Rave wasn’t even sure he wanted to keep playing baseball after his father passed, and certainly wasn’t ready to immediately report to the Royals’ minor-league camp. His big brother, Matt, assured him that he needed to leave. It was natural to grieve, but he couldn’t discard his dreams.

Nothing came of the scoring chance. Pasquantino flew out to end the potential threat. The A’s (28-44) earned a 4-0 victory and a series win. The Royals have lost five straight games, all at home. It was the latest entry in the Royals’ 2025 story. The club has been haunted by missed opportunities and it’s affecting the entire lineup.

The Kansas City Royals are looking to end their six-game home losing streak with a victory against the Athletics

Jacob Lopez became the latest pitcher to shut down the Royals with six innings of three-hit ball, Max Muncy and Lawrence Butler hit homers, and the Athletics beat struggling Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday.

Jacob Lopez pitched a gem for the Athletics. He came into the day with a 6.00 ERA but lowered it to 4.80 by shutting the Royals out for six innings and tying his career high in strikeouts at nine. A pair of middling Athletics relievers shut the Royals down for the final three innings.

Senior working royals including Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Queen Camilla will reportedly take part in the king's birthday parade.

The Royal Standard is flying in a gusty breeze above Buckingham Palace. King Charles has asked the Royal Family taking part in the Trooping the Colour parade to wear black armbands, as a mark of respect to the victims of the Air India plane crash, Buckingham Palace said.

The governor’s signature capped off a two-week, at times chaotic, special session intended to prevent the city’s two major sports teams from leaving Missouri for Kansas.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Saturday signed a stadium financial aid package intended to persuade the Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state.