Lucas Erceg: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 21

Royals Reliever Predicted To Join Team USA For 2026 WBC

The Kansas City Royals are off to a rough start in 2025. Following a surprise Wild Card berth last year, they are 9-14 to start the new season and sit in third place in the American League Central.

Lucas Erceg News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 18

Royals get promising Lucas Erceg injury update after painful incident

The Kansas City Royals were swept by the New York Yankees earlier this week and now the team has dropped the first two games of a four-game series against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers to fall to 8-13 on the season.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / April 18

Royals offense tells familiar story in 7-3 loss to Tigers

Lucas Erceg exited the game after getting hit on the foot. This game started so promising, but it completely unraveled in all phases. Offense, pitching, health.

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Athletics News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 16

Royals Reliever Considered Most Impactful Bullpen Arm Of 2025 Thus Far

The Kansas City Royals are off to a slow start in 2025. Through their first 18 games of the season, they are 8-10 and sit in third place in the American League Central, 2 1/2 games back of the Detroit Tigers, who sit in first.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / April 11

Player of the Week: Lucas Erceg

He’s nails The last two decades of Kansas City Royals baseball has seen some excellent relievers holding down the fort at the end of close games. Since coming over to the team in the middle of last season, Lucas Erceg has started to squeeze into that conversation.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / April 10

The Royals new backend bullpen might live up to HDH

HDH set an incredible standard. HEE could be up to the challenge. The Royals made an admirable effort to improve the bullpen starting last year at the trade deadline.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 8

Royals Writer Explains Why Star Reliever's Glove Was Inspected

The Kansas City Royals picked up an important win on Monday night, defeating the struggling Minnesota Twins by a final score of 4-2. The win allowed Kansas City to climb back to the .500 mark, improving their record to 5-5 on the year.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / April 8

Royals Pitcher Comments On Glove Inspection Following Big Win

The Kansas City Royals picked up a key win on Monday night against the Minnesota Twins, beating them by a final score of 4-2 to improve to 5-5 on the year.

Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / April 3

Royals Reliever Speaks on Mental Health Journey: 'I choose to be happy'

Royals RHP Lucas Erceg entered the game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday afternoon with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning. Taking the mound of American Family Field, he hadn't delivered a pitch outside of spring training since Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees Oct.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / March 30

Former Kansas City Royals Prospect Falters in Season Debut

Last season, the Athletics and the Kansas City Royals made a trade, with the A's sending reliever Lucas Erceg over to K.C. in exchange for a package of prospects.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / March 7

Which Royals Closer Candidate Did ESPN Project To Notch 31 Saves This Season?

Whoever their closer is, the Kansas City Royals should have a much-improved bullpen compared to the group they trotted out for most of the 2024 season.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / February 27

Royals' 2024 Closer Gives Candid Answer About Possible Demotion Behind Carlos Estévez

The Kansas City Royals' bullpen has come a long way in just a year's time. In 2024, the Royals were preparing to start a season with James McArthur as their closer.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 27

Royals Notes: Erceg, Massey, Blanco

Lucas Erceg got his first legitimate run as a closer after the Royals acquired him from the A’s at last year’s deadline. The flamethrowing righty took to that role, working to a 2.88 earned run average while striking out 32% of opponents over 25 regular season innings.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / February 26

Kansas City Royals Spring Training Storylines to Follow

The Kansas City Royals enter spring training in a situation they haven’t been in since 2016, fresh off a postseason appearance. Spring training provides

Kansas City Royals News / Last Word On Sports / February 22

Royals Reliever Estévez Could Make Back End of Bullpen Formidable

Adding Carlos Estévez to the Kansas City Royals bullpen could create an elite late-game duo of him and Lucas Erceg. Both Estévez and Erceg have closing experience, with Erceg having 14 career saves and Estévez having 82 career saves.

MLB News / Just Baseball / February 19

2025 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Relief Pitcher

These fireballers will give you adequate saves at a cheap price. When it comes to fantasy baseball, and fantasy sports in general, everyone is always trying to find the next potential star player who nobody else is aware of.

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / January 29

All-Star closer agrees to deal with AL playoff team

One All-Star relief pitcher is off the free-agent market.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / January 29

Royals Acquire Ex-Phillies, Angels All-Star Closer Carlos Estévez: Report

The hot stove had cooled off drastically for the Kansas City Royals in late January, but out of nowhere, a flame sparked. Adding a high-leverage reliever was a primary free-agency goal for this Kansas City team.

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 2

Takeaways from Orioles-Royals Game 2: K.C.'s bullpen shines in series-clinching win

It's safe to say that the Kansas City Royals' offseason spending spree paid off, as the team is heading to the American League Division Series for the first time since 2015.

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Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / August 30

One play may have just crushed Royals hopes for AL pennant

The Kansas City Royals are going to need to come together to overcome health concerns.

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Athletics News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 29

A's pitcher Lucas Erceg drawing 'significant' trade interest

Hard-throwing Athletics righty reliever Lucas Erceg is “drawing significant interest,” according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

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Athletics Showing Restraint: No Deadline Firesale Expected

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MLB News / Yardbarker / June 21

Three underrated potential trade chips at MLB trade deadline

Let's take a look at three potential trade chips who are not getting any attention.

Division-leading Mariners might have big deadline plans

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Veteran Mets reliever still keen to continue career following surgery

Yankees are frustratingly downplaying their struggles against the Orioles

Dodgers transfer two-time All-Star 3B to the 60-day injured list

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 10

Five underrated MLB trade chips contenders should consider targeting

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, and while struggling teams still have time to turn their seasons around, a seller's market has begun to form. Here are five underrated trade chips contenders should consider.

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Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 31

Athletics place RHP Lucas Erceg (forearm) on 15-day IL

The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Lucas Erceg on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to a strained right forearm. The move is retroactive to Sunday.

Athletics News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 31