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Homers twice in twin bill Pasquantino went 3-for-7 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI as the Royals split Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Impact The 24-year-old delivered a two-run shot during the matinee and a solo homer during the nightcap, providing half of Kansas City's six total runs on the day. Pasquantino made his major-league debut in late June and is a lineup regular at designated hitter with a .237/.325/.385 slash line, five home runs, nine RBI and a 16:23 BB:K through 37 games.

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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Goes to bench Sunday Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact The rookie will sit for the first time since July 27, ending a stretch of 10 consecutive starts at either first base or designated hitter. Salvador Perez will serve as the Royals' DH on Sunday, while Nick Pratto gets the starting nod at first base.

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Posts three hits in loss Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Impact Pasquantino had gone 3-for-14 across four games to begin August, with all of those knocks being doubles. He doubled his hit count for the month with a trio of singles in Friday's contest, making this his first multi-hit effort since July 30. The 24-year-old has had a relatively quiet start to his major-league career, slashing .234/.324/.347 with three home runs, six RBI, 10 runs scored and five doubles through his first 142 plate appearances. He's settled in as the Royals' primary designated hitter with some time at first base, though he shares that position with fellow prospect Nick Pratto.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to lineup Pasquantino (thumb) is starting Thursday against the Yankees.

Impact Pasquantino sat out Wednesday's series finale against the Angels due to right thumb discomfort but is serving as the designated hitter and batting third Thursday. Over his five games since the All-Star break, he's gone 4-for-18 with a double, a run, three walks and three strikeouts.

JULY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with thumb issue Pasquantino is dealing with thumb discomfort, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Pasquantino won't start Wednesday and can be considered day-to-day going forward. Manager Mike Matheny said the first baseman felt the discomfort on a swing Tuesday, but he is already feeling better, so this seems like a precautionary absence. The Royals open a four-game road series versus the Yankees on Thursday.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Pasquantino is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Angels, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Pasquantino will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with a double, a run scored and two walks over the first two games of the series. Andrew Benintendi will slide into the designated hitter spot while Kyle Isbel enters the lineup in left field and bats seventh in the series finale.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mashes third homer Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Impact Pasquantino went deep off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano in the top of the 10th inning with a two-run blast off the foul pole that cashed in the automatic runner from second. The two-hit game lifted Pasquantino's average to .206 on the season. The 24-year-old rookie has had some difficulty adjusting to the big leagues since being called up from Triple-A on June 29, but he has begun to show some signs of life by hitting two home runs over the past week. The highly-touted prospect is expected to play first base every day for the Royals over the second half of the season and there could be plenty of more power production awaiting in his bat.

JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino breaks through poor luck with towering blast TORONTO -- Vinnie Pasquantino is a proponent of creating his own fortune. But that didn’t stop him from rooting for the ball to stay fair...

JULY 17, 2022 • MLB.COM

Four hits across twin bill Pasquantino went 4-for-7 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks as the Royals swept Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Impact Pasquantino delivered a solo home run and an RBI single in the matinee, giving the Royals enough for a 3-1 win. He reached base four additional times in the nightcap, though he wasn't directly involved in any run production in that contest. These were the first baseman's first two multi-hit games in his big-league career. He boosted his slash line to .213/.362/.362 with two homers, three RBI, five runs scored and a double through 58 plate appearances across 14 games overall. He's often hit between fourth and sixth in the order -- though he batted third in Monday's second game -- and he should continue to see steady playing time as he adjusts to major-league pitching.

JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Royals rookie Vinnie Pasquantino hit his first MLB home run Kansas City Royals rookie first baseman/designated hitter Vinnie Pasquantino discusses hitting his first major-league home run and the confu...

JULY 2, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Goes deep in win Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the Tigers.

Impact Pasquantino ripped a line-drive homer off of Michael Pineda in the fourth inning for his first big-league hit. He's now 1-for-9 with two walks to begin his MLB career but he's yet to strike out. The highly-touted prospect smacked 18 long balls while registering a .948 OPS with Triple-A Omaha prior to joining Kansas City.

JULY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino hits unusual 1st MLB homer, Royals beat Tigers

Vinnie Pasquantino hit his first major league home run and Hunter Dozier followed with a drive into the bullpen, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tig...

JULY 2, 2022 • Associated Press

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JULY 2, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

A hit? An out? No, it's Pasquantino's first HR DETROIT -- Vinnie Pasquantino wasn’t sure quite what had happened. Tigers right fielder Willi Castro was left wondering as well. When the du...

JULY 2, 2022 • MLB.COM

Batting cleanup against Detroit Pasquantino will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup against the Tigers on Friday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Impact Dave Holtzman of Bally Sports Kansas City notes that, per Sportradar, Pasquantino will become the first Royals player to bat cleanup within his first three starts since Joe Vitiello in 1995. Pasquantino is hitless through his first two big-league games (0-for-5), but he showed off his eye at the plate and patience with a couple walks Wednesday. He slugged .576 with Triple-A Omaha prior to his call-up.

JULY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 1, 2022 • PRESSBOXONLINE.COM

New Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino blends humor, homers Pasquantino's father said Vinnie showed baseball promise as early as age 3: "It was, like, ‘Wow, maybe there’s something going on.'"

JUNE 30, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mike Matheny Praises Vinnie Pasquantino's 'Unique Personality' Matheny is proud of how Pasquantino carried himself on perhaps the biggest day of his life thus far.

JUNE 29, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Hitless in debut Pasquantino went 0-4 in an 8-3 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Impact The highly-touted top-100 prospect had a tough first game against big-league pitching, going hitless and grounding into a double-play while slotted in as the designated hitter. Pasquantino should see plenty of at-bats with Salvador Perez (thumb) out of the lineup due to injury and Carlos Santana having being traded to the Mariners. The Royals are not in a competitive state this season, so it looks like they will let their young players get plenty of at-bats.

JUNE 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pasquantino 'humbled' by ovation in MLB debut KANSAS CITY -- As Vinnie Pasquantino strolled to the plate in the bottom of the second inning on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, the crow...

JUNE 29, 2022 • MLB.COM

Vinnie Pasquantino making MLB debut for Royals — and should play a lot after that too Here’s where Vinnie Pasquantino will be hitting in the Royals lineup Tuesday.

JUNE 28, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Batting sixth in MLB debut Pasquantino will bat sixth and serve as the designated hitter in his major-league debut Tuesday against Texas.

Impact Pasquantino was called up Monday but didn't appear in the series opener, though that was reportedly due more to his late arrival at the stadium than the fact that the Royals were facing lefty Martin Perez. He'll get his first taste of the big leagues here against righty Jon Gray but is expected to face both lefties and righties going forward.

JUNE 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting yet Pasquantino, who was just called up by the Royals on Monday, won't be in the lineup right away, as it will be Hunter Dozier who starts at first base against the Rangers.

Impact The Royals presumably didn't call Pasquantino up to keep him on the bench, so he should see his name in the starting lineup soon. The fact that he'll be on the bench here against lefty Martin Perez does raise the possibility that he's merely viewed as a platoon bat for now, though even if that's the case, the Royals don't line up to face a lefty for quite some time, so he should start regularly going forward.

JUNE 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets call to majors Pasquantino's contract was selected by the Royals on Monday.

Impact Pasquantino has been crushing the ball for Triple-A Omaha as he waited for his first big-league opportunity, hitting .280/.372/.576 with 18 homers in 69 games while walking more than he struck out. Scouts peg his contact ability as his carrying tool, and his 12.2 percent strikeout rate this season backs that up, but he should have a fair amount of power as well. The Royals shipped Carlos Santana to the Mariners on Monday, so there should be a full-time role available for Pasquantino the rest of the way as long as he hits well enough to keep it.

JUNE 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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