2026 Kansas City Royals season

2026  Kansas City Royals
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Kauffman Stadium
City	Kansas City, Missouri
Owners	John Sherman
General managers	J.J. Picollo
Managers	Matt Quatraro
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
Radio	KFNZ 96.5 The Fan
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The 2026 Kansas City Royals season will be the 58th season for the franchise, and their 54th at Kauffman Stadium.

Current roster

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Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches / other
Pitchers Starting rotation 65 Noah Cameron 32 Stephen Kolek 24 Michael Lorenzen 55 Cole Ragans 52 Michael Wacha Bullpen 58 Luinder Avila 62 Jonathan Bowlan 45 Taylor Clarke 64 Steven Cruz 53 Carlos Estévez 73 Sam Long 41 Daniel Lynch IV 46 John Schreiber 61 Ángel Zerpa		Catchers 74 Carter Jensen 17 Luke Maile 13 Salvador Perez Infielders 14 Jac Caglianone 26 Adam Frazier 11 Maikel García  6 Jonathan India 19 Michael Massey  9 Vinnie Pasquantino  2 Tyler Tolbert  7 Bobby Witt Jr. Outfielders 15 Randal Grichuk 16 John Rave 18 Mike Yastrzemski		Pitchers 38 Ryan Bergert 87 Eric Cerantola 60 Lucas Erceg 36 Bailey Falter 56 Hunter Harvey 67 Seth Lugo 30 Kyle Wright Outfielders 44 Dairon Blanco 28 Kyle Isbel 12 Nick Loftin  1 MJ Melendez  8 Drew Waters		Manager 33 Matt Quatraro Coaches 68 José Alguacil (infield) 84 Zach Bove (assistant pitching) 80 Allan de San Miguel (bullpen catcher) 77 Keoni DeRenne (assistant hitting) 70 Joe Dillon (assistant hitting) 82 Miguel Garcia (coach) 83 Juan Graterol (bullpen catcher) 39 Damon Hollins (first base) 49 Paul Hoover (bench) 57 Mitch Stetter (bullpen) 85 Brian Sweeney (pitching) 25 Vance Wilson (third base) 37 Alec Zumwalt (hitting) 60-day injured list 50 Kris Bubic 48 Alec Marsh 66 James McArthur 28 active, 12 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated September 19, 2025 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

External links

• 2026 Kansas City Royals season at Baseball Reference