{"id":2309560,"date":"2026-03-03T03:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2309560"},"modified":"2026-03-03T03:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:16:24","slug":"dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals-mlb-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairon Blanco Gets Designated for Assignment by Royals &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1821288\">\n<h4 class=\"widget-title teamLogo KCbg\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals\">Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<div class=\"newsdeskContentEntry\" post_time=\"3\/02\/26 7:51 pm\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"shareBox\"><span class=\"shareLabel\">Share:<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;text=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;title=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288&amp;title=Dairon+Blanco+Designated+for+Assignment+by+Royals\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n    <button class=\"share-button\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard('https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/dairon-blanco-gets-designated-for-assignment-by-royals\/1821288', 1821288)\"><br \/>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 16\" fill=\"none\">\n<path d=\"M7.53125 0.218756C7.2375 -0.0749939 6.7625 -0.0749939 6.47188 0.218756L2.46875 4.21876C2.175 4.51251 2.175 4.98751 2.46875 5.27813C2.7625 5.56876 3.2375 5.57188 3.52813 5.27813L6.24687 2.55938L6.25 10.25C6.25 10.6656 6.58437 11 7 11C7.41563 11 7.75 10.6656 7.75 10.25V2.55938L10.4688 5.27813C10.7625 5.57188 11.2375 5.57188 11.5281 5.27813C11.8187 4.98438 11.8219 4.50938 11.5281 4.21876L7.53125 0.218756ZM1.5 10.75C1.5 10.3344 1.16562 10 0.75 10C0.334375 10 0 10.3344 0 10.75V13.25C0 14.7688 1.23125 16 2.75 16H11.25C12.7688 16 14 14.7688 14 13.25V10.75C14 10.3344 13.6656 10 13.25 10C12.8344 10 12.5 10.3344 12.5 10.75V13.25C12.5 13.9406 11.9406 14.5 11.25 14.5H2.75C2.05938 14.5 1.5 13.9406 1.5 13.25V10.75Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>        <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"google-preferences-button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=rotoballer.com\" style=\"line-height: 0 !important; text-align: end; width: 18%;\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Google Preferences\" class=\"google-preferences-image\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"post-time\" data-timestamp=\"1772481084\" title=\"3\/2\/26 7:51pm\">March 2, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Royals outfielder <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"680118\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/680118\/Dairon+Blanco\">Dairon  Blanco<\/a> has been designated for assignment by the organization on Monday. Blanco gets booted off the roster with the Royals needing to free up a 40-man roster spot with the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" data-id=\"516782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/516782\/Starling+Marte\">Starling  Marte<\/a> signing becoming official on Monday. The 32-year-old only played in nine games with the Royals last season, but his speed is something that could make him an attractive option for other organizations. Blanco has stolen 59 bases across 285 plate appearances in parts of four seasons with the Royals. He could draw interest on waivers as possible outfield depth.<span class=\"newsByline\">&#8212;<i><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/andywebb21\">Andy Webb<\/a><\/i><\/span><br \/><span class=\"newsSource\">Source: <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2028617453190717537\">Kansas City Royals<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/div><\/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 www.rotoballer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dairon Blanco Designated for Assignment by Royals Share: Link copied to clipboard! March 2, 2026 Kansas City Royals outfielder Dairon Blanco has been designated for assignment by the organization on Monday. 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