While the Kansas City Royals hold out hope of surging into a playoff spot, they got some good news that could be a late September boost. In fact, if Cole Ragans can rejoin the rotation before the end of the season, he could be just the push the club needs to squeak into a Wild Card spot.
Ragans has missed the middle part of the season with a rotator cuff strain, only 10 starts into the year. At the time the club announced the injury, expectations were that he was done for 2025. However, he's shown some encouraging signs during his rehabilitation that could mean he'll come back to Kauffman before October.