{"id":602948,"date":"2026-03-03T04:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/602948\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T04:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:51:33","slug":"dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/602948\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairon Blanco Gets Designated for Assignment by Royals &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"Permanent Link to Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals\" target=\"_blank\">Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Share:<a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;text=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/twitter-logo-X-black-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;title=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;title=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"google-preferences-button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=rotoballer.com\" style=\"line-height: 0 !important; text-align: end; width: 18%;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769305997_937_image-18.png\" alt=\"Google Preferences\" class=\"google-preferences-image\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\">March 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Royals outfielder <a class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"680118\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/680118\/Dairon+Blanco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dairon  Blanco<\/a> has been designated for assignment by the organization on Monday. Blanco gets booted off the roster with the Royals needing to free up a 40-man roster spot with the <a class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"516782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/516782\/Starling+Marte\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Starling  Marte<\/a> signing becoming official on Monday. The 32-year-old only played in nine games with the Royals last season, but his speed is something that could make him an attractive option for other organizations. Blanco has stolen 59 bases across 285 plate appearances in parts of four seasons with the Royals. He could draw interest on waivers as possible outfield depth.&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/andywebb21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andy Webb<\/a><br \/>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2028617453190717537\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kansas City Royals<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals Share: Link copied to clipboard! 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