Kansas City Royals Are Giving World Baseball Classic a New Nickname

The Kansas City Royals are all over the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The quarterfinals round featured nine different players from the Royals, with Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, Jac Caglianone, Maikel Garcia, Salvador Perez, and Seth Lugo being among the most notable.

Witt, widely considered a top-five player in all of Major League Baseball, has played well on both sides of the ball for Team USA. Through four games, he has collected five hits and scored two runs. He has also walked five times and stolen three bases. His defense against Mexico also produced multiple highlight-reel plays.

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Pasquantino has been the star for Team Italy, breaking out of an early slump with a three-home run game against Mexico. He has had his Royals teammate Jac Caglianone alongside him, who has one home run and three RBIs thus far.

This Royals representation in the WBC has generated a new nickname that is starting to catch on: The Royal Baseball Classic.