{"id":2260893,"date":"2026-02-01T10:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2260893"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:30:27","slug":"vinnie-pasquantino-sends-7-word-message-to-royals-fans-after-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vinnie-pasquantino-sends-7-word-message-to-royals-fans-after-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinnie Pasquantino Sends 7-Word Message to Royals Fans After New Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_4\"><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6b q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Kansas City Royals have been on quite the roller coaster ride for the last few years. In fact, they&#39;ve been on a bit of a roller coaster ride for over a decade.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6c 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-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">The Kansas City Royals have been on quite the roller coaster ride for the last few years. In fact, they&#8217;ve been on a bit of a roller coaster ride for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6e q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>After struggling in the early 2010&#39;s, the Royals went to back to back World Series&#39; and won one of them in 2014 and 2015. The next eight years, they finished in third, fourth, or fifth place in the American League Central. After a 56-win season in 2023, Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals burst on the scene with a postseason appearance in 2024.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6f q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">After struggling in the early 2010&#8217;s, the Royals went to back to back World Series&#8217; and won one of them in 2014 and 2015. The next eight years, they finished in third, fourth, or fifth place in the American League Central. After a 56-win season in 2023, Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals burst on the scene with a postseason appearance in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6h q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Still, they fell flat again last year and finished with an 82-80 record that saw them miss the postseason.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6i q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Still, they fell flat again last year and finished with an 82-80 record that saw them miss the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6k q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p><em>If you like our content,&nbsp;<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\"><em><strong>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6l q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\"><em>If you like our content,\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\"><em><strong>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>This offseason, the Royals haven&#39;t done much to bolster the roster, but they recently inked star first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to a two-year contract extension that helps him avoid arbitration for the time being.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6o q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">This offseason, the Royals haven&#8217;t done much to bolster the roster, but they recently inked star first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to a two-year contract extension that helps him avoid arbitration for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6q q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;Happy to be here. Glad we got it done,&#34; Pasquantino said, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/2017653284346204187?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">via FOX Kansas City sports anchor Harold Kuntz.<\/a><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6r q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">&#8220;Happy to be here. Glad we got it done,&#8221; Pasquantino said, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/2017653284346204187?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">via FOX Kansas City sports anchor Harold Kuntz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6t q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Vinnie Pasquantino has a lot of confidence in the Royals<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6u q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Vinnie Pasquantino has a lot of confidence in the Royals<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6w q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3656,h_2056,x_0,y_0\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_royals\/01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw--><!--qv q:id=6x q:key=VjqC:mL_1--><!--qv q:id=6y q:key=deAA:7d_2--><!--qv q:s q:sref=6y q:key=--><!--qv q:id=6z q:key=deAA:7d_1--><!--qv q:s q:sref=6z q:key=--><!--qv q:id=70 q:key=cHU9:7d_0--><!--qv q:id=71 q:key=deAA:e2_0--><!--qv q:id=72 q:key=B0c2:SZ_1--><\/p>\n<figure q:key=\"9m_3\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=72 q:key=--><!--qv q:s q:sref=71 q:key=--><\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey undefined\" on:qvisible=\"q-CAfwxMLH.js#_hW[0]\" q:id=\"73\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 1x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 2x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 1x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 2x, &#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 1x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 2x,&#10;    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3656,h_2056\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01kgb6tj641e9w1haxdw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/p>\n<p><figcaption q:id=\"75\">Sep 20, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA;  Kansas City Royals first base Vinnie Pasquantino (9) at bat during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=76 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>But Pasquantino also sent a seven-word message to the Royals faithful that should have the entirety of the fan base pumped up.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=77 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">But Pasquantino also sent a seven-word message to the Royals faithful that should have the entirety of the fan base pumped up.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=79 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p> &#34;This team is built for the playoffs,&#34; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/2017654938482995274?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Pasquantino added, via Kuntz.<\/a><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7a q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\"> &#8220;This team is built for the playoffs,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/2017654938482995274?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Pasquantino added, via Kuntz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=7c q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>There has been a lot of doubt surrounding the Royals, but it doesn&#39;t seem like that doubt has made its way into the team&#39;s clubhouse.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7d q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">There has been a lot of doubt surrounding the Royals, but it doesn&#8217;t seem like that doubt has made its way into the team&#8217;s clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>With Pasquantino and Witt on the roster, they have a young duo to build their offense around. Maikel Garcia is one of the better young infielders in the league, too. He&#39;s coming off a huge 5.8 WAR season as he looks to build on it this season.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">With Pasquantino and Witt on the roster, they have a young duo to build their offense around. Maikel Garcia is one of the better young infielders in the league, too. He&#8217;s coming off a huge 5.8 WAR season as he looks to build on it this season.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=7i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Royals have a deep and talented pitching staff, too, as well as star closer Carlos Est&eacute;vez locking down games in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">The Royals have a deep and talented pitching staff, too, as well as star closer Carlos Est\u00e9vez locking down games in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=7l q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Still, they need to make another move or two if they want to have an easier path to the postseason. A trade for Boston Red Sox star Jarren Duran has been one of the top potential moves for them to make. It doesn&#39;t seem like a deal is close, but it&#39;s certainly something to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7m q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Still, they need to make another move or two if they want to have an easier path to the postseason. A trade for Boston Red Sox star Jarren Duran has been one of the top potential moves for them to make. It doesn&#8217;t seem like a deal is close, but it&#8217;s certainly something to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=7o q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/onsi\/news\/royals-get-crushing-update-in-jarren-duran-trade-sweepstakes-zach3\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Royals Get Crushing Update in Jarren Duran Trade Sweepstakes<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7p q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/onsi\/news\/royals-get-crushing-update-in-jarren-duran-trade-sweepstakes-zach3\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Royals Get Crushing Update in Jarren Duran Trade Sweepstakes<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\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 www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals have been on quite the roller coaster ride for the last few years. In fact, they&#8217;ve been on a bit of a roller coaster ride for over a decade. 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