{"id":692731,"date":"2026-06-09T03:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/692731\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T03:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:01:11","slug":"royals-kris-bubic-nears-return-to-mound-with-latest-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/692731\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals’ Kris Bubic Nears Return to Mound With Latest Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they expect left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic to begin a rehab assignment<\/a> with Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Bubic was placed on the 15-day injured list in mid-May with left elbow soreness. Given the left-hander’s injury history involving his throwing arm, the Royals have taken a cautious approach with his recovery.<\/p>\n

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The 28-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023 and was later sidelined for the second half of the 2025 season with a left rotator cuff strain.<\/p>\n

Kris Bubic hoping to regain form after injury setback\"KansasMay 14, 2026; Chicago<\/a>, Illinois, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic (50) delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox<\/a> during the first inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Bubic was off to a solid start in 2026 before landing on the injured list. Through 50 1\/3 innings, he posted a 4.11 ERA with 51 strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Four of his nine starts this season have been quality starts.<\/p>\n

This is a significant season for Bubic, as he is set to become a free agent after the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n

Before suffering a season-ending injury in 2025, the left-hander was playing some of the best baseball of his career.<\/p>\n

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He logged 116 1\/3 innings with a 2.55 ERA and 116 strikeouts. That performance earned him the first All-Star selection of his career.<\/p>\n

Not only did his production on the mound earn him an All-Star selection, but it also made him one of the Royals’ most-discussed trade candidates during the offseason.<\/p>\n

Those discussions have not gone away, as Bubic is still viewed as one of the Royals’ most likely trade candidates ahead of this year’s deadline.<\/p>\n

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale recently reported that Bubic is a player of interest<\/a> for the Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The left-hander is the first Royals player to be connected to another club ahead of the deadline. As the season continues, trade speculation surrounding Bubic and other Kansas City<\/a> players will likely become more frequent.<\/p>\n

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Bubic’s return to the mound would be a significant boost for the Royals. Kansas City’s pitching staff has been plagued by injuries this season, affecting both the starting rotation and the bullpen.<\/p>\n

More recently, those injury concerns have extended to the lineup, with several position players dealing with a handful ofbumps and bruises.<\/p>\n

It appears Kansas City may be heating up after winning five of its last seven games and securing back-to-back series wins.<\/p>\n

Adding Bubic back to a rotation that ranks second in Major League Baseball with 33 quality starts<\/a> would only strengthen Kansas City’s recent success.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/onsi as Royals’ Kris Bubic Nears Return to Mound With Latest Announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they expect left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic to begin a rehab assignment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[157,2318,372,6946,2321,13670,363,99,79537,23553],"class_list":["post-692731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-kris-bubic","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-the-athletics","tag-the-royals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}