Royals Rumblings - News for June 26, 2025

Can you hit at Kauffman Stadium?

The home struggles continue after last night’s loss:

“It’s terrible to think about, but I don’t remember the last time that we kind of won at home,” Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. said. “And so it’s one of those things where we’ve gotta get our stuff right and get our stuff together and be ready to play tomorrow.”

The Royals remain open-minded on how they will approach this summer’s trade deadline:

“If we’re within striking distance – and I don’t know what that record would be because .500 seems to be a playoff record right now – I don’t think we should panic and say the season is over,” Picollo said. “Because there are just too many games left in the season. We’re trying to build off of something that was really positive last year. Making the playoffs again this year would be really important to this organization and really important to the city.”

ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle proposes a way to make pitcher wins relevant again.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is taking issue with umpiring after his ejection from Tuesday’s game. ($)

Oneil Cruz was benched midgame for lack of effort after ostensibly forgetting how many outs there were in the inning.

A fan at Chicago’s Rate Field was ejected and banned after taunting Arizona’s Ketel Marte over his deceased mother.

The Angels are loaded with pitchers that cannot miss bats despite throwing hard.

Top prospect Chase Burns was electric in his debut for Cincinnati.

Ranking this year’s new City Connect uniforms.

Miami right-handed pitcher Max Meyer will miss the rest of the season after undergoing hip surgery.

Boston right-handed pitcher Kutter Crawford will likely miss the rest of the season after undergoing wrist surgery.

The WNBA this season is playing out as a labor drama.

To nobody’s surprise, the Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft.

Medical experts weigh in on the recent spate of Achilles injuries in the NBA.

Brutal heat during this summer’s Club World Cup is providing a preview of what could represent a risk for next summer’s World Cup.

The “Liver King” was arrested after trying to pick a fight with Joe Rogan.

How editing and sound design helped build tension in Andor.

A War Thunder player leaked classified military documents to win an online argument. This is not the first time this has happened.

Your song of the day is Brasso by Brandon Roberts.