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
Record0–0 (–)
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 will be 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

Regular season

Game log

Legend
Royals WinRoyals LossGame Postponed
2025 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 27 Guardians
2March 29 Guardians
3March 30 Guardians
4March 31@ Brewers
5April 1@ Brewers
6April 2@ Brewers
7April 4 Orioles
8April 5 Orioles
9April 6 Orioles
10April 7 Twins
11April 8 Twins
12April 9 Twins
13April 10 Twins
14April 11@ Guardians
15April 12@ Guardians
16April 13@ Guardians
17April 14@ Yankees
18April 15@ Yankees
19April 16@ Yankees
20April 17@ Tigers
21April 18@ Tigers
22April 19@ Tigers
23April 20@ Tigers
24April 22 Rockies
25April 23 Rockies
26April 24 Rockies
27April 25 Astros
28April 26 Astros
29April 27 Astros
30April 29@ Rays
31April 30@ Rays
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
32May 1@ Rays
33May 2@ Orioles
34May 3@ Orioles
35May 4@ Orioles
36May 5 White Sox
37May 6 White Sox
38May 7 White Sox
39May 8 White Sox
40May 9 Red Sox
41May 10 Red Sox
42May 11 Red Sox
43May 12@ Astros
44May 13@ Astros
45May 14@ Astros
46May 16 Cardinals
47May 17 Cardinals
48May 18 Cardinals
49May 19@ Giants
50May 20@ Giants
51May 21@ Giants
52May 23@ Twins
53May 24@ Twins
54May 25@ Twins
55May 26 Reds
56May 27 Reds
57May 28 Reds
58May 30 Tigers
59May 31 Tigers
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
60June 1 Tigers
61June 3@ Cardinals
62June 4@ Cardinals
63June 5@ Cardinals
64June 6@ White Sox
65June 7@ White Sox
66June 8@ White Sox
67June 10 Yankees
68June 11 Yankees
69June 12 Yankees
70June 13 Athletics
71June 14 Athletics
72June 15 Athletics
73June 17@ Rangers
74June 18@ Rangers
75June 19@ Rangers
76June 20@ Padres
77June 21@ Padres
78June 22@ Padres
79June 24 Rays
80June 25 Rays
81June 26 Rays
82June 27 Dodgers
83June 28 Dodgers
84June 29 Dodgers
85June 30@ Mariners
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
86July 1@ Mariners
87July 2@ Mariners
88July 3@ Mariners
89July 4@ Diamondbacks
90July 5@ Diamondbacks
91July 6@ Diamondbacks
92July 7 Pirates
93July 8 Pirates
94July 9 Pirates
95July 11 Mets
96July 12 Mets
97July 13 Mets
95th All-Star Game in Cumberland, Georgia
98July 18@ Marlins
99July 19@ Marlins
100July 20@ Marlins
101July 21@ Cubs
102July 22@ Cubs
103July 23@ Cubs
104July 25 Guardians
105July 26 Guardians
106July 27 Guardians
107July 28 Braves
108July 29 Braves
109July 30 Braves
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Blue Jays
111August 2@ Blue Jays
112August 3@ Blue Jays
113August 4@ Red Sox
114August 5@ Red Sox
115August 6@ Red Sox
116August 8@ Twins
117August 9@ Twins
118August 10@ Twins
119August 11 Nationals
120August 12 Nationals
121August 13 Nationals
122August 15 White Sox
123August 16 White Sox
124August 17 White Sox
125August 18 Rangers
126August 19 Rangers
127August 20 Rangers
128August 21 Rangers
129August 22@ Tigers
130August 23@ Tigers
131August 24@ Tigers
132August 25@ White Sox
133August 26@ White Sox
134August 27@ White Sox
135August 29 Tigers
136August 30 Tigers
137August 31 Tigers
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 2 Angels
139September 3 Angels
140September 4 Angels
141September 5 Twins
142September 6 Twins
143September 7 Twins
144September 8@ Guardians
145September 9@ Guardians
146September 10@ Guardians
147September 11@ Guardians
148September 12@ Phillies
149September 13@ Phillies
150September 14@ Phillies
151September 16 Mariners
152September 17 Mariners
153September 18 Mariners
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

40-man rosterNon-roster inviteesCoaches/Other

Pitchers


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders







Manager

Coaches



34 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

Injury icon 2.svg 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 4, 2024
Transactions Depth chart
All MLB rosters

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers International League
Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals Texas League
High-A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League
Single-A Columbia Fireflies Carolina League
Rookie ACL Royals Blue Arizona Complex League
Rookie ACL Royals Gold Arizona Complex League
Rookie DSL Royals Dominican Summer League

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