In the bottom of the first inning Saturday night, Vinnie Pasquantino was having trouble slowing his heart rate, seeing straight and keeping the contents of his stomach down, the latter of which he failed to do but at least made it off the field first.

Seth Lugo bounced back to throw a quality start, and Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino each homered in a 5-2 win over the Rangers Tuesday night. The Royals are four games over .500 for the first time since May 25 when they were 29-25.

John Rave conectó un jonrón como susituto del convaleciente Vinnie Pasquantino y los Reales de Kansas City vencieron el sábado 6-2 a los

As batting practice was winding down before a game against the Pirates last week at Kauffman Stadium, rookie outfielder John Rave sat in the Royals’ dugout and talked about his plans for the All-Star break. Not happy with the way he’d struggled early in his major-league career, Rave — called up to Kansas City for the first time on May 26 — said he was going to the Driveline location in ...

Rave had homered there a decade earlier, shortly after being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft. His father, Mike, had won a trip to Wrigley with John and his brother, Matt.

Rave went 0-for-4 at the plate Tuesday night, but no one will remember that. Instead, they’ll remember this bare-handed catch, which may very well be baseball’s catch of the year. At any level.

But outfielder John Rave gave Omaha fans something to remember Tuesday night. During the Storm Chasers’ game against the Iowa Cubs, Matt Mervis smacked a long fly ball to deep center field.

It's been a less than ideal rookie season for Royals outfielder John Rave. However, he's looked every bit the part of major leaguer over his past few games.