Royals' 3-1 loss to the American League's top seed, the New York Yankees, eliminated them from the ALDS by the same score, three games to one.
The Kansas City Royals lost the ALDS to the New York Yankees in four games. While the Royals were the comeback team of the season, improving by 30 wins, it was a disappointing finish.
Benches cleared during the bottom of the sixth inning of ALDS Game 4 between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Thursday.
Michael Wacha had some cosmically bad luck during Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The New York Yankees gained the edge in the American League Division Series despite the Kansas City Royals neutralizing slugger Aaron Judge again.
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Patrick Mahomes is all-in on the Kansas City Royals’ playoff run.
This time last year, the Kansas City Royals were already looking ahead to 2024 after putting together a 56-win campaign and finishing last in the American League Central. Now, they're two wins from the ALCS.
The Kansas City Royals host the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium for Game 3 of the ALDS on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET.
After the dust settled in the wake of the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 victory in Game 2 of the ALDS, New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. shared his thoughts on the series being tied at one game apiece.
NEW YORK -- Salvador Perez hit a long homer off Carlos Rodon to start a four-run fourth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece.
The Kansas City Royals look to avoid falling into a 2-0 series hole in the ALDS on Monday night when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
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