Jaylon Thompson is the Kansas City Royals beat reporter for the Kansas City Star. He has covered the Royals since the 2023 season. His past stops include USA Today, 247 Sports, MLB.com, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Houston Chronicle.

He graduated with a BA in Broadcast Journalism from University of Georgia, and he joined McClatchy in 2023. He has eleven years of experience in journalism.

Jaylon has worked in several newsrooms and was apart of Team USA Olympic coverage in 2016. Baseball is his first love and he has covered the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros in his tenure.