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Carlos Estévez, who scored a $22 million payday from the Kansas City Royals this offseason, has yet to appear in a spring training game but is back to throwing off the mound.

After finishing second in the American League MVP voting last season, Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. wants to work on his overall base stealing.

Hatch didn’t pitch in the majors last season. Instead, he was pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. He played 20 combined games with Hiroshima with 15 appearances in the Japan Western League (minor-league equivalent) and five appearances in the Japan Central League (major-league equivalent).

The Royals have added a left-handed arm to boost their pitching depth as they get ready for Cactus League play.

After an extensive pre-draft process, the Kansas City Royals were convinced catching prospect Blake Mitchell was a special talent. Mitchell, selected No. 8 overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, has all the tools to move quickly through the Royals system. He is quick defensively and has advanced hitting metrics at the catching position.

Though they didn't make any of the headline moves of the winter, it was yet another solid offseason for the Kansas City Royals. Last year, the Royals built on

Castro is competing for a roster spot this spring. He joins fellow utilitymen Cavan Biggio and Nick Loftin in the position battle. Biggio signed a minor-league deal after playing for three teams last season. He has a MLB pedigree as his dad, Craig, is in the Hall of Fame.

One of the top storylines of the 2025 Kansas City Royals' season, just behind their pursuit of a second-straight playoff berth, will be their handling of their

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