{"id":2473182,"date":"2026-06-24T06:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2473182"},"modified":"2026-06-24T06:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:26:02","slug":"ugly-royals-season-hits-another-low-with-cole-ragans-likely-needing-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ugly-royals-season-hits-another-low-with-cole-ragans-likely-needing-elbow-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Royals season hits another low with Cole Ragans likely needing elbow surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An ugly Royals season has taken yet another ugly turn.<\/p>\n<p>Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced Tuesday that pitcher Cole Ragans likley will need surgery to repair a left elbow impingement that\u2019s kept him sidelined since May 6.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Royals skipper isn\u2019t sure what type of surgery Ragans will need or whether he will return this season, but more will be known when the lefty sees another doctor soon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Guardians. AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awful,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/news\/cole-ragans-likely-to-have-left-elbow-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Quatraro told reporters about the news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Quatraro told reporters about the news&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Quatraro told reporters about the news<\/a>. \u201cWe talk about it all the time when guys get hurt. These guys grind and work; and do it year-round to put themselves in the best position to go out there and compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly, it\u2019s a blow for him and for us. I mean, it\u2019s our Opening Day starter the last few years. That\u2019s a really tough one to swallow for him and his family,\u201d Quatraro added.<\/p>\n<p>Ragans exited a May 6 start against the Guardians with the injury, and though he made a rehab start for Triple-A Omaha in late May, he didn\u2019t respond well and was shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The elbow injury is just one of multiple injuries Ragans has suffered throughout his career, as he underwent Tommy John Surgery in 2018 and 2019 while with the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/30\/royals-trade-resurgent-aroldis-chapman-to-rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals acquired Ragans in 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royals acquired Ragans in 2023&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royals acquired Ragans in 2023<\/a> in exchange for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/8616\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aroldis Chapman;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aroldis Chapman&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Aroldis Chapman<\/a>, and the righty\u2019s Royals tenure got off to a hot start.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Cole Ragans throws a pitch during the first inning against the Yankees in the 2024 ALDS. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"659\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LHF0zoYv5TddFEQuXJltDA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY1OTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_sports_articles_389\/61697130154b24635bc00c271495a3db\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Cole Ragans throws a pitch during the first inning against the Yankees in the 2024 ALDS. Charles Wenzelberg \/ celebrity.land<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ragans posted a 2.64 ERA in 2023 and 3.14 ERA in 2024 while playing a pivotal role on the Royals 2024 squad that made the playoffs for the first time in nine years.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, however, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/02\/betting\/twins-vs-royals-odds-prediction-mlb-picks-best-bets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:it\u2019s been downhill for Ragans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;it\u2019s been downhill for Ragans&quot;}\" class=\"link \">it\u2019s been downhill for Ragans<\/a>, as he recorded just a 4.67 ERA in 2025 and pitched to a 4.84 mark through eight starts in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Royals entered 2026 hell-bent on competing for their first AL Central title in 11 years, but their season has turned into a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>They are just 34-46 and last in the division entering Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/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 sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ugly Royals season has taken yet another ugly turn. Royals manager Matt Quatraro announced Tuesday that pitcher Cole Ragans likley will need surgery to repair a left elbow impingement that\u2019s kept him sidelined since May 6. Advertisement The Royals skipper isn\u2019t sure what type of surgery Ragans will need or whether he will return [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2473183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[345064,311239,43627,311274,311236,22091,441877],"class_list":["post-2473182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-aroldis-chapman","tag-cole-ragans","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-matt-quatraro","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-the-royals","tag-tommy-john-surgery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ugly-Royals-season-hits-another-low-with-Cole-Ragans-likely.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473184,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473182\/revisions\/2473184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}