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202669–93
5th AL Central · Missed playoffs
Fri, Feb 19 vs Rangers
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. wins Heart and Hustle Award, becoming the first three-time winner.
The award, created by the MLBPAA in 2005, recognizes an active player who best embodies the spirit of the game, and Witt was Kansas City's nominee in each of his first five seasons. According to Royals Review, the Royals added Hunter Mense as assistant hitting coach to fill the open spot left when Alec Zumwalt was reassigned to the minors last month. Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen are also Silver Slugger finalists.
Source: Royals Review
From Thursday
Royals reportedly hire Hunter Mense as assistant hitting coach after one season with the Giants.
The Royals have added Hunter Mense as an assistant hitting coach, according to reporters Mark Feinsand and Maria Guardado. Mense has just completed his first year as hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.
Sources: Royals Review · McCovey Chronicles
From Friday
Royals add a new hitting coach, a former Giants staffer with Kansas City-area ties, per Royals Review.
The Royals Review podcast also covers Bobby Witt Jr., an AL MVP finalist, and Silver Slugger finalists Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone. Hosts weigh free-agent starters and relievers such as Kris Bubic and Shane Bieber against contract length and injury risk. Angeibel Gomez, Zion Rose and Justin Lamkin are headed to the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game, and Alec Marsh is landing with the White Sox.
Source: Royals Review
Around the MLB
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery and should be ready for spring training.
Carroll had surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team confirmed Friday, and full recovery is expected to take about eight weeks. He hit .239 with 22 homers and a league-high 17 triples last season while dealing with multiple injuries. He was awarded his first Gold Glove earlier this month.
Sources: ESPN · NBC Sports · CBS Sports
No. 3 in the 30-second version
Yankees' Cody Bellinger wins AL Platinum Glove as the league's top defensive player.
Per NY Post, the Platinum Glove winner is decided by a fan vote among the league's Gold Glove winners, and Bellinger is the second Yankee to win it after catcher Jose Trevino in 2022. Bellinger played 130 games in the outfield in 2026, 123 of them in left field, and had 21 defensive runs saved, third in baseball. Pete Crow-Armstrong won the National League award.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Pinstripe Alley
Mets re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to a one-year contract.
Stock earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, according to ESPN.
Source: ESPN
Nationals reportedly extend center fielder Jacob Young on a four-year, $23 million deal with a fifth-year option.
According to SB Nation, the deal includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, citing a source familiar with the contract. The fan-site writer says the Nationals now have James Wood, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and Young under control into the 2030s, which creates a surplus that could be traded. The writer argues a trade of Young is now unlikely, and that Crews has the higher offensive ceiling while Young is the better defender.
Source: Federal Baseball
Mariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach.
A source confirmed the hire to ESPN on Friday. Swanson is also the Yankees' field coordinator.
Source: ESPN
How this is made: Summaries are written with AI from the linked reporting. For the full account, read the sources.