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Nick Kappel

@nickkappel

@Royals Director of Media Relations. Formerly of @RaysBaseball, @Marlins, @GoHammerheads, @PerfectGameUSA, @Iowa & @IowaStateU.

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Most games with ≥ 5 runs since the All-Star break: T1. Kansas City Royals (22) T1. Brewers (22) T3. Dodgers (21) T3. Diamondbacks (21) T3. Athletics (21)

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The Kansas City Royals are the only American League team that boasts three players with at least 75 RBI this season: Vinnie Pasquantino, 94 RBI Salvador Perez, 77 RBI Bobby Witt Jr., 76 RBI

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.Kansas City Royals players to record a HR for their 1,000th hit: ADAM FRAZIER, tonight vs. LAA Kendrys Morales, 09/18/16 vs. CWS Jeff Francoeur, 09/01/11 vs DET Frank White, 09/12/82 vs MIN h/t Elias Sports Bureau

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The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs have played on the same day 93 times since 2000. The results are below. Both teams have won 4 of the last 6 times when playing on the same day.

The <a href="/Royals/">Kansas City Royals</a> and Chiefs have played on the same day 93 times since 2000. The results are below.

Both teams have won 4 of the last 6 times when playing on the same day.
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.Kansas City Royals pitching ranks in 2025: Team ERA: 3.64, 3rd in MLB SP ERA: 3.68, T-4th in MLB RP ERA: 3.58, 4th in MLB They are the only team in MLB to rank in the top 5 in both SP and RP ERA.

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Players this season with at least 15 HR, 20 SB and 30 doubles: Pete Crow-Armstrong MAIKEL GARCIA Gunnar Henderson Francisco Lindor BOBBY WITT JR.

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Teams to have 10 different players record multiple hits in the same game, Major League Baseball history: Kansas City Royals, TONIGHT New York Giants, Sept. 2, 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, Aug. 7, 1922 Brooklyn Trolley-Dodgers, June 25, 1885 h/t Elias Sports Bureau

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The Kansas City Royals tonight: -recorded a single-game franchise record 27 hits -had a +19 run diff, 2nd best in franchise history -scored at least 20 runs for the 4th time in club history

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The Kansas City Royals are the only team in MLB this season to have two players record at least 30 doubles and 30 HR. Vinnie Pasquantino: 30 doubles, 30 HR Salvador Perez: 34 doubles, 30 HR

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My wife (Caitlin Kappel) really wants this to be a thing, so here are the best records in 2025 vs. bird teams (Cardinals, Blue Jays, Orioles): 1. Mets (9-4, .692) T2. Kansas City Royals (10-6, .625) T2. Blue Jays (10-6, .625) T2. Tigers (10-6, .625)

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Players to record 3 XBH in the 1st 3 innings of a game, last five seasons: KC CARTER JENSEN, 9/19/25 HOU Jose Altuve, 9/5/23 BOS Justin Turner, 6/16/23 TOR Marcus Semien, 5/16/21

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Pitching K% leaders (min. 10 starts): 1. Cole Ragans (37.3%) 2. Zack Wheeler (33.3%) 3. Shohei Ohtani (33.0%) 4. Logan Gilbert (32.6%) 5. Jacob Misiorowski (32.3%)

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Teams that have multiple players with 30 HR and 100 RBI: Kansas City Royals (Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino) Mariners (Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suárez) Mets (Pete Alonso and Juan Soto)

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Players with ≥ 75 XBH and ≥ 30 SB in back-to-back seasons, MLB history: Bobby Witt Jr. 2024-25 Ryan Braun 2011-12 Jimmy Rollins 2006-07 Alfonso Soriano 2002-03 and 2005-06 Vladimir Guerrero 2001-02 Bobby Abreu 2001-02

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Lowest ERA by first-year pitcher in the American League (min. 20 GS), Wild Card Era (since 1995): 1. Masahiro Tanaka, 2.77 ERA in 2014 2. Tanner Bibee, 2.98 ERA in 2023 3. Noah Cameron, 2.99 ERA in 2025

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Best single-season K/9, MLB history (min. 10 starts): 1. 2025 Cole Ragans (14.30) T2. 2020 Tyler Glasnow (14.28) T2. 2021 Jacob deGrom (14.28) 4. 2022 Jacob deGrom (14.27) 5. 2020 Shane Bieber (14.20)

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.Kansas City Royals AVG with RISP: 2024 before ASB: .290 (1st in MLB) 2024 after ASB: .270 (4th) 2025 before ASB: .229 (28th) 2025 after ASB: .293 (3rd) 2024-2025 total: .268 (T-4th)