{"id":1976062,"date":"2025-08-23T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1976062"},"modified":"2025-08-23T12:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:37:33","slug":"royals-gm-provides-crucial-timeline-for-this-injured-stars-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-gm-provides-crucial-timeline-for-this-injured-stars-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals GM provides crucial timeline for this injured star\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_2\"><!--qv q:id=5z q:key=jYrS:QW_1--><!--qv q:id=60 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>As the Kansas City Royals continue to fight for a Wild Card spot, the team got some excellent news on a pitcher that could be one heck of an addition, just as the race really heats up. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/kc-royals-cole-ragans-must-take-next-step-in-2025-after-mlb-experts-assessment\">Cole Ragans has missed<\/a> most of the season <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/royals-cole-ragans-receives-positive-200115080.html\" target=\"_blank\">with a rotator cuff injury<\/a> that many fans likely meant an end to his 2025 campaign. However, he could be back before the season is over.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=61 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">As the Kansas City Royals continue to fight for a Wild Card spot, the team got some excellent news on a pitcher that could be one heck of an addition, just as the race really heats up. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/kc-royals-cole-ragans-must-take-next-step-in-2025-after-mlb-experts-assessment\">Cole Ragans has missed<\/a> most of the season <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/royals-cole-ragans-receives-positive-200115080.html\" target=\"_blank\">with a rotator cuff injury<\/a> that many fans likely meant an end to his 2025 campaign. However, he could be back before the season is over.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=63 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>After an excellent start to the season, Ragans hit one heck of a rough patch in the late spring. It was later determined that at least part of his struggles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/kc-royals-injury-update-daniel-lynch-on-il-cole-ragans-progressing-positively-01jzh173rbwe\">had to do with that rotator cuff<\/a> problem, and he was shut down at the beginning of June after three straight very rough outings. Since then, he&#39;s been slowly working his way back. Signs have been positive for the last month or so, and that&#39;s allowed GM J.J. Picollo to be encouraged that he&#39;ll be back before 2025 is up.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=64 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">After an excellent start to the season, Ragans hit one heck of a rough patch in the late spring. It was later determined that at least part of his struggles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/kc-royals-injury-update-daniel-lynch-on-il-cole-ragans-progressing-positively-01jzh173rbwe\">had to do with that rotator cuff<\/a> problem, and he was shut down at the beginning of June after three straight very rough outings. Since then, he&#8217;s been slowly working his way back. Signs have been positive for the last month or so, and that&#8217;s allowed GM J.J. Picollo to be encouraged that he&#8217;ll be back before 2025 is up.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=66 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Cole Ragans could return to the Kansas City Royals in September<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=67 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">Cole Ragans could return to the Kansas City Royals in September<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=69 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;Well, we&#39;re hoping the middle of September,&#34; The Kansas City Royals exec said during an appearance on MLB Network. &#34;He&#39;s thrown a handful of sides. He still has his buildup to go from two innings to three innings and so on. But <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/news\/royals-cole-ragans-set-to-increase-throwing-distance\/\" target=\"_blank\">he&#39;s thrown three sides<\/a> at this point.&#34;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6a q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">&#8220;Well, we&#8217;re hoping the middle of September,&#8221; The Kansas City Royals exec said during an appearance on MLB Network. &#8220;He&#8217;s thrown a handful of sides. He still has his buildup to go from two innings to three innings and so on. But <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/news\/royals-cole-ragans-set-to-increase-throwing-distance\/\" target=\"_blank\">he&#8217;s thrown three sides<\/a> at this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6c q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNow\/status\/1958582874564636843--><!--qv q:id=6d q:key=YFn6:mL_1--><\/p>\n<figure on:qvisible=\"q-BrdFWLx-.js#_hW[0]\" q:key=\"HU_0\" q:id=\"6e\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We&#8217;re hopeful by the middle of September we can see him back in Kansas City and back in our rotation.&#8221;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Royals<\/a> EVP &amp; GM J.J. Picollo shares insight into Cole Ragans&#8217; rehab timeline.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Network + <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SageUSAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SageUSAmerica<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ue8jDwzp8\">pic.twitter.com\/5ue8jDwzp8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Now (@MLBNow) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNow\/status\/1958582874564636843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Picollo went on to detail that Ragans is starting to throw some pitches that are a bit more taxing on his arm and is showing promising results and positive after effects. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Picollo went on to detail that Ragans is starting to throw some pitches that are a bit more taxing on his arm and is showing promising results and positive after effects. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;He&#39;s mixing in changeups and breaking balls. He&#39;s feeling great. So we&#39;re getting close to maybe sending him out on a rehab assignment,&#34; Picollo said. &#34;And then it&#39;ll be a matter of how he&#39;s feeling, how sharp is he, what his command is like.&#34;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">&#8220;He&#8217;s mixing in changeups and breaking balls. He&#8217;s feeling great. So we&#8217;re getting close to maybe sending him out on a rehab assignment,&#8221; Picollo said. &#8220;And then it&#8217;ll be a matter of how he&#8217;s feeling, how sharp is he, what his command is like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6l q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Picollo then made it clear that, for now at least, the Kansas City Royals are hopeful that Cole Ragans could rejoin the rotation for the final few weeks of the season. Depending on where the team is sitting playoff-wise, the flamethrower could be the difference in making or missing the postseason.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6m q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Picollo then made it clear that, for now at least, the Kansas City Royals are hopeful that Cole Ragans could rejoin the rotation for the final few weeks of the season. Depending on where the team is sitting playoff-wise, the flamethrower could be the difference in making or missing the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=6o q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/content-enrichment-service.mmsport.minutesvc.com\/oembed?url=https:\/\/content-enrichment-service.mmsport.minutesvc.com\/properties\/7\/embeds\/01jva8tdv318pw0--><!--qv q:id=6p q:key=jBas:mL_1--><\/p>\n<figure on-document:load=\"q-B6S0mFMf.js#s_LZBLIxdhCWU[0 1]\" q:key=\"S2_1\" q:id=\"6q\"\/><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source kingsofkauffman.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Kansas City Royals continue to fight for a Wild Card spot, the team got some excellent news on a pitcher that could be one heck of an addition, just as the race really heats up. 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