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Matt Ryerson-Imagn Images Congrats! This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This will be the final “full” edition of This Week in the Minors for 2024. The Columbia Fireflies wrapped up their … [Read more...] about TWitM: Two Royals affiliates are headed to the postseason

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The struggles of the bullpen this year might be alleviated by the playoff structure with extra off days. The struggles of the Royals bullpen have been the biggest weakness of this team, either that or the outfield production. Still, heading into the playoffs I am somewhat optimistic that the bullpen will be a lot more solid in October. The … [Read more...] about The Royals bullpen has issues but their playoff bullpen might be good

Bobby Backyard Baseball! Bobby Witt Jr. has played like an MVP this year, but he has also brought a boyish energy to the game. For Players Weekend, he further showed off his child-like love for the game with a custom bat honoring Pablo Sanchez, from the video game Backyard Baseball. Bobby Witt Jr. has a Pablo Sanchez bat for Players’ Weekend(via @hustlesportsgrp) … [Read more...] about Get your new Backyard Bobby t-shirt from BreakingT!

Brad Penner-Imagn Images 17 to go... Kansas City Royals (79-66) vs. New York Yankees (83-61) RHP Seth Lugo (15-8, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (10-7, 4.03 ERA) First Pitch — 6:05 p.m. CT Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York TONIGHT’S LINEUP: Seth Lugo heads to the mound tonight as we look to even the series in New York. pic.twitter.com/pNT2eMXSBq— Kansas City Royals … [Read more...] about Royals vs. Yankees

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Can’t look much better than that! Behind a dazzling start from Seth Lugo, the Royals evened up the series with a 5-0 shutout over the Yankees. It’s Kansas City’s third shutout in the last week. Even though Lugo didn’t need much run support on Tuesday, the Royals made sure Yankees starter Marcus Stroman was dealing with a lot of base … [Read more...] about Lugo shines in 5-0 win over Yankees