FREDDY FERMIN NEWS

Isaac Paredes homers in bottom of the 9th inning to lift Astros to 2-1 win over Royals

Isaac Paredes hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Could lose catching opportunities Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

Impact Before sitting out Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Red Sox while Luke Maile received the nod behind the dish, Fermin had made three straight starts at catcher. Fermin will remain on the bench again Monday, and his brief run as the Royals' No. 1 backstop could be over. Salvador Perez had been limited to playing designated hitter or first base since returning to the lineup May 4 following a two-game absence due to a hip injury, but he'll resume catching Monday. If Perez checks out fine Monday, he could see his catching workload pick up in the games to come.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Fermin will get a breather for the series finale after he started at catcher in each of the Royals' last three contests. Luke Maile will check in for Fermin behind the dish.

MAY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Royals outlast Red Sox in 12th for seventh straight win Freddy Fermin roped an RBI single in the 12th inning, after Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen and Boston’s Hunter Dobbins both delivered stella...

MAY 10 • THESTATE.COM

Fermin saves Lorenzen's gem with walk-off single for 7th straight W KANSAS CITY -- Friday night’s series opener between the Royals and Red Sox was a pitching duel all the way through. Until the Royals finally...

MAY 10 • MLB.COM

Fermin hits a 12th-inning single to give Royals 2-1 win over Red Sox, 16th win in last 18 games

Freddy Fermin hit a line drive RBI single into left center in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Boston Red So

MAY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taking seat Wednesday Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact With Salvador Perez having been limited exclusively to designated hitter and first base so far this month while he's been managing a hip issue, Fermin has temporarily settled in as the Royals' No. 1 backstop. After playing behind the dish in five of the last six games, Fermin will get a breather Wednesday, paving the way for Luke Maile to handle the catching duties while Perez plays first base.

MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Witt has RBI single in 9th to rally Royals to 4-3 win over White Sox

Bobby Witt singled with the bases loaded to cap a crazy rally in the bottom of the ninth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3

MAY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Retreating to bench Sunday Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Fermin had started at catcher in each of the last three games while Salvador Perez served as a designated hitter for the first contest and then sat out the next two due to left hip soreness. Perez is healthy enough to step back in as the Royals' DH on Sunday, but Fermin will get a breather while No. 3 catcher Luke Maile steps in behind the plate. The Royals haven't indicated when Perez might be ready to resume full-time duties at catcher, so Fermin could continue to see elevated playing time in the short term.

MAY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Freddy Fermin has 3 hits, Michael Lorenzen pitches 6 strong innings as Royals beat Rays 3-1

Freddy Fermin had three hits and an RBI, Kyle Isbel and Salvador Perez each drove in a run and Michael Lorenzen pitched six strong innings for his 50th career win as the Kansas Cit...

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seth Lugo shuts down Astros to lead Royals to fifth straight win

Seth Lugo threw eight scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros 2-0

APRIL 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies show fight, but unable to break through on road KANSAS CITY -- The Rockies’ Mickey Moniak found himself a few feet from third base, with no way back on Tuesday night. Moniak was picked off...

APRIL 23 • MLB.COM

Freddy Fermin comes in late, but shows up big for the Royals

Freddy Fermin came in at the bottom of the ninth and became a hero for Kansas City in the Royals’ 11-inning, 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies

APRIL 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fermin hits winning single in 11th inning, Royals beat Rockies 4-3 and drop Colorado to 4-18

Freddy Fermin hit a winning single in the 11th and the Kansas City Royals rebounded from a blown two-run, ninth-inning lead to beat Colorado 4-3 on and drop the Rockies to 4-18

APRIL 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belts first homer of 2025 Fermin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Tigers.

Impact The 29-year-old backstop supplied the only offense of the afternoon for the Royals, spoiling Casey Mize's shutout bid by launching a seventh-inning slider over the fence in left-center field. it was Fermin's first long ball of the season, and through 12 games he's batting .214 (6-for-28) with two RBI and four runs.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Torkelson hits 3-run homer, Tigers win 3-1 and send Royals to 6th straight loss

Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fifth inning off Seth Lugo, and the Detroit Tigers extended the Kansas City Royals’ losing streak to six with a 3-1 win

APRIL 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ragans strikes out 10, leads Royals to a 4-2 victory that stops Guardians' 5-game winning streak

Cole Ragans struck out 10, walked none and allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings, getting his first win this season as the Kansas City Royals overcame a two-run deficit to beat Clevel...

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Witt Jr. hits tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh as the Royals beat the Twins 3-2

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday

APRIL 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hitless in first start Fermin started at catcher went 0-for-4 in Sunday's loss against the Guardians.

Impact Fermin made his first start of the season behind the plate. He's 0-for-5 this season. Fermin is a good defensive catcher and should continue to get plenty of reps behind the dish on days Perez plays first base or serves as the DH. Fermin will look to bounce back at the plate after he posted just a .685 OPS last season. He may not get many stats at DH this season with his step back at the plate last season and with more competition for DH duty on the roster.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

On bench again Wednesday Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for both Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Monday Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Fermin will be on the bench for the second day in a row, but he should be a semi-regular presence in the lineup over the final two weeks of the season while the Royals give veteran catcher Salvador Perez time off behind the plate and deploy him at first base or designated hitter. Though he's mustered an underwhelming .505 OPS thus far in September, Fermin has been a near-league-average hitter (101 wRC+) with a .286/.335/.387 slash line over 344 plate appearances for the season.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest Sunday Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Fermin was behind the plate for all nine innings of Saturday's 5-1 win, so he'll be given a breather for the day game Sunday. Salvador Perez will handle catching duties for Kansas City.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rare steal in win Fermin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

Impact Fermin has gone a modest 6-for-28 (.214) over 10 games in September. He's seen the bulk of the work behind the dish since Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) got hurt, as Salvador Perez has seen more frequent looks at first base. Fermin has been quietly decent this year with a .286/.335/.387 slash line, six home runs, 36 RBI, 39 runs scored and two steals across 344 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Fermin isn't part of the Royals starting lineup for Friday's game against Pittsburgh.

Impact The Royals have seemingly settled into a routine behind the plate, starting Fermin for a pair of games and then giving him a night off in favor of Salvador Perez, who has otherwise been manning first base. Kansas City has utilized this rotation for a nine-game stretch, and with Fermin catching the past two games, it'll be Perez's turn behind the dish Friday.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest Monday Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Fermin will get a breather for the series opener after he caught both of the Royals' final two games of the weekend series with the Twins. Salvador Perez will pick up a start behind the dish Monday while Yuli Gurriel draws a start at first base.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE