John Schreiber - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Reaches deal with KC Schreiber agreed to a one-year, $3.715 million contract with the Royals on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Schreiber's $1.415 million raise comes after he posted a 3.80 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 64 innings in 2025 while collecting 23 holds. The Royals brought in Matt Strahm from Philadelphia in December, which figures to lessen the number of high-leverage opportunities available for Schreiber in 2026, but he should still collect his fair share of holds again this year. The 31-year-old righty is due to enter the open market next offseason.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Wacha throws 6 shutout innings for his 10th win as Royals top Athletics 4-2

Michael Wacha pitched six scoreless innings to earn his 10th win of the season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Saddled with loss, blown save Schreiber (3-3) was charged with the loss and a blown save Thursday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out one in 1.1 innings.

Impact It's the third time already this month that Schreiber has permitted two runs in an outing, giving him a ghastly 12.46 ERA through 4.1 innings in September. With closer Carlos Estevez leading MLB in saves, Schreiber has fallen quite far out of contention for save chances in most scenarios at this stage of the campaign. Across 58.1 innings, Schreiber has a 3.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 60:18 K:BB.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

C.J. Kayfus' homer in 8th inning propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over Royals

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Jo Adell a one-man show for Angels in 4-3 win over Royals

Jo Adell homered and drove in every run for the Los Angeles Angels in their 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Bobby Witt Jr.'s 2-run homer in eighth lifts Royals over Tigers 3-1

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers

AUGUST 31, 2025 • Associated Press

Pasquantino and Garcia homer as the Royals hold off the Tigers for a wild 10-8 win

Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-8

AUGUST 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Vinnie Pasquantino's homer in 4th straight game helps lift Royals over Rangers 6-4

Vinnie Pasquantino homers for the fourth straight game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers

AUGUST 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Earns first save Schreiber issued one walk in a scoreless inning and recorded a save against Texas on Tuesday.

Impact Schreiber entered the game with a 5-2 lead and closed things out despite a two-out walk to Marcus Semien. Schreiber picked up his first save and extended his scoreless streak to 5.1 frames while dropping his season ERA to 3.24. Primary closer Carlos Estevez did not appear in Tuesday's win after pitching Sunday and Monday.

AUGUST 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Earns first save Schreiber issued one walk in a scoreless inning and recorded a save against Texas on Tuesday.

Impact Schreiber entered the game with a 5-2 lead and closed things out despite a two-out walk to Marcus Semien. Schreiber picked up his first save and extended his scoreless streak to 5.1 frames. He dropped his season ERA to 3.24 while snagging his first save of the year. Carlos Estevez did not appear in Tuesday's win after pitching Sunday and Monday.

AUGUST 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino and Witt back Lugo's stellar start, powering Royals to 5-2 win over Rangers

Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers

AUGUST 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory

Noah Cameron pitches into the sixth inning, and Salvador Perez hits a go-ahead homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1

AUGUST 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory

The Kansas City Royals have made history by using nine relievers to achieve a 1-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Perez's single in 10th lifts Royals over Braves 1-0. KC ties record by using 9 pitchers in shutout

Salvador Perez drove in MJ Melendez with a single in the 10th inning, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Perez, Caglianone and Rave homers power the Royals to a 12-4 win over the Cubs

Salvador Perez homered twice and drove in four runs, Jac Caglianone and John Rave added solo shots and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 12-4

JULY 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Nick Loftin hits second game-winner in less than a week, Royals beat Mets 3-2 to avoid 3-game sweep

Nick Loftin secures a 3-2 win for the Kansas City Royals over the New York Mets on Sunday with a walk-off single

JULY 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Nelson retires first 16 Royals, Carroll returns in Diamondbacks' 7-1 victory

Ryne Nelson retired the first 16 Kansas City batters and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Royals 7-1 on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak

JULY 5, 2025 • Associated Press

Jose Iglesias drives in the tying and winning runs as the Padres beat the Royals 3-2

Jose Iglesias tied the game with two-run, two-out, bases-loaded pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and then drove in the winning run with a grounder in the ninth for the San Di...

JUNE 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Nick Kurtz hits a solo homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and sweep of the Royals

Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 15, 2025 • Associated Press

6 run 5th inning rally helps Royals beat Cardinals 10-7 in Jac Caglianone's debut

Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7

JUNE 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Pasquantino delivers for Royals in 1-0 victory over Tigers

Vinnie Pasquantino’s one-out single in the eighth inning drove in Nick Loftin with the game’s only run as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Tigers 1-0 on Saturday, snapping Detro...

MAY 31, 2025 • Associated Press

De La Cruz hits 2 long homers, Singer sharp against former team, Reds top Royals 7-2

Elly De La Cruz hit two long home runs, Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings against his former team and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2

MAY 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Herrera drives in 4, Pallante works 7 strong innings as Cardinals beat Royals 10-3

Iván Herrera had three hits and four RBIs, Andre Pallante allowed two runs in seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3

MAY 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Serves up walk-off homer Tuesday Schreiber (1-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Astros after giving up a walk-off home run before recording an out in the ninth inning.

Impact It wasn't a blown save due to the game being tied at 1-1 before he served up the homer to Isaac Paredes, but Schreiber still allowed his first run since April 16. The 31-year-old right-hander has worked in a setup role along with Lucas Erceg ahead of closer Carlos Estevez this year, which has prevented Schreiber from seeing a single save opportunity so far in 2025. Through his first 17 innings, Schreiber sports a 2.12 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB.

MAY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE