Cole Ragans: Everything you need to know

Cole Ragans

#55 SP

Status

Day-To-Day - Triceps - Soreness Expected Return: 2026-05-12

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
Away	5	20.1	0	3	0.0	22	20	0	0	17	18	18	0	0	0.230	9
Home	3	15.0	1	1	0.0	23	3	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0.189	1
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 LAA	1	6.0	1	0	0.0	11	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0.217	1
vs CLE	2	3.2	0	1	0.0	6	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.200	0
vs DET	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.059	0
vs NYY	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0.250	3
vs ATL	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3
vs MIN	1	6.0	0	1	0.0	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.211	0
vs SEA	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0.200	3
Venue
@ Kansas City	3	15.0	1	1	0.0	23	3	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0.189	1
@ Detroit	1	6.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.059	0
@ Cleveland	1	0.2	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0.500	0
@ New York	1	4.1	0	1	0.0	6	8	0	0	4	7	7	0	0	0.250	3
@ Seattle	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0.200	3
@ Atlanta	1	4.0	0	1	0.0	5	4	0	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.353	3

Cole Ragans: Breaking News

Ragans was removed from Wednesday's game against the Guardians due to left triceps/elbow soreness. Ragans made it through three shutout innings before being forced out of his start, during which he gave up one hit and two walks while striking out four batters. It remains unknown whether he'll be able to make his next start against the White Sox next week, though the Royals will likely send him in for further testing and offer an update once they have more information.

Ragans allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out eight over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Mariners on Friday. All of the runs against Ragans came via the long ball. Julio Rodriguez had a two-run home run in the first inning, and Connor Joe and Randy Arozarena added solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively. Ragans has alternated good and bad starts all year, and this was the third time he's surrendered three homers. Overall, he has a 5.29 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 41:21 K:BB across 32.1 innings over seven starts. He's tentatively lined up to make his next start at home versus the Guardians.

Ragans (1-4) earned the win Saturday against the Angels after tossing six innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits and striking out 11. Ragans earned his first win of the season Saturday while posting his third quality start of the campaign, and he achieved this by punching out a season-high 11 batters. Ragans has a 5.00 ERA in 27.0 innings in 2026, although that number is ballooned by an April 8 start against the Guardians in which he allowed three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning. This was a bounce-back effort after allowing seven runs across 4.1 innings against the Yankees on April 19, and Ragans will try to keep it rolling in his next start, which should be scheduled for the upcoming weekend on the road against the Mariners.