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As spring training kicks off in Surprise, the Kansas City Royals are not just focused on getting players back in form, they’re setting the tone for a competitive season ahead. With talks of a new ballpark and rising tensions in the AL Central, the team is in a critical period where every meeting matters and every decision counts.
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MLB.com
Royals' leaders set tone with player-led spring meeting
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Spring Training exists for pitchers to build up workloads and hitters to get their timing back. It’s a time for teams to harp on the fundamentals of good baseball. It’s preseason prep.
MLB.com
Sherman on Royals ballpark decision: 'Great sense of urgency'
SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Royals’ stadium search remains ongoing, but comments from Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas about keeping the Royals in Kansas City did not go unnoticed by the team, which remains in negotiations with political leaders about a move.
In Lucas’ annual State of the City address last
Kingsofkauffman
There’s no debating who the Royals’ biggest threat is for the AL Central crown
Detroit’s loaded rotation and rising lineup make the Tigers the clearest obstacle between the Royals and an AL Central crown in 2026.
Kingsofkauffman
Pair of versatile Royals castoffs land new chances with Astros, Rangers
The Kansas City Royals signed two versatile utility men last season but let them go before the campaign ended. Now, they've caught on with new clubs.
Mlbtraderumors
Astros Sign Cavan Biggio To Minor League Deal
The Astros have signed utility man Cavan Biggio to a minor league deal with an invite to big league Spring Training, per a team announcement. Biggio, 31 in April, would be entering his eighth season as a big leaguer if he makes the Astros’ roster. A fifth-round pick by the Blue Jays in 2016, he…
Royals Review
What would a successful 2026 season look like?
The Royals had made moves to contend in 2014, but still, their postseason run had a “we’re just happy to be here” feel, where every day the team was playing with house money. They parlayed that attitude into a pennant, falling just short of winning one of the most improbable championships in modern baseball history. […]
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