Carlos Estévez reached 40 saves in 2025, joining elite Royals bullpen company. Estévez emerged as closer after late offseason signing and All-Star season debut. Royals rely on Estévez's durability, ...

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Carlos Estévez celebrates after the Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 15, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium n Kansas City. Jay Biggerstaff ...

Players with at least three years of service time (and sometimes those with two years) but not yet eligible for free agency are eligible for salary arbitration. If the player and team can not agree on ...

Life as a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball is about as high-stress as it gets. Every time any reliever takes the ball, especially a closer, anything but a clean inning is considered a failure.

You'd think being an All-Star would earn you some respect, even if you pitch for a Kansas City Royals team that doesn't dominate the headlines. Carlos Estévez has been excellent for the Royals since ...

Carlos Estévez Has Taken to His Role in His Own Unique Way Estévez isn’t a perfect arm by any means, but what reliever is? At the end of the day, his numbers speak for themselves. His chaotic approach ...

Don't look now, but things are really starting to click for the Kansas City Royals. Sometimes, what a middling team needs to get rolling is a stretch against a couple of really bad teams. And after ...

Erceg saved 11 games with the Royals in 2024, and at the start of 2025, he seemed like the obvious candidate to be the closer for the Royals. The front office, after not being able to reach a deal for ...