Ragans (shoulder) has been playing catch out to 105 feet and is extended to extend his throwing distance during the upcoming week, MLB.com reports.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Toronto has a ...

Falter will provide much-needed depth for the Royals, who are awaiting the return of ace Cole Ragans. He will join veteran ...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Cole Ragans didn’t know if his baseball career would continue. In 2019, Ragans was close to returning from Tommy John surgery. He had spent the last 14 months ...

The Kansas City Royals will take one final spin around the MLB trade market before Thursday's deadline at 5 p.m. Central Time ...

American League pitcher Cole Ragans of the Kansas City Royals (55) pitches in the sixth inning during the 2024 MLB All-Star game at Globe Life Field on July 16, 2024. Kevin Jairaj USA TODAY Sports ...

Ragans saw his average fastball velocity increase from 92 mph to 96 mph during the 2023 season. From there, Ragans quickly ascended atop the rotation. He posted a 2.64 ERA in his first 12 starts.

With a rash of injuries to his starting rotation, Royals manager Matt Quatraro put together a plan to rely exclusively on his ...

Kansas City Royals pitcher Cole Ragans (55) pitches against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field on May 28, 2024.

This time around, Ragans wasn’t so much the young wide-eyed kid that once spent a day shadowing Cole Hamels at spring training. He was another pitcher trying to hone his craft.

It was 2018, near the end of spring training, and Rangers ’ 2016 first-round draft pick Cole Ragans and his fiance Tori — both from Tallahassee, Fla. — were excited for the season to begin.