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Nick Kappel

@NickKappel

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@Royals Director of Media Relations. Formerly of @RaysBaseball, @Marlins, @GoHammerheads, @PerfectGameUSA, @Iowa & @IowaStateU.

Kansas City, Mo.
Joined April 2009
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Fewest team games to 30 doubles, 20 stolen bases and 10 HR in a season, since 1901:. 1988 Chris Sabo (81 games).2002 Alfonso Soriano (81 games).2025 Bobby Witt Jr. (86 games).
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@NickKappel
Nick Kappel
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Maikel Garcia's ranks among AL 3B:. 1st 19 2B.2nd .312 AVG.2nd 87 Hits.2nd 17 SB.T-2nd 30 XBH.3rd .372 OBP.3rd .860 OPS.3rd 136 TB.T-3rd 36 RBI.*7th* in All-Star voting. VOTE NOW:
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@NickKappel
Nick Kappel
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.@Royals MLB ranks on the road, last 25 games (since Easter Sunday):. 1st in AVG (.278).1st in ERA (3.10).T-2nd in W/L (16-9).3rd in OPS (.768).
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@NickKappel
Nick Kappel
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Most multi-HR games, @Royals history:. 18 Salvador Perez*.17 George Brett.16 Mike Sweeney. *including tonight.
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@NickKappel
Nick Kappel
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The @Royals are 34-36 through 70 games. Last season, three teams made the playoffs despite being .500 or worse through 70 games:. Padres 35-35.Tigers 34-36.Astros 32-38. Still 92 games to go.
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Highest career OPS in doubleheaders (min. 150 PA):. 1. Ronald Acuña Jr. (1.266).2. Babe Ruth (1.162).T3. SALVADOR PEREZ (1.159).T3. Luis Gonzalez (1.159).5. Mark McGwire (1.148). h/t to @DHoltzy for first pointing this out.
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Road games in @Royals history in which they trailed by 5+ runs & won by 3+ runs (9 inn):. TONIGHT @ STL trailed by 5, won by 3.7/31/99 @ TEX trailed 5 won 4.7/19/97 @ SEA trailed 6 won 3.4/15/89 @ TOR trailed 5 won 5.8/23/88 @ TEX trailed 5 won 4.6/15/79 @ MIL trailed 9 won 3.
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Nick Kappel
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Fewest minor league games by a @Royals position player before making his Major League debut:. 1. Bo Jackson (53 games).2. Jac Caglianone (79 games). Shout out to Curt Nelson, Sr. Director of the Royals Hall of Fame, for his exhaustive research on this.
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Best ERA through 1st 12 starts of a season, American League pitchers in the Wild Card Era (since 1995):. 1. 2000 Pedro Martínez (0.99).2. 2018 Justin Verlander (1.11).3. 2025 Kris Bubic (1.43).
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Best ERA in MLB since July 7, 2024* (the day Kris Bubic returned from Tommy John Surgery):. 1. Kris Bubic (1.82).2. Hunter Greene (1.97).3. Paul Skenes (1.99).4. Hunter Brown (2.17).5. Tarik Skubal (2.30). *min. 90.0 IP.
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Best ERA by LHP through 1st 11 starts in a season, Wild Card ERA (since 1995):. 1. 2025 Max Fried (1.29).2. 2000 Randy Johnson (1.33).3. 2025 KRIS BUBIC (1.45).
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Nick Kappel
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Best ERA in *any* month, @Royals history (min. 5 GS):. 1. Zack Greinke, April 2009 (0.50).2. Zack Greinke, Sept. 2009 (0.55).3. KRIS BUBIC, May 2025 (0.56).
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Best record when scoring ≤4 runs, AL teams since 1969:. 1. 1970 Orioles .494 (won WS).2. 1978 Yankees .479 (won WS).3. 1969 Orioles .477 (lost WS).4. 1991 Blue Jays .469 (lost ALCS).5. 2005 White Sox .457 (won WS).6. 2025 @Royals .452.7. 1972 Athletics .450 (won WS).
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Nick Kappel
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The @Royals best single-season ERA is 3.21 (1976). The 2025 Royals rank 2nd in MLB with a 3.03 ERA. The 13 pitchers currently only the Royals active roster have a combined 2.36 ERA.
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Pitchers who've allowed ≤1 run in a 4-start span (min. 25.0 IP) within the same season, @Royals history:. B. Saberhagen, Sept. 17-30, 1989 (won Cy Young).K. Appier, Aug. 28-Sept. 18, 1993 (3rd in Cy Young).Z. Greinke, April 8-24, 2009 (won Cy Young).KRIS BUBIC, May 3-19, 2025.
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Most go-ahead HR in the 8th inning or later, on the road, since 2024:. 7 @Royals.7 Red Sox.7 Athletics.
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Nick Kappel
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Most wins in MLB when scoring ≤2 runs: Royals (6).Most wins in MLB when scoring ≤3 runs: Royals (10).Most wins in MLB when scoring ≤4 runs: Royals (18).
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Nick Kappel
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There are two pitchers in MLB this season with multiple scoreless streaks of 12.0+ innings, and they're both @Royals. Kris Bubic, March 31-April 6 (12.0 IP).Kris Bubic, May 3-8 (12.0 IP, active). Michael Wacha, April 20-May 2 (12.1 IP).Michael Wacha, May 7-12 (13.0 IP).
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Nick Kappel
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Most starts in MLB this season with ≥ 5.0 IP and 0 ER:. 5 Kris Bubic.4 Max Fried.4 Hunter Brown.4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto.4 Kodai Senga.
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Nick Kappel
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Since Easter Sunday (April 20), the @Royals lead the Majors with a 17-4 record (.810). Their 17 wins are 3 more than any other team (Tigers, Twins, Cardinals have 14 wins). Their 4 losses are 2 fewer than any other team (Twins have 6 losses).
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