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Ragans flashes vintage form in 3-K spring outing 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – When the Royals acquired Cole Ragans in 2023, he had just introduced his slider and worked on it extensively at Triple-A Omaha before bringing it to the big leagues that August. The newfound upper-90s fastball he was throwing certainly helped establish himself, but the slider was somewhat

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Nick Loftin's grand slam00:00:29

Nick Loftin hits a grand slam to left field to give the Royals a 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning

Cole Ragans strikes out three00:00:24

Cole Ragans strikes out three in two innings with no walks in his start against the Rockies

Brett Squires three-run homer00:00:16

Brett Squires hits a home run to right field in the top of the 8th inning, giving the Royals a 14-2 lead

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Royals @ Rockies · 16–3

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