Cole Ragans: Everything you need to know

Cole Ragans

#55 SP

Status

15-Day IL - Elbow - Pinched Nerve Expected Return: 2026-05-22

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
Day	3	11.0	0	3	0.0	16	10	0	0	10	11	10	0	0	0.256	3
Night	5	24.1	1	1	0.0	29	13	0	0	17	9	9	0	0	0.193	7
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	12	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.256	4
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	33	13	0	0	17	10	0	0	0	0.193	6
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 DET	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.059	0
vs ATL	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3
vs LAA	1	6.0	1	0	0.0	11	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0.217	1
vs MIN	1	6.0	0	1	0.0	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.211	0
vs NYY	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0.250	3
vs SEA	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0.200	3
vs CLE	2	3.2	0	1	0.0	6	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.200	0
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
@ Kansas City	3	15.0	1	1	0.0	23	3	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0.189	1
@ Cleveland	1	0.2	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0.500	0
@ 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 Tuesday that Ragans (elbow) played catch two of the past three days and remains day-to-day, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Quatraro added that Tuesday's throwing session was better than Sunday's, and the expectation is Ragans will play catch again Wednesday, as he deals with a case of pitcher's elbow. Stephen Kolek is starting in Ragans' place Tuesday night and will fill his rotation spot while Ragans heals up on the 15-day injured list. It doesn't sound like Kansas City expects this to be a lengthy absence for its ace.

The Royals placed Ragans on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to May 7, due to a left elbow impingement. The left-hander departed his start against the Guardians on Wednesday due to a valgus extension overload in his left elbow -- also known as pitcher's elbow -- and he was initially expected to rest for a few days before the next steps of his recovery program were determined. Ragans said Thursday that he was already feeling much better than when he left Wednesday's contest, but he'll still spend at least the next couple of weeks on the IL after being diagnosed with the impingement. Stephen Kolek was called up from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move Friday and is a candidate to fill Ragans' spot in the starting rotation.

Ragans was diagnosed with valgus extension overload in his left elbow Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Ragans' elbow forced him to make an early exit from his start Wednesday after three innings. The Royals are going to allow the 28-year-old lefty to rest for a few days and see how he feels before determining next steps. Ragans said Thursday that he has already begun to feel better since leaving Wednesday's game, per Rogers, which bodes well for his chances of avoiding a trip to the IL.