Last year, the Kansas City Royals hit gold with some of their starting pitcher signings. They need repeated results to be a factor in the AL Central in 2025, along with their young breakout and sleeper hitters playing up to their potential.

Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone is the talk of big-league camp. Local KC products Carter Jensen, Noah Cameron and Ben Kudrna also continue to make a strong first impression. On Friday, the Royals will see their prospects on the grand stage. KC is slated to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second annual MLB Spring Breakout Game.

Your game thread for March 13, 2025.

Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson said before an off day Tuesday that the team would start ramping things up to game-like scenarios soon. And for the first half of a 7-6 loss against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday at the Peoria Sports Complex,