Cole Ragans: Everything you need to know

Cole Ragans

#55 SP

Status

15-Day IL - Elbow - Pinched Nerve Expected Return: 2026-06-09

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/21	COL	W 6-5	5.1	8	2	0	0	0	7	3	3
3/15	CWS	W 10-4	3.2	5	2	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/10	SEA	L 4-3	3.1	5	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/5	TEX	L 15-9	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	5	6	6
2/28	COL	W 16-3	2.0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			14.6	23	5	2	0	0	21	13	13

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/6	CLE	L 3-1	3.0	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
5/1	SEA	W 6-3	5.1	8	3	0	0	0	3	3	3
4/25	LAA	W 12-1	6.0	11	0	0	0	0	5	1	1
4/19	NYY	L 7-0	4.1	6	8	0	0	0	4	7	7
4/14	DET	L 2-1	6.0	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/8	CLE	L 10-2	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	3
4/2	MIN	L 5-1	6.0	8	1	0	0	0	4	1	0
3/27	ATL	L 6-0	4.0	5	4	0	0	0	6	4	4
Regular Season Totals			34.4	45	23	0	0	0	26	19	18

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	8	35.1	1	4	0.0	45	23	0	0	27	20	19	0	0	0.213	10
Home	3	15.0	1	1	0.0	23	3	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0.189	1
Away	5	20.1	0	3	0.0	22	20	0	0	17	18	18	0	0	0.230	9
Night	5	24.1	1	1	0.0	29	13	0	0	17	9	9	0	0	0.193	7
Day	3	11.0	0	3	0.0	16	10	0	0	10	11	10	0	0	0.256	3
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	33	13	0	0	17	10	0	0	0	0.193	6
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	12	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.256	4
March	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3
April	5	23.0	1	3	0.0	28	14	0	0	16	12	11	0	0	0.203	4
May	2	8.1	0	0	0.0	12	5	0	0	5	4	4	0	0	0.161	3
Opponent
vs SEA	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0.200	3
vs LAA	1	6.0	1	0	0.0	11	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0.217	1
vs ATL	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3
vs DET	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.059	0
vs MIN	1	6.0	0	1	0.0	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.211	0
vs CLE	2	3.2	0	1	0.0	6	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.200	0
vs NYY	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0.250	3
Venue
@ New York	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0.250	3
@ Detroit	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.059	0
@ Seattle	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0.200	3
@ Cleveland	1	0.2	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0.500	0
@ Kansas City	3	15.0	1	1	0.0	23	3	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0.189	1
@ Atlanta	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3

Cole Ragans: Breaking News

Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Ragans (elbow) will be shut down for 2-to-3 days after not bouncing back well from Saturday's rehab start with Triple-A Omaha, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Ragans pitched well in the outing, striking out three over 4.1 innings of one-run ball. Quatraro noted that while Ragans' left elbow was not sore during the start, afterward he felt similar symptoms to when he landed on the 15-day injured list earlier this month with an elbow impingement. Ragans had been trending toward rejoining the Royals' rotation this week, but now that he's had a setback, his timetable is up in the air.

Ragans (elbow) struck out three batters and allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk across 4.1 innings Saturday in his rehab start with Triple-A Omaha. Seeing his first game action in two weeks, Ragans came through with a positive outing at Omaha, recording 13 outs on 68 pitches (44 strikes) while averaging 95.2 mph with his fastball during the start. Per Anne Rogers of MLB.com, manager Matt Quatraro said that Ragans is scheduled to return to Kansas City this week for further evaluation before the Royals decide on the lefty's next steps. Quatraro noted that a return from the 15-day injured list after just one rehab start is a "possibility" for Ragans, who could re-enter the rotation as soon as Friday's road game against the Rangers.

The Royals announced Friday that Ragans (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ragans has been sidelined since May 6 with an elbow impingement but has been throwing bullpen sessions for the past week. He's now ready to face live hitters in a game setting and shouldn't need more than one or two rehab starts before rejoining the Royals' rotation. The left-hander has a 4.84 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 45:23 K:BB across 35.1 innings this season. Ragans has elite swing-and-miss stuff, but his 15.2 percent walk rate is in just the sixth percentile leaguewide, while opponents also have a sky-high 15.7 percent barrel rate against Ragans.