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Out · expected back around Aug 1
It was unknown what type of procedure Ragans would need when the Royals announced last weekend that he was scheduled for surgery. Now confirmed to have undergone UCL repair surgery, the 28-year-old southpaw will officially miss the remainder of the season and is likely to remain out until midway through the 2027 campaign. He'll close the book on 2026 after putting up a 4.84 ERA and 1.42 WHIP alongside a 45:23 K:BB through 35.1 innings over eight starts.
2026 season
- GP
- 8
- W-L
- 1-4
- ERA
- 4.84
- WHIP
- 1.42
- K
- 45
- IP
- 35.1
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | vs CLE | L 1-3 | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| May 1 | @SEA | W 7-6 | - | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Apr 25 | vs LAA | W 12-1 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 19 | @NYY | L 0-7 | L | 4.1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Apr 14 | @DET | L 1-2 | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | @CLE | L 2-10 | L | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | vs MIN | L 1-5 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Mar 27 | @ATL | L 0-6 | L | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 season | ||||||||
| Sep 28 | @ATH | W 9-2 | - | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 23 | @LAA | W 8-4 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 17 | vs SEA | W 7-5 | - | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun 5 | @STL | W 7-5 | - | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| May 16 | vs STL | L 3-10 | L | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| May 10 | vs BOS | L 1-10 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| May 5 | vs CWS | W 3-0 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Apr 24 | vs COL | W 7-4 | - | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 18 | @DET | L 3-7 | L | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Apr 13 | @CLE | W 4-2 | W | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 8 | vs MIN | W 2-1 | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 2 | @MIL | L 2-3 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Mar 27 | vs CLE | L 4-7 | - | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 24 | @WSH | W 1-0 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | vs DET | L 1-3 | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Sep 11 | @NYY | L 3-4 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep 6 | vs MIN | W 5-0 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 31 | @HOU | L 2-5 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Aug 26 | @CLE | W 4-3 | - | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Aug 20 | vs LAA | L 5-9 | L | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Aug 14 | @MIN | W 4-1 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 7 | vs BOS | W 8-4 | W | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Aug 2 | @DET | W 9-2 | W | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jul 28 | vs CHC | L 3-7 | L | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 22 | vs AZ | W 10-4 | W | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Jul 12 | @BOS | W 6-1 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 5 | @COL | L 2-4 | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Jun 29 | vs CLE | L 2-7 | L | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 24 | vs MIA | W 4-1 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Jun 19 | @ATH | L 1-5 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Jun 14 | @LAD | L 3-4 | - | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 9 | vs SEA | L 5-6 | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Jun 2 | vs SD | W 4-3 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| May 28 | @MIN | L 2-4 | L | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| May 22 | vs DET | W 8-3 | W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| May 17 | vs ATH | W 6-2 | W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| May 11 | @LAA | L 3-9 | L | 6.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| May 6 | vs MIL | W 3-2 | - | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Apr 30 | @TOR | W 4-1 | W | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Apr 25 | vs TOR | W 2-1 | W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Apr 20 | vs BAL | L 7-9 | L | 1.2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 14 | @NYM | L 1-2 | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 9 | vs HOU | W 4-3 | - | 5.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 3 | @BAL | L 3-4 | - | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Mar 28 | vs MIN | L 1-4 | L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 season | ||||||||
| Sep 28 | @DET | L 3-7 | L | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sep 22 | @HOU | W 7-5 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | vs HOU | W 10-8 | - | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | @TOR | L 2-5 | - | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 4 | vs CWS | W 12-1 | W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 29 | vs PIT | L 3-6 | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 23 | @ATH | W 4-0 | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Aug 18 | @CHC | W 4-3 | W | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Aug 12 | vs STL | L 4-5 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Aug 7 | @BOS | L 2-6 | - | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 2 | vs NYM | W 4-0 | W | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 15 | vs TB | L 2-4 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jun 12 | vs LAA | L 6-9 | L | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 6 | vs STL | W 6-4 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 3 | vs SEA | W 16-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 30 | @DET | W 10-6 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 28 | @BAL | L 2-3 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| May 20 | vs COL | W 11-5 | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 15 | vs ATL | L 0-12 | - | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| May 12 | @ATH | L 7-9 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| May 7 | @LAA | W 16-8 | - | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 30 | vs NYY | W 15-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 25 | @CIN | L 6-7 | - | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | @HOU | L 2-8 | L | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 11 | vs KC | W 8-5 | W | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @CHC | W 8-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | @CHC | L 0-2 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 3 | vs BAL | L 0-2 | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | vs PHI | W 11-7 | W | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 season | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | @LAA | L 2-3 | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | vs CLE | L 4-10 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | vs LAA | L 2-5 | - | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 13 | vs ATH | W 8-7 | - | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 7 | @HOU | L 3-4 | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 22 | @MIN | W 2-1 | - | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 17 | vs ATH | L 2-7 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 11 | @HOU | L 3-7 | L | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 4 | vs CWS | W 3-2 | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Latest news
Ragans underwent UCL repair surgery on his left elbow Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
It was unknown what type of procedure Ragans would need when the Royals announced last weekend that he was scheduled for surgery. Now confirmed to have undergone UCL repair surgery, the 28-year-old southpaw will officially miss the remainder of the season and is likely to remain out until at least midway through the 2027 campaign. He'll close the book on 2026 after putting up a 4.84 ERA and 1.42 WHIP alongside a 45:23 K:BB through 35.1 innings over eight starts.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 2
Ragans will undergo surgery on his left elbow Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
A left elbow impingement has kept Ragans on the shelf since early May. He suffered a setback in his recovery June 13 and will now opt to go under the knife to address the issue. The type of procedure he receives will be determined once the surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, diagnoses exactly what is wrong with Ragans' elbow, so a timeline for the southpaw's return won't be available until the operation is complete.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 27
Manager Matt Quatraro said Tuesday that Ragans (elbow) will likely need some type of elbow surgery, but the specific procedure and potential recovery timeline remain unclear as the left-hander is scheduled to visit another doctor soon, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.
The 28-year-old has been on the shelf due to an elbow impingement since early May and was transferred to the 60-day IL last week after suffering a setback. Ragans can safely be ruled out for the near future, and his availability for the rest of the season is also in question as he continues to be evaluated.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 23
The Royals transferred Ragans (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
On the 15-day IL since May 8 due to an elbow impingement, Ragans' experienced a setback Friday that will sideline him until at least the second week of July. Before going down with the elbow issue, the left-hander posted a 4.84 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 45:23 K:BB across 35.1 innings.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 17
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Tuesday that Ragans remains shut down from throwing while continuing to experience elbow symptoms, and the left-hander will be evaluated by another doctor later this week, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Ragans had a throwing session halted Friday since his arm wasn't feeling great, and it appears there still isn't a clear explanation for what he's currently dealing with. The 28-year-old landed on the injured list in early May due to pitcher's elbow. Ragans' status should be updated within the next few days as he continues to be evaluated.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 16
Ragans (elbow) had a throwing session cut short Friday and will undergo additional testing, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
According to manager Matt Quatraro, Ragans "woke up yesterday [Friday], not feeling as well arm-wise." The southpaw still attempted to throw, but he had to cut the session short. As a result, Kansas City has elected to have Ragans sent in for more testing, which will take place "in the next couple of days." The 28-year-old had progressed to throwing bullpen sessions in his rehab from a left elbow impingement, but the setback may push back his timeline to rejoin Kansas City's rotation.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 13