The future of the Royals stadium is at a crossroads, with new sites like the former Sprint campus in Johnson County getting serious attention. After Jackson County voters rejected a stadium tax, the Royals and Chiefs decided to pursue their plans separately,

As the Royals prepared to welcome the Yankees to town this week, they felt like their rotation was in a good spot with who they had lined up to start and how the six-man rotation was shaping up as a whole.

Royals reliever Daniel Lynch IV added another fine play. He fielded a soft ground ball from LeMahieu, spun and threw to first base for the out. Lynch was attended to briefly by members of the Royals’ training staff afterward, but he remained in the game.

Estévez is the longest-tenured reliever in the Royals’ bullpen, in terms of time in Major League Baseball. But he, too, will carry the Hello Kitty backpack when needed. The bag can transition down the service time ladder if the person with the least experience is pitching or otherwise occupied.

Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game, helping the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees return to Kauffman Stadium Wednesday night for Game 2 of their series with the host Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals have placed All-Star pitcher Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with a left rotator cuff strain. Ragans has dealt with soreness since his recent start in St. Louis. He got some extra rest during this current turn in the starting rotation.

The Royals put left-hander Cole Ragans back on the injured list after one dismal start against the Cardinals, this time with a left rotator cuff strain, and activated reliever Lucas Erceg from the IL before Wednesday night's game against the Yankees.

The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a strained left rotator cuff.

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