Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
2025 proj | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 114 | 32 | 81 | 57 | 4.58 | 1.308 | 9.1 |
2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 125.3 | 115 | 46 | 81 | 62 | 4.45 | 1.285 | 16.2 |
2024 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 142.3 | 138 | 45 | 97 | 70 | 4.43 | 1.286 | 18.2 |
2023 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 80.7 | 94 | 20 | 60 | 48 | 5.36 | 1.413 | -7.9 |
2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 85 | 17 | 74 | 36 | 3.86 | 1.214 | 22.2 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.7 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 5.61 | 1.188 | -0.8 |
Date | News |
8/15/25 | Royals Reveal Game Plan For Slumping Trade Pickup After Bullpen Demotion. The good news about Bailey Falter's early struggles with the Kansas City Royals is that they'll have him for a long time. Falter came to the Royals in a July 31 trade, as part of the team's overall strategy to stockpile pitching depth for their improbable playoff push. With Michael Lorenzen returning from the injured list, the Royals are opting to roll with rookie Ryan Bergert, another trade piece, over Falter as a starter. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-reveal-g... |
8/15/25 | Royals Should Pursue Yankees Breakout Star To Boost Lineup For 2026. The Kansas City Royals are hanging around in the American League Wild Card race. They are four games back of the final spot with a 60-61 record. They were buyers at the trade deadline, adding pitchers Bailey Falter, Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert to boost the pitching staff and veterans Mike Yastrzemski, Randal Grichuk and Adam Frazier to boost the offense. The offense has been the team's achilles heel all season long. However, all three of the bats they picked up are going to be free agents at the end of the season, and the Royals will likely have to replace them in the offseason. Among the free agent outfielders is New York Yankees breakout star Trent Grisham . Perhaps the Royals could take Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-should-p... |
8/14/25 | Royals Should Take Chance On Orioles 2x Gold Glove Outfielder. The Kansas City Royals are 9 1/2 games back in the American League Central, but are hanging around in the Wild Card race. This year, they were buyers at the trade deadline, adding pitchers Bailey Falter, Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek, while also adding veterans Adam Frazier, Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-should-t... |
8/12/25 | New Royals Pitcher Could Be Arm To Watch Down The Stretch. The Kansas City Royals were busy at the trade deadline adding pitchers Bailey Falter, Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert to boost their staff and also bringing in three hitters in Adam Frazier, Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski to boost their offense. However, their hopes are not lost just yet. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/new-royals-pitc... |
8/12/25 | Ex-Royals Journeyman Listed As Possible Waiver Wire Pickup For Contenders. The Kansas City Royals are still hanging around in the American League Wild Card race. The trade deadline has come and gone, and Kansas City had added pitcher Bailey Falter, Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek while bolstering the offense with the additions of Randal Grichuk, Mike Yastrzemski and Adam Frazier. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/ex-royals-journ... |
8/11/25 | New Royals Outfielder Listed As Possible Waiver Candidate For Contending Teams. The Kansas City Royals were busy at the trade deadline. They acquired pitchers Bailey Falter, Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek while also adding infielder Adam Frazier and outfielders Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski. However, they are still two games under the .500 mark and sit four games back of the final American League Wild Card spot with three teams ahead of them. The team still has a shot at making the postseason, but they have a lot of work to do in order to make that happen. Thus, if they can't regain their footing, we might potentially see them put some players on waivers who are on expiring contracts. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report listed 15 players that could be of use to contending Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/new-royals-outf... |
8/08/25 | Injured Royals 2B Making Progress In Latest Rehab Stint. The Kansas City Royals were buyers at the trade deadline. They added pitchers Bailey Falter, Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert to bolster the staff. Meanwhile, they also acquired three bats to boost the lineup, those being Randal Grichuk, Adam Frazier and Mike Yastrzemski. They are just four games back in the American League Wild Card race after winning 86 games in 2024 and winning the second spot. They advanced to the ALDS for a date with the New York Yankees. However, their offense might get an even bigger boost soon. Unfortunately, Michael Massey had to pause his rehab assignment due to back tightness. But according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com , he is making progress. Injured Royals 2B Progressing Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/injured-royals-... |
8/05/25 | Royals Lose Five-Year Veteran Reliever To Twins In Waiver Claim. Royals Lose Five-Year Veteran Reliever To Twins In Waiver Claim The Royals cut ties with this reliever after a rough outing. Curt Bishop | 1 Minute Ago Aug 12, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detailed view of a Kansas City Royals hat and glove before a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images / Peter Aiken-Imagn Images In this story: Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals sit one game below the .500 mark with less than two months remaining in the regular season. Still, they are only four games back of the final American League Wild Card spot. The team added at the trade deadline bringing in pitchers Bailey Falter and Stephen Kolek Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-lose-fiv... |
8/05/25 | Former Pirates Pitcher Struggles in First Start Since Trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent one of their better starting pitchers in 2025 out in a trade and he struggled massively in his first outing with his new team. The Pirates traded left-handed starting pitcher Bailey Falter to the Kansas City Royals on July 31 ahead of the trade deadline, bringing back left-handed relief pitcher Evan Sisk and first baseman prospect. Falter made his first start for the Royals against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Aug. 3 and had his worst start of the season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/former-pittsbu... |
8/04/25 | Red Sox reactions: Another big inning leads to Boston's sixth straight win; Brayan Bello sharp. 1) Bailey Falter's Royals debut was an instant disaster. Romy Gonzalez and Alex Bregman greeted Falter with singles, then Wilyer Abreu walked to load the bases before Rob Refsnyder roped a two-run single to open the scoring. Source: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/08/red-sox-re... |
8/04/25 | Red Sox start 3-game series with the Royals. Kansas City Royals (56-56, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (62-51, second in the AL East) Boston; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.73 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -160, Royals +135; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Boston has a 37-21 record at home and a 62-51 record overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL. Kansas City is 28-28 on the road and 56-56 overall. The Royals are 38-12 in games Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
7/31/25 | Royals acquire Pirates starter Bailey Falter in trade deadline deal. The Kansas City Royals, in a second trade on the day of the deadline, added a veteran arm to their starting rotation Thursday. The team acquired left-hander Bailey Falter from the Pittsburgh Pirates. In exchange, the Royals will send reliever Evan Sisk and minor league infielder Callan Moss to Pittsburgh. Falter, 28, has posted a 3.73 ERA over 22 starts with 70 strikeouts and a 1.18 WHIP in 113.1 innings. Source: https://www.kmbc.com/article/royals-acquire-pirate... |
7/29/25 | Giants host Pittsburgh Pirates, look to break home skid. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-62, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (54-53, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.82 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Giants: Justin Verlander (1-8, 4.80 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) Giants -159, Pirates +132; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to end their six-game home skid. San Francisco is 54-53 overall and 28-24 at home. The Giants have a 28-12 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. Pittsburgh is 45-62 overall and 14-37 in road games. The Pirates have a 33-10 record in games when they have more hits than Source: https://abc30.com/post/giants-host-pittsburgh-pira... |
7/23/25 | Tigers aim to avoid series sweep against the Pirates. Detroit Tigers (60-42, first in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (41-61, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Troy Melton (0-0); Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -155, Pirates +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to sweep a three-game series with a win against the Detroit Tigers. Pittsburgh is 28-24 at home and 41-61 overall. The Pirates are 14-43 in games when they have allowed a home run. Detroit has a 60-42 record overall and a 28-24 record on the road. The Tigers have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .322. The Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
7/17/25 | Pirates Name Probable Starting Pitchers vs. White Sox. The Pittsburgh Pirates will start the second half of the season with a nine-game homestand at PNC Park, facing the Chicago White Sox for a weekend series. Left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter starts the series opener on July 16 for the Pirates, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. He'll face off against White Sox right-handed pitcher Jonathan Cannon. Falter last pitched vs. the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 9, where he allowed two home runs and three earned runs over 4.2 innings and 74 pitches. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
7/04/25 | Mariners host the Pirates to open 3-game series. Pittsburgh Pirates (38-50, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (45-42, second in the AL West) Seattle; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (7-4, 2.75 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 96 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners start a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Seattle has a 45-42 record overall and a 22-21 record at home. The Mariners have hit 114 total home runs to rank third in the AL. Pittsburgh has a 12-29 record on the road and a 38-50 record overall. The Pirates have gone 25-16 in games when they did not give up a home run. The teams meet Friday for the first Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
6/21/25 | Streaky Rangers look for series sweep in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to salvage a brief, three-game homestand Sunday when their series wraps up with the Texas Rangers. Having lost six of their last seven games, the National League Central cellar-dwelling Pirates will send Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.49 ERA) to the mound in hoping to right the ship. The 28-year-old left-hander has not taken a loss since April 27, but he has five no-decisions in his last nine starts. As has been the case for most of the season, offense has been an issue for the Pirates. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/streaky-ra... |
6/17/25 | Pirates mowed down in Motown; Mlodzinski struggles in relief. Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitchers Bailey Falter and Carmen Mlodzinski combined to allow four home runs in their 7-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/pirates-mowed-dow... |
6/17/25 | Tigers play the Pirates in first of 3-game series. Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (46-27, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.36 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (6-2, 2.95 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -204, Pirates +167; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Pittsburgh Pirates to start a three-game series. Detroit has a 24-11 record in home games and a 46-27 record overall. The Tigers have gone 17-5 in games when they hit two or more home runs. Pittsburgh has a 29-44 record overall and a 10-25 record in road games. The Pirates are 19-8 in games when they have Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
6/10/25 | Bailey Falter, Pirates pursue series win over Marlins. Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Bailey Falter will try to rediscover his May form when he opposes the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon in the decisive contest of a three-game series. Right-hander Cal Quantrill will start for Miami. In five starts during May, Falter allowed four runs (three earned) over 35 2/3 innings and compiled a 0.76 ERA, which was the third-lowest for a Pirates pitcher in a month since 1920. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/bailey-fal... |