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Royals Need 1B Vinnie Pasquantino to Mimic Second Half Tear to Start 2027 The regular season is officially over, and the Royals have a lot of things to fix in the offseason. It was a lost season for the Royals, whi...

SEPTEMBER 28 • SI.COM

Smacks two homers in win Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Guardians.

Impact Pasquantino twice gave the Royals a lead, going deep in the fifth and eighth innings. While injuries and lackluster performances defined parts of the season for Pasquantino, he finished strong with eight homers over 23 games in September. The first baseman hit .249 with a .761 OPS, 17 homers, 63 RBI, 54 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples and five stolen bases over 114 contests in 2026.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the regular-season finale for bot...

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Royals open 3-game series with the Guardians

The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday

SEPTEMBER 25 • Associated Press

Royals snap a 5-game skid with a 5-4 win over White Sox, delaying Chicago's bid for a playoff berth

Maikel Garcia had three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking, run-scoring double in the seventh inning, as the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 5-4 and delayed Chicago...

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Grichuk leads White Sox against the Royals after 4-hit performance

The Chicago White Sox play the Kansas City Royals after Randal Grichuk had four hits on Tuesday in a 14-11 win over the Royals

SEPTEMBER 23 • Associated Press

Blasts grand slam in loss Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, an RBI double, and three runs during Tuesday's 14-11 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Pasquantino launched his fourth homer in his last six games Tuesday. The 28-year-old hit a grand slam off Luis Castillo in the ninth inning to cut the lead to just three runs. Pasquantino is slashing .249/.333/.418 with 15 homers, 59 RBI and 19 doubles in 460 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Vinnie Pasquantino, Daniel Lynch IV Turn in Strong Weeks: Royals Stock Up, Stock Down The Kansas City Royals did not have their best week. Here are some players who produced and some who stayed quiet over the last seven days.

SEPTEMBER 22 • SI.COM

Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of Royals

Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series swe...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Resting Sunday Pasquantino is absent from the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Pirates.

Impact Despite recording back-to-back multi-hit games, Pasquantino will take a breather for Sunday's series finale against Pittsburgh. Salvador Perez will start at first base and bat cleanup for the Royals.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Konnor Griffin has 4 hits as the Pirates rally past the Royals to reach .500

Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin tied a season high with four hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past Kansas City 8-5

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Getting breather Thursday Pasquantino is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.

Impact After going 1-for-7 with a home run in the first two games of the series, Pasquantino will get a breather in the series finale. Salvador Perez will slot in at first base for the Royals in the rubber match.

SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2

Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Blasts homer in loss Pasquantino went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two strikeouts during a 4-2 loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

Impact Pasquantino belted his third homer over his last 10 games Tuesday. The 28-year-old took Hunter Brown deep in the sixth inning to cut the lead to two. This year, Pasquantino has slashed .240/.327/.391 with 12 homers and 49 RBI over 441 plate appearances. Pasquantino was pinch-hit for by Salvador Perez in the ninth inning.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Day off vs. southpaw Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact The first baseman will receive Sunday off after a run of 12 straight starts, during which he posted a .191/.264/.383 slash line with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI. Salvador Perez will take over at first base while Jac Caglianone (elbow) returns from a six-game absence as the designated hitter against Boston lefty Payton Tolle.

SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino and Perez homer as Royals win 6-1 to knock Blue Jays out of playoff position

Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 to avoid a three-game sweep

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Sweet redemption: Vinnie comes through with HR in clutch spot to power win KANSAS CITY -- After two at-bats from Saturday night he probably wants a redo on, Vinnie Pasquantino got his redemption Sunday -- and fairly...

SEPTEMBER 6 • MLB.COM

Kazuma Okamoto leads Blue Jays past Royals 4-3 to pull into tie for last AL wild card

Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBIs, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 to pull even with...

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Homers in loss Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Pasquantino hit a solo shot off Michael Lorenzen in the ninth inning. The first baseman has now homered four times in 16 games since returning from the injured list Aug. 17, and he owns a solid .876 OPS in 25 contests since the All-Star break. For the year, he's slashing .241/.328/.382 with 10 long balls, 43 RBI, 42 runs scored and five steals across 405 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Royals host the Marlins on home winning streak

The Kansas City Royals, on a seven-game home winning streak, host the Miami Marlins

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Sitting versus lefty Saturday Pasquantino is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Salvador Perez will start at first base while Carter Jensen serves as the DH and Luke Maile starts behind the plate against left-hander Foster Griffin. Pasquantino has gone 14-for-40 (.350) with three homers, eight RBI and even a stolen base in 11 games since he returned from a wrist injury, but he's still batting just .177/.255/.260 against lefty pitching for the season.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in three-RBI effort Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in Thursday's 13-2 win over Toronto.

Impact Pasquantino got in on the offensive onslaught, crushing a two-run homer in the sixth inning before adding an RBI single in the eighth frame. Thursday marked the 28-year-old's first three-RBI effort of the season, as he's raked to the tune of a .342/.432/.684 slash line with three homers, eight RBI, seven runs and a stolen base in 10 games since returning from right wrist soreness. Overall, Pasquantino is slashing .245/.332/.384 with nine homers, 41 RBI, 41 runs and five stolen bases over 89 contests.

AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians host the Royals to start 3-game series

The Cleveland Guardians host the Kansas City Royals to start a three-game series

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Caglianone goes 5 for 6 with HR, 6 RBIs to power the Royals past the Blue Jays 13-2

Jac Caglianone had a homer among his career-best five hits and finished with a career-high six RBIs, Noah Cameron pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tor...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Spencer Arrighetti strikes out Vinnie Pasquantino | 08/27/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

AUGUST 27 • MLB.COM

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