Nick Loftin - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Riding the pine Friday Loftin is out of the lineup for Kansas City's matchup with the Rockies on Friday.

Impact After going 0-for-4 in Thursday's series finale against Minnesota, Loftin will sit for Friday's series opener against Colorado. Josh Rojas will take over at third base and bat eighth for the Royals.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Twins and Royals meet, winner claims 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0

Randy Dobnak pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major league victory in five years as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Clubs clutch homer in win Loftin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Impact Loftin's lone hit was a critical one, as he turned on an elevated fastball from Jacob Waguespack and deposited it into the left-field stands to give the Royals a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning. The infielder has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with two extra-base hits, five RBI and three runs in nine contests since the All-Star break and is riding a modest six-game hitting streak. Overall, Loftin is slashing .250/.333/.412 with five homers, 34 RBI and 29 runs across 68 games.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez hits his 318th home run, passes George Brett on Royals' list

Salvador Perez has hit his 318th career home run, breaking George Brett’s Kansas City Royals franchise record, with a solo shot against the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1

Tarik Skubal had a season-high 12 strikeouts and allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings in what could have been his last home start for Detroit, helping the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over...

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez ties the franchise home run record with his 317th as the Royals beat the Giants 5-4

Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the San Fran...

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Sitting out Wednesday Loftin is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Giants.

Impact Loftin has been seeing the bulk of the reps at third base since Maikel Garcia (hand) went down, but he'll take a seat in the series finale. Josh Rojas is at the hot corner for the Royals.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

Luinder Avila struck out a career-high seven and Nick Loftin hit a tiebreaking RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday night

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Loftin's squeeze bunt in the ninth gives the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Giants

Nick Loftin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the ninth inning scored Josh Rojas to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leaves win over Giants with back tightness

Kansas City Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Monday night’s 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants with back tightness, which also kept him out a day earlier

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Sitting in series opener Loftin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Impact Loftin will move to the bench for the series opener after he went 1-for-12 at the dish while starting in all three of the Royals' games versus the Padres over the weekend. Josh Rojas will fill in for Loftin at third base and will bat eighth.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also hits 2 HRs as Padres beat Royals 19-2

Ty France hit a grand slam and a solo shot, Jackson Merrill also homered twice, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 19-2

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres

Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres

JULY 18 • Associated Press

Taking seat Sunday Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact He'll head to the bench for the series finale while Josh Rojas receives the nod at third base. Loftin had started in each of Kansas City's last six games, going 9-for-23 (.391 average) with one home run, three doubles, two walks, five runs and four RBI during that stretch.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in three-hit effort Loftin went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, two doubles, an additional run scored and was hit by a pitch in Tuesday's 16-12 win over the Mets.

Impact Loftin was locked in at the plate, tallying three extra-base hits, headlined by a two-run homer in the seventh inning. The 27-year-old has recorded three hits in back-to-back games after going 1-for-27 (.037) over his previous nine appearances. Overall, Loftin is slashing .247/.342/.420 with four homers, 29 RBI, 25 runs and a stolen base across 55 contests.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Royals' Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances

Tyler Tolbert of the Kansas City Royals has tied a major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Drives in two runs Monday Loftin went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored during the Royals' 15-1 win over the Phillies on Monday.

Impact The Royals' batters dominated in Monday's series finale, scoring a run in all eight frames. Loftin contributed to his team's six-run first inning with an RBI single before driving in another run on a groundout in the seventh. It was his eighth multi-hit game of the season and his third of at least three hits. Loftin is slashing .236/.332/.382 with one steal, 16 extra-base hits and 27 RBI across 185 plate appearances this season.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Sunday Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact After missing a game last weekend due to a bruised groin, Loftin started at third base in each of the Royals' ensuing four contests and went 1-for-12 with two walks and an RBI. Loftin will head to the bench Sunday in what looks to be nothing more than a rest day, paving the way for Josh Rojas to pick up a start at the hot corner.

JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Luzardo dominates Royals as Phillies hit three homers in 6-1 win

Jesús Luzardo struck out nine in six innings, J

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Checking back into lineup Loftin (groin) will start at third base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rays.

Impact After sustaining a groin bruise late in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the White Sox, Loftin ended up sitting out Sunday's series finale. The game off plus Monday's team off day appears to have provided sufficient recovery time for Loftin, who will step back in at third base, where he's been serving as the Royals' primary starter since Maikel Garcia (hand) landed on the injured list. After producing a 1.006 OPS through his first 17 games of June, Loftin went hitless in 14 at-bats over his last four starts before exiting the lineup Sunday.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with groin bruise Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox due to a groin contusion, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact During Saturday's 2-1 loss, Loftin went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before being lifted midway through the bottom of the ninth inning after he took a ball to a sensitive area while attempting to catch a throw to third base from Daniel Lynch. Per Rogers, Loftin said he's feeling much better Sunday and will be available off the bench, so the 27-year-old would appear to have a good chance at returning to the starting nine in Tuesday's series opener versus the Rays.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1

Jacob Gonzalez hit a one-out RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals and 10 consecutive home series victories fo...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Royals' Nick Loftin Quietly Enjoying Strong June at the Plate The Kansas City Royals' offense has been productive in June, along with Nick Loftin, who has put together a strong month at the plate.

JUNE 26 • SI.COM

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Twins and Royals meet, winner claims 3-game series

Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0

Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Salvador Perez hits his 318th home run, passes George Brett on Royals' list

Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1

Salvador Perez ties the franchise home run record with his 317th as the Royals beat the Giants 5-4

Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

Loftin's squeeze bunt in the ninth gives the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Giants

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leaves win over Giants with back tightness

Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also hits 2 HRs as Padres beat Royals 19-2

Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres

Royals' Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances

Luzardo dominates Royals as Phillies hit three homers in 6-1 win

Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1