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Vinnie Pasquantino has carved a spot on the Kansas City Royals as one part slugger, one-part core building block, and one part of quasi-mascot. His MLB

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

Royals Insider Dishes On Possible Extensions For Vinnie Pasquantino, Maikel Garcia

The Kansas City Royals no longer have two of their best players on league-minimum salaries. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino and third baseman Maikel Garcia are both headed to arbitration for the first time.

MLB News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 24

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Conducts Hilarious 'Interview' With Royals Star

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is quickly becoming one of Major League Baseball's most well-liked personalities away from the field.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / October 10

Royals Urged To Sign Projected $5.4 Million Breakout Star To Extension

The Kansas City Royals broke their postseason drought in 2024, reaching October for the first time since winning the World Series in 2015. They entered 2025 with expectations of returning, but that didn’t come to pass.

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The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / October 2

Potential MLB managerial candidate gets praise from Royals superstar

Potential MLB managerial candidate gets high praise from Royals superstar

While the MLB postseason may be the focus at the moment, there are already plenty of rumors about who might fill various open manager roles around the league.

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Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 30

Royals Fan-Favorite Has Message For Kansas City After Disappointing Season

The Kansas City Royals may have had a winning season, but no one in the organization believes it was a success. A year after making their first playoff appearance since 2015, the Royals went backwards.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 26

Royals Sluggers Quietly Accomplished Feat For First Time In KC History

While it certainly wasn't the 2025 season the Kansas City Royals envisioned, there have been some impressive individual performances along the way. For most of the first half of the season, the Royals were at the very bottom of the team power-hitting rankings.

MLB News / Angels Nation / September 29

Pasquantino Powers Royals Past Angels 9-4 with Homer and 3 RBIs, Witt Collects 4 Hits

Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in three runs while Bobby Witt Jr. delivered four hits as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Thursday night.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 24

Vinnie Pasquantino Makes Brutally Honest Admission About Royals' Elimination

The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night, but their fate was sealed before they stepped on the field. Just before Kansas City and Los Angeles began play, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers in yet another dramatic game, tying up the American League Central division.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 12

Vinnie Pasquantino Has Urgent 5-Word Message On Royals' Playoff Hopes

It's now or never for the Kansas City Royals. Entering play on Friday, the Royals trailed the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros by five games for the final playoff spot in the American League.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 11

Vinnie Pasquantino All But Confirms Royals Are In Desperation Mode

The prevailing emotion from the Kansas City Royals' win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday wasn't triumph. It was relief. The Guardians owned the first two games of the series, and they were putting the Royals behind the eight-ball in the playoff picture.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / August 27

Has Vinnie Pasquantino Shown Enough To Earn an Extension From the Royals?

It was a sensational week for Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. From August 18-24, Pasquantino not only hit .379 with six home runs and 12 RBI, but he also posted a .607 wOBA and 298 wRC+ in 32 plate appearances.

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Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / August 25

Vinnie Pasquantino a major reason for Royals' improved offense

Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino a major reason for team's improved offense

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino just had a monstrous week.

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Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 23

Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino keeps home run streak alive with blast vs. Tigers

Another game, another long ball for Vinnie Pasquantino. The Kansas City Royals’ red-hot first baseman extended his home run streak to five games on Friday night, belting a ninth-inning two-run shot in a 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / August 16

Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino makes early exit due to heat-related illness

Kansas City first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday night's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox due to a heat-related illness, according to the team.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / August 12

Vinnie Pasquantino's 5 RBIs lead Royals past Nats

Vinnie Pasquantino clubbed a three-run homer and had five RBIs and Michael Wacha allowed two runs while pitching into the sixth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Washington Nationals 8-5 on Tuesday night.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / July 23

Vinnie Pasquantino (2 HRs) powers Royals past Cubs

Vinnie Pasquantino hit two homers and drove in four runs to lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to an 8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled and scored in the third and hit a second two-run blast in the fifth.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / July 5

Vinnie Pasquantino's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs lead Royals past D-backs

Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs on Friday, propelling the Kansas City Royals to a 9-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.

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Attending a Major League Baseball game can provide memories for all fans. However, in this day and age, that doesn't always come from what happens on the field.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / May 4

Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino takes drastic measures to shake slump

With a rain delay in progress and a first-inning popout already on the books, Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino decided it was time to see if a shave would change his fortunes at the plate.

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Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 22

Royals slugger exits game with hamstring strain

Fans in Kansas City are awaiting news on the status of their first baseman after Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday’s game with what the Royals announced as a right hamstring strain.

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Kansas City Royals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / March 10

Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino opens up about ‘Pasquatch’ nickname origin

The Kansas City Royals made the playoffs in 2024, powering out of their rebuild with an 86-win season. Bobby Witt Jr finished second in MVP voting and got all of the attention.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / January 22

A Healthy Vinnie Pasquantino Could Break Out for the Royals in 2025

After the season the Kansas City Royals put together in 2024, undoubtedly putting their rebuilding stage in the rearview mirror, more eyes will inevitably be on them as great baseball returns to Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City Royals News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 1, 2024

Royals activate standout 1B for wild-card series

It’s a rapid return for the slugger, who suffered a broken thumb back on Aug. 29 and was originally projected for a recovery period of six to eight weeks.

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