Royals Announce Unfortunate News Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Kansas City Royals have had a rough few days. Not only did they lose their previous series to the last-place Chicago White Sox, but they also lost 10-2 to the New York Yankees on Tuesday,
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Starting pitcher Noah Cameron (2-2, 2.17 ERA) allowed six runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings, while Yankees southpaw Max Fried allowed just two runs on six hits in seven innings. New York superstar Aaron Judge and Austin Wells each hit homers off Cameron, and the two hitters combined for eight RBI in the contest.
On top of that, the Royals announced a pitching injury before Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, via their social media.
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans (55).Peter Aiken-Imagn Images
Southpaw Cole Ragans (2-3, 5.18 ERA) was placed on the 15-day IL with a left rotator cuff strain. The club also DFA’d right-hander Trevor Richards (12.00 ERA), reinstated right-hander Lucas Erceg (1-1, 1.96 ERA) from the IL, and recalled right-hander Jonathan Bowlan (1-1, 4.09 ERA) from Triple-A Omaha.
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Ragans went 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA in 32 starts for Kansas City last season and went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA in two playoff starts.
The Yankees and Royals met in the ALDS last season, which the Yankees won in four games. New York then beat the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS, but fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in its first World Series appearance since 2009.
Kansas City will play New York again on Thursday before continuing its homestand vs. the Athletics. After that, it will hit the road to play the Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.