In case you missed it, the Royals are playoff-bound!
All of that only one year after they won just 56 games as the second-worst team in baseball. The Royals surpassed their entire win total from 2023 with win No. 57 on July 26 at Kauffman Stadium. With it, a plea followed from manager Matt Quatraro and some players:
Can we stop talking about last year?
“Respectfully, all of you guys can shut up now,” Pasquantino said then, looking around the media scrum. “Which is exciting. I’m sure it’s exciting for you guys, too.