Kyle Isbel

Kyle Isbel and the Kansas City Royals have avoided arbitration and the outfielder will make $2.7 million in 2026.

Fantasy Impact

Isbel has spent his entire professional career in the Royals' organization and has played at the big league level in each of the last five years. Isbel, an excellent defensive centerfielder, is a career .238 hitter with 23 home runs and 33 stolen bases in 496 games with the Royals. He is penciled in to be Kansas City's regular centerfielder again in 2026.

The Kansas City Royals placed Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a left hamstring strain.

Fantasy Impact

The Royals are awaiting MRI results to determine the severity of Isbel's injury. Regardless of the outcome, his season is over after being placed on the injured list. With Isbel out, Mike Yastrzemski is starting in center field and Adam Frazier in left field for Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners. In a corresponding move, John Rave was recalled from Triple-A Omaha.

Kyle Isbel tweaked his hamstring while running out a ground ball during Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Fantasy Impact

After the injury occurred in the second inning of Wednesday's game, he was removed from the game in the next half-inning. An MRI is scheduled for Thursday to determine the severity of the injury. While he's sidelined, Tyler Tolbert will take over in center field.

Kyle Isbel went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in Tuesday’s win over Atlanta.

Fantasy Impact

Isbel lifted his season RBI total to 21 while adding his third stolen base and 64th hit of the season. Though his average sits at .248, his speed and streaky production offer streaming value in deeper leagues when he’s in the lineup.

Kyle Isbel was scratched from the Royals lineup on Saturday due to an illness.

Fantasy Impact

Isbel is the latest Royals player to get sick. He is day-to-day.