A Omaha Sunday, leaving him one step closer to the big leagues. Caglianone, drafted sixth overall last July after starring as a two-way player for the University of Florida, slashed .322/.394/.553 with nine home runs and 43 RBI in 38 games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

The Royals boarded a plane Sunday and jetted to California, where they will open a three-game series Monday against the Giants. Two of the games will be starting two hours later than the usual first pitch at Kauffman Stadium. And those two contests will be available to watch on the MLB Network — but only for out-of-market viewers.

The Kansas City Royals aren't a team with much of that in the lineup; they rely more on combining hits than power. Entering this game, Kansas City has the fourth-lowest barrel rate in the majors and the seventh-lowest hard-hit rate. I'm confident Ray can control his part in keeping this a low-scoring affair.

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The final Big 12 baseball tournament at Globe Life Field begins Wednesday with West Virginia as the top seed. Schools representing the conference’s western arm are seeded No. 4 (Arizona), No. 5 (Arizona State) and No. 12 (Brigham Young). Utah failed to qualify; Colorado doesn’t sponsor baseball.

Murdock, 26, was selected fourth overall in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft. Murdock, a pitcher, made his MLB debut with the Athletics earlier this season. In 14 games, Murdock posted a 13.24 ERA while surrendering 25 runs in 17 innings.

Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a 2-1 victory over the St.