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Royals players visited Six Flags and it went horribly wrong for one of them

Royals players were all smiles at this point.
Royals players were all smiles at this point.

The Royals bid farewell to their spring home over the weekend and traveled to Texas where they will face the Rangers in a pair of exhibition games this week.

After arriving in the Lone Star State, roughly a dozen players visited Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington for a little rest and relaxation.

But it wasn’t that way for all of them. New Royals outfielder Isaac Collins barfed while riding on a roller coaster. That’s the kind of thing that is certain to be brought up at least once or a dozen times by his teammates this season.

The Royals shared photos (via first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino) and wrote in an Instagram post: “Work hard play hard. Shoutout honorary admin, @pasquantino, for the pics!”

Carter Jensen responded to the post with a video of a man riding a roller coaster but looking at someone behind him.

Pasquantino shared a photo from the roller coaster and wrote: “This was 2 minutes before @isaaccollins threw up while still on the ride #builtdifferent.”

Jac Caglianone used the same picture on his Insta story and wrote: “moments before disaster @isaaccollins

Things were about to go horribly wrong for the Royals.
Things were about to go horribly wrong for the Royals. Screengrab of Vinnie Pasquantino Insta story
Everyone was having so much fun at this point.
Everyone was having so much fun at this point. Screengrab of Jac Caglianone Insta story

The Royals acquired Collins and pitcher Nick Mears from the Brewers in a trade that sent Angel Zerpa to Milwaukee.

This story was originally published March 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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