Kansas City Royals

Salvador Perez homered and Brady Singer took a no-hitter into the fifth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Friday evening. Singer (7-6) retired the first 11 batters before walking Seiya Suzuki with two out in the fourth. Dansby Swanson's broken-bat single in the fifth broke up the no-hitter but Kyle Isbel kept the game scoreless, throwing out Mike Tauchman trying to score on Miguel Amaya's fly to shallow center to end the inning.

The Kansas City Royals picked up their 57th victory in a monumental way.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 61 41 .598 — New York 60 44 .577 2 Boston 54 47 .535 6½ Tampa Bay 52 52 .500 10 Toronto 46 56 .451 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 62 41 .602 — Minnesota 57 45 .559 4½ Kansas City 56 47 .544 6 Detroit 51 54 .486 12 Chicago 27 78 .257 36 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 53 49 .520 — Seattle 53 51 .510 1 Texas 51 52 .495 2½ Los Angeles 45 58 .437 8½ Oakland 42 63 .400 12½ ___ East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 64 39 .621 — Atlanta 54 47 .535 9 New York 54 48 .529 9½ Washington 47 56 .456 17 Miami 37 66 .359 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 59 43 .578 — St. Louis 53 49 .520 6 Pittsburgh 52 50 .510 7 Cincinnati 50 53 .485 9½ Chicago

There may not be a single player in baseball hotter than Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is right now. In fact, there are hardly any players over the last 30 years of MLB action who can match what Witt has been doing this month. According to Underdog Fantasy's Justin Havens, Witt is now one of seven American League batters in the Wild Card era to have a batting average of .500 or better, as well as 14-plus extra-base hits, over an 18-game span.

The Royals are marching toward one of the best turnarounds in baseball history. Here’s an in-depth look at how they’ve done it.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals were three outs away from picking up a series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. The Royals entered the ninth inning with a 4-3 advantage. Everything seemed to be lined up for another celebratory victory. The Diamondbacks spoiled those plans. Arizona scored five runs against Royals closer James McArthur to pull… Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.

The fading Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals, hoping their first road trip after the All-Star break goes better than the six home games that preceded it. Needing wins badly to climb into wild-card contention to start the second half, the Cubs saw their offense fall flat. "We pitched well," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. Chicago stranded 22 baserunners while batting 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position against Milwaukee.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles to a minor league contract, The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Thursday morning. Lyles began the season with the Kansas City Royals, but he hit the restricted list on April 20 due to personal matters.

The Kansas City Royals are stepping up to the plate with a walk-off upgrade to the ballpark entry process: MLB's Go-Ahead Entry system. The technology uses facial authentication to let fans breeze into Kauffman Stadium without having to scan their mobile tickets. MLB launched its pilot program with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2023; now the Royals are the latest team to adopt the system, addressing fan complaints about the slow-moving ticket scanning process at entry gates. “We believe this new process will greatly enhance the fan experience,” said Jason Sinnarajah, chief operating officer for the Kansas City Royals.

While the Royals were getting set to continue their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the front office and the sixth pick in the 2024 MLB Draft were making news of their own.

The 34-year old has signed with a new team after being out of the big leagues for over a year.