2025 Kansas City Royals season

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2025  Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Insignia.svg
League American League
Division Central
Ballpark Kauffman Stadium
City Kansas City, Missouri
Record76–77 (.497)
Owners John Sherman
General managers J.J. Picollo
Managers Matt Quatraro
Television FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
RadioKFNZ 96.5 The Fan
  2024 Seasons

The 2025 Kansas City Royals season is the 57th season for the franchise, and their 53rd at Kauffman Stadium. It is also the team's third season under the management of Matt Quatraro.

Contents

Offseason

The Royals finished the 2024 season with an 86–76 record and a wild card berth. They swept the Baltimore Orioles in the 2024 American League Wild Card Series before they lost in four games to the eventual American League champion New York Yankees.

Transactions

October 2024

November 2024

January 2025

Regular season

American League Central

AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 8568.55646323936
Cleveland Guardians 8171.53341344037
Kansas City Royals 7677.497941373540
Minnesota Twins 6686.43418½37402946
Chicago White Sox 5796.3732832462550

American League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Toronto Blue Jays 8964.582
Detroit Tigers 8568.556
Houston Astros 8469.549
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 8667.562+3
Seattle Mariners 8469.549+1
Boston Red Sox 8370.542
Cleveland Guardians 8171.533
Texas Rangers 7973.520
Kansas City Royals 7677.4977
Tampa Bay Rays 7578.4908
Baltimore Orioles 7281.47111
Athletics 7281.47111
Los Angeles Angels 6984.45114
Minnesota Twins 6686.43416½
Chicago White Sox 5796.37326

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025

TeamATHBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYSEATBTEXTORNL
Athletics 4–20–05–12–44–26–43–02–84–32–46–73–35–82–516–24
Baltimore 2–45–85–03–41–53–42–45–10–63–35–15–52–46–417–23
Boston 0–08–54–33–10–34–24–21–53–38–23–38–23–43–725–20
Chicago 1–50–53–42–83–73–33–103–35–51–31–52–12–43–318–24
Cleveland 4–24–31–38–23–44–25–43–36–33–32–42–10–33–320–28
Detroit 2–45–13–07–34–34–29–45–28–52–12–43–32–43–421–19
Houston 4–64–32–43–32–42–43–36–45–12–15–53–43–43–029–16
Kansas City 0–34–22–410–34–54–93–30–05–50–62–23–36-12–125–20
Los Angeles 8–21–55–13–33–32–54–60–00–33–44–53–35–82–421–21
Minnesota 3–46–03–35–53–65–81–55–53–01–23–43–31–22–418–24
New York 4–23–32–83–13–31–21–26–04–32–15–19–44–23–726–22
Seattle 7–61–53–35–14–24–25–52–25–44–31–53–110–32–417–19
Tampa Bay 3–35–52–81–21–23–34–33–33–33–34–91–33–35–127–18
Texas 8–54–24–34–23–04–24–31-68–52–12–43–103–32–420–17
Toronto 5–24–67–33–33–34–30–31–24–24–27–34–21–54–228–18

Updated with the results of all games through September 1, 2025.

Record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSH
Athletics 1–22–10–33–02–11–22–11–21–21–20–01–21–51–22–1
Baltimore 1–23–01–21–22–12–11–21–22–11–23–03–01–21–21–5
Boston 1–23–31–22–13–02–12–10–32–11–21–21–21–23–03–0
Chicago 1–21–21–52–12–10–32–11–21–22–13–00–02–10–30–0
Cleveland 1–20–30–31–52–11–22–12–13–01–23–00–32–10–32–1
Detroit 3–00–02–11–23–00–31–21–21–21–22–42–13–02–11–2
Houston 3–02–12–12–14–23–02–11–22–13–02–12–10–31–22–1
Kansas City 2–12–12–11–23–01–21–21–21–21–23–01–22–13–32–1
Los Angeles 2–12–10–31–20–06–01–20–00–32–11–21–22–12–11–2
Minnesota 1–20–32–11–21–21–21–22–42–10–02–12–13–00–31–2
New York 1–22–11–21–22–11–20–33–03–31–22–12–11–23–03–0
Seattle 0–32–12–12–10–00–02–11–21–20–33–05–10–33–01–2
Tampa Bay 2–12–11–20–32–11–23–32–13–00–32–13–02–12–13–0
Texas 2–43–01–22–13–01–20–03–02–10–32–11–21–22–12–1
Toronto 2–12–12–12–13–01–22–11–20–32–41–23–03–03–03–0

Updated with the results of all games through September 14, 2025.

Game log

Legend
Royals WinRoyals LossGame Postponed
2025 Game Log: 76–77 (Home: 41–37; Away: 35–40)
March/April: 16–15 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 27 Guardians 4–7 (10) Clase (1–0) Long (0–1) Sewald (1)39,3930–1L1
2March 29 Guardians 4–3 Lynch IV (1–0) Sewald (0–1) Estévez (1)22,0151–1W1
3March 30 Guardians 2–6 Bibee (1–0) Wacha (0–1)15,4141–2L1
4March 31@ Brewers 11–1 Bubic (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1)41,9222–2W1
5April 1@ Brewers 0–5 Uribe (1–0) Lorenzen (0–1)18,0082–3L1
6April 2@ Brewers 2–3 (11) Koenig (1–0) Long (0–2)19,1122–4L2
7April 4 Orioles 8–2 Lugo (1–0) Kremer (1–1)14,1963–4W1
8April 5 Orioles 1–8 Sugano (1–1) Wacha (0–2)28,87514,3833–5L1
9April 6 Orioles 4–1 Bubic (2–0) Povich (0–1) Estévez (2)19,1004–5W1
10April 7 Twins 4–2 Lorenzen (1–1) Woods Richardson (0–1) Estévez (3)12,0415–5W2
11April 8 Twins 2–1 Schreiber (1–0) Jax (0–1) Lynch IV (1)13,0086–5W3
12April 9 Twins 0–4 Ryan (1–1) Lugo (1–1)13,1566–6L1
13April 10 Twins 3–2 Lynch IV (2–0) Sands (1–1) Estévez (4)14,7307–6W1
14April 11@ Guardians 0–7 Herrin (2–0) Bubic (2–1)15,4307–7L1
15April 12@ Guardians 3–6 Ortiz (1–2) Lorenzen (1–2)20,2567–8L2
16April 13@ Guardians 4–2 Ragans (1–0) Lively (0–2) Estévez (5)17,8648–8W1
17April 14@ Yankees 1–4 Carrasco (2–1) Lugo (1–2) Williams (2)42,6488–9L1
18April 15@ Yankees 2–4 Fried (3–0) Wacha (0–3) Williams (3)43,6018–10L2
19April 16@ Yankees 3–4 Leiter Jr. (2–1) Schreiber (1–1) Cruz (1)43,7208–11L3
20April 17@ Tigers 1–6 Olson (2–1) Lorenzen (1–3) Kahnle (3)15,7698–12L4
21April 18@ Tigers 3–7 Jobe (2–0) Ragans (1–1) Kahnle (4)25,7548–13L5
22April 19@ Tigers 1–3 Mize (3–1) Lugo (1–3) Vest (1)32,0438–14L6
23April 20@ Tigers 4–3 (10) Estévez (1–0) Holton (1–2)17,7129–14W1
24April 22 Rockies 4–3 (11) Lynch IV (3–0) Kinley (0–1)14,56710–14W2
April 23 Rockies Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 24
25April 24 (1) Rockies 7–4 Zerpa (1–0) Márquez (0–4) Estévez (6)see 2nd game11–14W3
26April 24 (1) Rockies 6–2 Lorenzen (2–3) Dollander (1–3)15,60112–14W4
27April 25 Astros 2–0 Lugo (2–3) Wesneski (1–2) Erceg (1)19,00313–14W5
28April 26 Astros 2–0 Wacha (1–3) Valdez (1–3) Estévez (7)25,37814–14W6
29April 27 Astros 3–7 Brown (4–1) Bubic (2–2)21,17114–15L1
30April 29@ Rays 3–1 Lorenzen (3–3) Bradley (2–2) Estévez (8)10,04615–15W1
31April 30@ Rays 3–0 Cameron (1–0) Rasmussen (1–2) Estévez (9)10,04616–15W2
May: 15–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
32May 1@ Rays 8–2 Lugo (3–3) Baz (3–1)8,79417–15W3
33May 2@ Orioles 0–3 Kremer (3–4) Wacha (1–4) Bautista (6)26,36417–16L1
34May 3@ Orioles 4–0 Bubic (3–2) Sugano (3–2)19,34818–16W1
35May 4@ Orioles 11–6 Zerpa (2–0) Canó (0–1)31,95619–16W2
36May 5 White Sox 3–0 Ragans (2–1) Smith (1–2) Estévez (10)12,52920–16W3
37May 6 White Sox 4–3 Clarke (1–0) Booser (0–3)15,96821–16W4
38May 7 White Sox 2–1 Wacha (2–4) Cannon (2–4) Estévez (11)12,32822–16W5
39May 8 White Sox 10–0 Bubic (4–2) Martin (1–4)25,38623–16W6
40May 9 Red Sox 2–1 (12) Cruz (1–0) Newcomb (0–4)30,34824–16W7
41May 10 Red Sox 1–10 Crochet (4–2) Ragans (2–2)29,46024–17L1
42May 11 Red Sox 1–3 Giolito (1–1) Lugo (3–4) Chapman (6)25,78524–18L2
43May 12@ Astros 7–5 Wacha (3–4) Gusto (3–2) Estévez (12)26,38625–18W1
44May 13@ Astros 1–2 Abreu (1–1) Schreiber (1–2)27,11425–19L1
45May 14@ Astros 3–4 King (1–0) Lorenzen (3–4) Hader (10)24,64125–20L2
46May 16 Cardinals 3–10 Pallante (4–2) Ragans (2–3)28,10425–21L3
47May 17 Cardinals 0–1 Mikolas (3–2) Cameron (1–1) Helsley (9)36,13925–22L4
48May 18 Cardinals 2–1 Erceg (1–0) Roycroft (1–3) Estévez (13)25,69526–22W1
49May 19@ Giants 3–1 Bubic (5–2) Rogers (2–2) Estévez (14)28,43227–22W2
50May 20@ Giants 2–3 Birdsong (2–0) Lorenzen (3–5) Walker (9)32,11827–23L1
51May 21@ Giants 8–4 Bowlan (1–0) Webb (5–4)29,06428–23W1
52May 23@ Twins 1–3 Sands (3–1) Erceg (1–1)22,39128–24L1
53May 24@ Twins 4–5 Durán (3–0) Lynch IV (3–1)30,72028–25L2
54May 25@ Twins 2–1 (10) Estévez (2–0) Durán (3–1) Clarke (1)32,50129–25W1
55May 26 Reds 4–7 Martinez (3–5) Lorenzen (3–6)18,00229–26L1
56May 27 Reds 2–7 Singer (6–3) Clarke (1–1)17,38329–27L2
57May 28 Reds 3–2 Cameron (2–1) Greene (4–3) Estévez (15)15,43030–27W1
58May 30 Tigers 5–7 Hurter (1–0) Lugo (3–5) Vest (8)28,87530–28L1
59May 31 Tigers 1–0 Schreiber (2–2) Brieske (1–2) Estévez (16)35,00531–28W1
June: 8–18 (Home: 1–12; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
60June 1 Tigers 0–1 Lee (2–0) Bubic (5–3) Vest (9)24,47431–29L1
61June 3@ Cardinals 10–7 Cruz (2–0) Matz (3–2) Estévez (17)26,65632–29W1
June 4@ Cardinals Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 5
62June 5 (1)@ Cardinals 5–6 (10) Romero (2–3) Estévez (2–1)21,65732–30L1
63June 5 (2)@ Cardinals 7–5 Zerpa (3–0) Liberatore (3–5) Estévez (18)31,03833–30W1
64June 6@ White Sox 2–7 Leasure (1–4) Bowlan (1–1)36,91633–31L1
65June 7@ White Sox 1–4 Houser (2–1) Wacha (3–5) Altavilla (1)19,09933–32L2
66June 8@ White Sox 7–5 Lorenzen (4–6) Alexander (3–6) Estévez (19)22,13734–32W1
67June 10 Yankees 2–10 Fried (9–1) Cameron (2–2)30,01734–33L1
68June 11 Yankees 3–6 Schmidt (3–3) Bubic (5–4) Williams (8)21,18234–34L2
69June 12 Yankees 0–1 Leiter Jr. (4–3) Erceg (1–2) Williams (9)23,41234–35L3
70June 13 Athletics 4–6 Severino (2–6) Wacha (3–6)29,58634–36L4
71June 14 Athletics 0–4 Lopez (1–4) Lorenzen (4–7)29,03434–37L5
72June 15 Athletics 2–3 Ferguson (2–2) Estévez (2–2) Miller (14)27,27234–38L6
73June 17@ Rangers 6–1 Lugo (4–5) Leiter (4–4)34,40835–38W1
74June 18@ Rangers 6–3 Bubic (6–4) Corbin (4–6) Estévez (20)26,52036–38W2
75June 19@ Rangers 4–1 Wacha (4–6) Armstrong (2–2) Estévez (21)37,30837–38W3
76June 20@ Padres 6–5 Erceg (2–2) Adam (5–3) Estévez (22)43,57438–38W4
77June 21@ Padres 1–5 Cease (3–6) Cameron (2–3)43,24138–39L1
78June 22@ Padres 2–3 Suárez (2–3) Lynch IV (3–2)43,56738–40L2
79June 24 Rays 1–5 Bradley (5–5) Bubic (6–5)22,95138–41L3
80June 25 Rays 0–3 Rasmussen (7–5) Wacha (4–7) Fairbanks (14)20,64938–42L4
81June 26 Rays 0–4 Baz (8–3) Lorenzen (4–8) Fairbanks (15)19,61938–43L5
82June 27 Dodgers 4–5 Trivino (3–0) Cameron (2–4) Scott (18)35,18738–44L6
83June 28 Dodgers 9–5 Lugo (5–5) Casparius (6–2)36,57839–44W1
84June 29 Dodgers 1–5 Wrobleski (4–2) Bubic (6–6)28,67139–45L1
85June 30@ Mariners 2–6 Kirby (2–4) Wacha (4–8)27,30939–46L2
July: 15–9 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
86July 1@ Mariners 6–3 Erceg (3–2) Hancock (3–5) Estévez (23)22,35140–46W1
87July 2@ Mariners 2–3 Vargas (3–5) Zerpa (3–1) Muñoz (19)24,75240–47L1
88July 3@ Mariners 3–2 Lugo (6–5) Legumina (4–4) Estévez (24)38,03041–47W1
89July 4@ Diamondbacks 9–3 Bubic (7–6) Rodríguez (3–5)35,56242–47W2
90July 5@ Diamondbacks 1–7 Nelson (5–2) Wacha (4–9)26,04342–48L1
91July 6@ Diamondbacks 4–0 Lorenzen (5–8) DeSclafani (0–1)22,94943–48W1
92July 7 Pirates 9–3 Cameron (3–4) Heaney (4–8)18,61444–48W2
93July 8 Pirates 4–3 Estévez (3–2) Santana (2–2)22,85545–48W3
94July 9 Pirates 4–3 Erceg (4–2) Mattson (2–1) Estévez (25)18,39846–48W4
95July 11 Mets 3–8 Brazobán (5–2) Cruz (2–1)28,26846–49L1
96July 12 Mets 1–3 Montas (2–1) Bowlan (1–2) Díaz (19)24,62046–50L2
97July 13 Mets 3–2 Estévez (4–2) Manaea (0–1)22,12147–50W1
95th All-Star Game in Cumberland, Georgia
98July 18@ Marlins 7–8 (10) Bachar (5–0) Estévez (4–3)14,44247–51L1
99July 19@ Marlins 1–3 Henriquez (6–1) Erceg (4–3) Bender (3)14,29247–52L2
100July 20@ Marlins 7–4 Bubic (8–6) Junk (4–2) Estévez (26)18,21948–52W1
101July 21@ Cubs 12–4 Cameron (4–4) Brown (4–7)38,11749–52W2
102July 22@ Cubs 0–6 Boyd (11–3) Hill (0–1)40,09249–53L1
103July 23@ Cubs 8–4 Lugo (7–5) Rea (8–4)38,62450–53W1
July 25 Guardians Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 26
104July 26 (1) Guardians 5–3 (10) Cruz (3–1) Clase (5–3)21,80151–53W2
105July 26 (2) Guardians 4–6 Bibee (7–9) Bubic (8–7) Clase (24)25,27851–54L1
106July 27 Guardians 4–1 Cameron (5–4) Cantillo (2–1) Estévez (27)16,59052–54W1
107July 28 Braves 7–10 Strider (5–8) Hill (0–2) Iglesias (12)23,85052–55L1
108July 29 Braves 9–6 Lugo (8–5) Fedde (3–11) Estévez (28)22,56253–55W1
109July 30 Braves 1–0 (10) Long (1–2) Hernández (4–2)17,72654–55W2
August: 16–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Blue Jays 9–3 Wacha (5–9) Gausman (7–8)41,49255–55W3
111August 2@ Blue Jays 2–4 Scherzer (2–1) Cameron (5–5) Hoffman (26)41,84255–56L1
112August 3@ Blue Jays 7–4 (10) Harvey (1–0) Domínguez (2–4)41,46156–56W1
113August 4@ Red Sox 5–8 Bello (8–5) Falter (7–6) Chapman (21)37,58556–57L1
114August 5@ Red Sox 2–6 Crochet (13–4) Bergert (1–1)37,01356–58L2
115August 6@ Red Sox 7–3 Wacha (6–9) May (6–8)37,01257–58W1
116August 8@ Twins 4–9 Ryan (11–5) Lugo (8–6)28,24257–59L1
117August 9@ Twins 2–0 Cameron (6–5) Ober (4–7) Estévez (29)22,53958–59W1
118August 10@ Twins 3–5 (11) Tonkin (1–0) Estévez (4–4)26,74658–60L1
119August 11 Nationals 7–4 Lynch IV (4–2) Rutledge (1–2) Estévez (30)17,56859–60W1
120August 12 Nationals 8–5 Wacha (7–9) Parker (7–13) Erceg (2)19,33360–60W2
121August 13 Nationals 7–8 Ferrer (4–3) Estévez (4–5)13,66960–61L1
122August 15 White Sox 3–1 Cameron (7–5) Civale (3–8) Estévez (31)20,82961–61W1
123August 16 White Sox 6–2 Lynch IV (5–2) Burke (4–10)28,35562–61W2
124August 17 White Sox 6–2 Erceg (5–3) Taylor (0–3)15,14463–61W3
125August 18 Rangers 4–3 Wacha (8–9) Leiter (7–7) Estévez (32)12,74764–61W4
126August 19 Rangers 5–2 Zerpa (4–1) Milner (1–3) Schreiber (1)14,17665–61W5
127August 20 Rangers 3–6 Milner (2–3) Long (1–3)14,31265–62L1
128August 21 Rangers 6–4 Zerpa (5–1) Webb (4–4) Estévez (33)13,52766–62W1
129August 22@ Tigers 5–7 Finnegan (3–4) Falter (7–7)33,46766–63L1
130August 23@ Tigers 2–4 Paddack (5–11) Wacha (8–10) Vest (19)37,70966–64L2
131August 24@ Tigers 10–8 Schreiber (3–2) Flaherty (7–13) Estévez (34)31,53867–64W1
132August 25@ White Sox 0–7 Smith (4–7) Cameron (7–6)10,44467–65L1
133August 26@ White Sox 5–4 Long (2–3) Taylor (0–4) Estévez (35)10,90768–65W1
134August 27@ White Sox 12–1 Bergert (2–1) Civale (3–9)10,59869–65W2
135August 29 Tigers 3–5 Finnegan (4–4) Lugo (8–7) Vest (20)34,49469–66L1
136August 30 Tigers 3–1 Erceg (6–3) Holton (5–4) Estévez (36)26,23770–66W1
137August 31 Tigers 0–5 Skubal (12–4) Wacha (8–11)23,68970–67L1
September: 6–10 (Home: 4–5; Away: 2–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 2 Angels 1–5 Farris (1–0) Lorenzen (5–9)13,68570–68L2
139September 3 Angels 3–4 Stephenson (1–0) Erceg (6–4) Detmers (3)15,92470–69L3
140September 4 Angels 4–3 Erceg (7–4) Zeferjahn (6–5) Estévez (37)17,35271–69W1
141September 5 Twins 2–1 Wacha (9–11) López (5–4) Estévez (38)16,25572–69W2
142September 6 Twins 11–2 Kolek (5–5) Ryan (13–8)21,77173–69W3
143September 7 Twins 1–5 Ober (5–7) Lorenzen (5–10) Cabrera (1)26,50573–70L1
144September 8@ Guardians 2–8 Cecconi (6–6) Bergert (2–2)15,87573–71L2
145September 9@ Guardians 0–2 Cantillo (5–3) Cameron (7–7) Smith (12)15,45873–72L3
146September 10@ Guardians 4–3 Avila (1–0) Herrin (5–4) Estévez (39)16,81674–72W1
147September 11@ Guardians 2–3 Festa (4–3) Schreiber (3–3) Smith (13)15,96274–73L1
148September 12@ Phillies 2–8 Buehler (8–7) Lorenzen (5–11)41,08974–74L2
149September 13@ Phillies 6–8 Walker (5–8) Zerpa (5–2) Durán (30)43,32674–75L3
150September 14@ Phillies 10–3 Cameron (8–7) Nola (4–9)42,51375–75W1
151September 16 Mariners 5–12 Gilbert (5–6) Wacha (9–12)20,01775–76L1
152September 17 Mariners 7–5 Erceg (8–4) Brash (1–3) Estévez (40)19,12776–76W1
153September 18 Mariners 0–2 Castillo (10–8) Kolek (5–6) Muñoz (36)18,13776–77L1
154September 19 Blue Jays
155September 20 Blue Jays
156September 21 Blue Jays
157September 23@ Angels
158September 24@ Angels
159September 25@ Angels
160September 26@ Athletics
161September 27@ Athletics
162September 28@ Athletics

Current roster

Active rosterInactive rosterCoaches / other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers



Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers International League Mike Jirschele
Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals Texas League Brooks Conrad
High-A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Jesus Azuaje
Single-A Columbia Fireflies Carolina League David Noworyta
Rookie ACL Royals Blue Arizona Complex League Omar Ramirez
Rookie ACL Royals Gold Arizona Complex League Andre David
Rookie DSL Royals Dominican Summer League Ramon Martínez

References

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  2. Sheldon, Mark (November 22, 2024). "Reds trade for Singer, send India, Wiemer to Royals" . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. Rogers, Anne (January 8, 2025). "'We're going to win': Lorenzen reunites with Royals on 1-year deal" . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. Rogers, Anne; Casella, Paul (January 31, 2025). "Royals finalize 2-year deal with Estévez to strengthen bullpen" . Retrieved February 5, 2025.