Royals Broadcast Refuses to Apologize After Pitcher Swears on Live TV

News ArticlePublishedMay 03, 2026 at 07:59 PM EDTBy Megan ArmstrongThe Kansas City Royals held the worst record in MLB while suffering through an eight-game losing streak last month. The Royals completed a series sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 4-1 win on Sunday afternoon, bringing their record to 15-19. And as the Royals claw back to .500, previously pent-up emotions are flowing more freely. Royals relief pitcher Lucas Erceg came in for the 10th inning in Seattle on Saturday night. He struck out two Mariners en route to earning a save for the second straight game. Afterward, Erceg joined longtime Royals broadcaster Joel Goldberg and threw a heater that the broadcast was not expecting."Sorry if I'm stuttering," Erceg said. "My adrenaline is through the freaking roof, and I [expletive] love this [expletive]."Erceg immediately realized he'd forgotten he was on live television and apologized, saying, "Excuse my language. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Woo!" Erceg may have been sorry, but Royals TV isn't...."We're aware of the use of colorful language at the end of last night's broadcast," the Royals wrote in a press release issued through Royals TV, the broadcast home of the club. "We wanted to take this opportunity to assure