{"id":684112,"date":"2026-04-27T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/684112\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:24:32","slug":"kansas-city-royals-news-the-offense-is-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/684112\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals news: The offense is fixed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jaylon Thompson writes about a terrific night at the plate on Saturday for Isaac Collins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kansas City Royals outfielder Isaac Collins knows when he is going well. There is usually a glaring sign.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust my swing decisions,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, if I\u2019m taking those balls on the edge and executing pitches over the plate, that\u2019s when I\u2019m at my best.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he writes about Sunday\u2019s comeback win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it just kind of speaks for the team as a whole,\u201d Caglianone said. \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter the situation, I think we are just going to be fighting for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anne Rogers writes about Cole Ragans\u2019 solid start on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

It was clear early that Ragans was working with good stuff when he struck out the side in the top of the first. All three came on fastballs 98-plus mph, including the 99.2 mph heater Jo Adell<\/a> swung through to end the frame. That was Ragans\u2019 hardest pitch of the night, but he averaged 96.5 with his fastball, 2.3 mph above what his season average had been so far.<\/p>\n

Ragans filled up the zone with a 71% strike percentage and recorded whiffs (47%) and chase (40%). The Angels could not keep up with his fastball, and he was fearless with it, throwing it 51% of the time. Ten of his 11 strikeouts came on the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cMechanics have a lot to do with the heater,\u201d Ragans said. \u201cIf my mechanics are in line, it\u2019s probably going to be good. Everything else feeds off it. It\u2019s just about commanding the fastball, getting ahead and letting everything else play.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also writes that Maikel Garcia<\/a> returned as a pinch-hitter Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n

He did a similar pregame routine Sunday with throwing, which is the main aspect that is affected. Garcia has been available off the bench for pinch-hit opportunities and was again Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just being cautious,\u201d manager Matt Quatraro said. \u201cHe\u2019s too valuable for us to have something happen. We have [Nick] Loftin at third, we feel good about that, but with the day off tomorrow, just wanted to be cautious.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 We feel good about Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vahe Gregorian writes how the ballpark proposal at Crown Center came together<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among the issues with the five-acre site were the minimal flexibility to develop around it, negotiations with the railroad to build over the existing tracks and even how the stadium itself would fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou said, \u2018It won\u2019t be symmetrical,\u2019\u201d Hall reminded Sherman.<\/p>\n

Sensing Sherman was struggling with those options, Hall suddenly was moved to broach something he said he hadn\u2019t thought about much before that moment. He\u2019d had no previous notion of moving Hallmark headquarters, he said, and certainly had never seen it as a potential site for baseball. It wasn\u2019t really a consideration, he added, \u201cuntil I said it out loud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thinking out loud, really, with someone he could trust to kick around such ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018What if we thought about this differently?\u2019\u201d Hall recalled saying to Sherman.<\/p>\n

He also writes how the project reflects the \u201cKansas City Spirit.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora<\/a> and most of the coaching staff after a slow start.<\/p>\n

The changes aren\u2019t sitting well with Red Sox players<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where could Cora manage next<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Astros GM Dana Brown backs manager Joe Espada<\/a> after a slow start.<\/p>\n

Have the Mets<\/a> hit rock bottom after getting swept by the Rockies<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Rob Refsnyder<\/a> gets a strikeout overturned, then hits the game-winning home run.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Diamondbacks rally from a five-run deficit<\/a> to beat the Padres in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Sports Business Journal profiles NBC play-by-play man Jason Benetti.<\/a><\/p>\n

Trevor Bauer<\/a> tosses a seven-inning no-hitter in the Atlantic League.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former coach Mike Tomlin joins NBC\u2019s Football Night in America.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sabastian Sawe wins the London Marathon and becomes the first to break the two hour barrier.<\/a><\/p>\n

The NASA Curiosity Rover discovers \u201corigin-of-life\u201d molecules never before seen on Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Philippines\u2019 purple ube has become a trending food item, but its supplies are tightening<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who should be the next James Bond<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Your song of the day is De La Soul with Say No Go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaylon Thompson writes about a terrific night at the plate on Saturday for Isaac Collins. Kansas City Royals…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":684113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2387],"tags":[5,230,4362,58991,2179,936,2123,55,2596,2595,3540,56,2162,101,4,89,12476,252,21441,2245,7229],"class_list":["post-684112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kansas-city-royals","tag-baseball","tag-cole-ragans","tag-isaac-collins","tag-jay-biggerstaff-imagn","tag-jo-adell","tag-kansas","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-kansascity","tag-kansascityroyals","tag-lane-thomas","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-maikel-garcia","tag-mets","tag-mlb","tag-red-sox","tag-rob-refsnyder","tag-royals","tag-tenth-inning","tag-the-diamondbacks","tag-trevor-bauer"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116476658590904669","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}