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Kris Bubic Out for Season as Royals Scramble for Starters

Kansas City enters its next series without a scheduled starter following Bubic’s season-ending diagnosis.

Jul 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic (50) delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Overview

  • He exited his final start after walking four consecutive batters and was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a rotator cuff strain that will sideline him for the remainder of the season.
  • Bubic posted a 2.55 ERA and 3.3 fWAR in his first All-Star campaign, logging 116⅓ innings in his first full season since Tommy John surgery.
  • Cole Ragans, Michael Lorenzen, Alec Marsh and Kyle Wright remain sidelined by shoulder, oblique and rehab setbacks with no firm return dates.
  • No starter has been named for Wednesday’s opener in Atlanta as Kansas City leans on veterans Michael Wacha, Seth Lugo, Rich Hill and rookie call-ups.
  • The club has recalled Lucas Erceg and Jonathan Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha and signed Seth Lugo to a two-year extension to bolster its depleted rotation.