2025 Kansas City Royals season

2025 Kansas City Royals
2025 Kansas City Royals
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Kauffman Stadium
City	Kansas City, Missouri
Record	65–61 (.516)
Owners	John Sherman
General managers	J.J. Picollo
Managers	Matt Quatraro
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
Radio	KFNZ 96.5 The Fan
	Seasons
	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.

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

Outfielder Tommy Pham, Infielder/Outfielder Adam Frazier, Infielder/Outfielder Garrett Hampson, Pitcher Will Smith, Outfielder Robbie Grossman, 1st baseman Yuli Gurriel, Pitcher Michael Lorenzen and Infielder Paul DeJong elected free agency.

November 2024

Signed pitcher Michael Wacha to a 3-year contract extension.^[1]

Acquired 2nd baseman Jonathan India and Outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Pitcher Brady Singer.^[2]

January 2025

Signed pitcher Michael Lorenzen to a 1-year contract.^[3]

Signed pitcher Carlos Estévez to a 2-year contract.^[4]

Regular season

American League Central

AL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	75	53	.586	—	41‍–‍24	34‍–‍29
	65	61	.516	9	35‍–‍29	30‍–‍32
Cleveland Guardians	64	61	.512	9½	31‍–‍31	33‍–‍30
Minnesota Twins	58	67	.464	15½	33‍–‍29	25‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox	45	81	.357	29	26‍–‍36	19‍–‍45

American League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Detroit Tigers	76	53	.589
Toronto Blue Jays	74	54	.578
Houston Astros	69	58	.543

Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	68	57	.544	+1
Boston Red Sox	68	59	.535	—
Seattle Mariners	68	59	.535	—
	65	61	.516	2½
Cleveland Guardians	64	61	.512	3
Texas Rangers	62	65	.488	6
Tampa Bay Rays	61	65	.484	6½
Los Angeles Angels	60	66	.476	7½
Baltimore Orioles	59	67	.468	8½
Minnesota Twins	58	67	.464	9
Athletics	57	70	.449	11
Chicago White Sox	45	81	.357	22½

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

2025 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025
Team	ATH	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Athletics	—	2–1	0–0	5–1	2–4	1–2	6–4	3–0	0–7	1–3	2–4	5–5	2–1	5–5	2–5	14–24
Baltimore	1–2	—	3–4	3–0	3–4	1–5	0–0	2–4	5–1	0–6	3–3	3–0	5–5	2–4	6–4	15–21
Boston	0–0	4–3	—	4–3	2–1	0–3	3–0	4–2	1–5	3–3	5–1	3–3	8–2	3–4	3–7	21–15
Chicago	1–5	0–3	3–4	—	1–6	2–5	3–3	2–5	3–3	2–4	0–0	1–5	2–1	2–4	3–3	17–22
Cleveland	4–2	4–3	1–2	6–1	—	3–4	4–2	5–4	3–3	6–3	3–3	0–3	0–0	0–0	3–3	17–22
Detroit	2–1	5–1	3–0	5–2	4–3	—	1–2	5–2	3–1	5–4	2–1	2–4	3–3	2–4	3–4	21–18
Houston	4–6	0–0	0–3	3–3	2–4	2–1	—	3–3	4–2	5–1	0–0	5–5	3–4	3–4	3–0	27–15
	0–3	4–2	2–4	5–2	4–5	2–5	3–3	—	0–0	4–3	0–6	2–2	3–3	3–0	2–1	23–19
Los Angeles	7–0	1–5	5–1	3–3	3–3	1–3	2–4	0–0	—	0–3	3–4	4–5	3–3	4–6	2–4	17–16
Minnesota	3–1	6–0	3–3	4–2	3–6	4–5	1–5	3–4	3–0	—	0–0	3–4	3–3	1–2	1–2	16–23
New York	4–2	3–3	1–5	0–0	3–3	1–2	0–0	6–0	4–3	0–0	—	5–1	7–4	4–2	3–7	20–22
Seattle	5–5	0–3	3–3	5–1	3–0	4–2	5–5	2–2	5–4	4–3	1–5	—	3–0	10–3	2–4	14–13
Tampa Bay	1–2	5–5	2–8	1–2	0–0	3–3	4–3	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–7	0–3	—	3–3	5–1	20–16
Texas	5–5	4–2	4–3	4–2	0–0	4–2	4–3	0–3	6–4	2–1	2–4	3–10	3–3	—	1–2	18–12
Toronto	5–2	4–6	7–3	3–3	3–3	4–3	0–3	1–2	4–2	2–1	7–3	4–2	1–5	2–1	—	21–9

Updated with the results of all games through August 7, 2025.

Record vs. National League

2025 American League record vs. National League Source: MLB Standings
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH
Athletics	1–2	2–1	0–3	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–5	0–0	2–1
Baltimore	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–5
Boston	0–0	3–3	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0
Chicago	1–2	0–0	1–5	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–3	0–3	1–5	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	0–3	2–1
Detroit	3–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	2–4	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–2
Houston	3–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1
	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–3	2–1
Los Angeles	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	6–0	1–2	0–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2
Minnesota	0–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–4	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–0	0–3	1–2
New York	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	3–0	3–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–0
Seattle	0–3	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	3–0	3–0	0–3	0–0	1–2
Tampa Bay	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–3	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	0–0
Texas	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1
Toronto	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–3	2–4	0–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0

Updated with the results of all games through August 17, 2025.

Game log

Legend
Royals Win	Royals Loss	Game Postponed

2025 Game Log: 65–61 (Home: 35–29; Away: 30–32)

March/April: 16–15 (Home: 11–5; Away: 5–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	March 27	Guardians	4–7 (10)	Clase (1–0)	Long (0–1)	Sewald (1)	39,393	0–1	L1
2	March 29	Guardians	4–3	Lynch IV (1–0)	Sewald (0–1)	Estévez (1)	22,015	1–1	W1
3	March 30	Guardians	2–6	Bibee (1–0)	Wacha (0–1)	—	15,414	1–2	L1
4	March 31	@ Brewers	11–1	Bubic (1–0)	Rodríguez (0–1)	—	41,922	2–2	W1
5	April 1	@ Brewers	0–5	Uribe (1–0)	Lorenzen (0–1)	—	18,008	2–3	L1
6	April 2	@ Brewers	2–3 (11)	Koenig (1–0)	Long (0–2)	—	19,112	2–4	L2
7	April 4	Orioles	8–2	Lugo (1–0)	Kremer (1–1)	—	14,196	3–4	W1
8	April 5	Orioles	1–8	Sugano (1–1)	Wacha (0–2)	28,875	14,383	3–5	L1
9	April 6	Orioles	4–1	Bubic (2–0)	Povich (0–1)	Estévez (2)	19,100	4–5	W1
10	April 7	Twins	4–2	Lorenzen (1–1)	Woods Richardson (0–1)	Estévez (3)	12,041	5–5	W2
11	April 8	Twins	2–1	Schreiber (1–0)	Jax (0–1)	Lynch IV (1)	13,008	6–5	W3
12	April 9	Twins	0–4	Ryan (1–1)	Lugo (1–1)	—	13,156	6–6	L1
13	April 10	Twins	3–2	Lynch IV (2–0)	Sands (1–1)	Estévez (4)	14,730	7–6	W1
14	April 11	@ Guardians	0–7	Herrin (2–0)	Bubic (2–1)	—	15,430	7–7	L1
15	April 12	@ Guardians	3–6	Ortiz (1–2)	Lorenzen (1–2)	—	20,256	7–8	L2
16	April 13	@ Guardians	4–2	Ragans (1–0)	Lively (0–2)	Estévez (5)	17,864	8–8	W1
17	April 14	@ Yankees	1–4	Carrasco (2–1)	Lugo (1–2)	Williams (2)	42,648	8–9	L1
18	April 15	@ Yankees	2–4	Fried (3–0)	Wacha (0–3)	Williams (3)	43,601	8–10	L2
19	April 16	@ Yankees	3–4	Leiter Jr. (2–1)	Schreiber (1–1)	Cruz (1)	43,720	8–11	L3
20	April 17	@ Tigers	1–6	Olson (2–1)	Lorenzen (1–3)	Kahnle (3)	15,769	8–12	L4
21	April 18	@ Tigers	3–7	Jobe (2–0)	Ragans (1–1)	Kahnle (4)	25,754	8–13	L5
22	April 19	@ Tigers	1–3	Mize (3–1)	Lugo (1–3)	Vest (1)	32,043	8–14	L6
23	April 20	@ Tigers	4–3 (10)	Estévez (1–0)	Holton (1–2)	—	17,712	9–14	W1
24	April 22	Rockies	4–3 (11)	Lynch IV (3–0)	Kinley (0–1)	—	14,567	10–14	W2
―	April 23	Rockies	Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 24
25	April 24 (1)	Rockies	7–4	Zerpa (1–0)	Márquez (0–4)	Estévez (6)	see 2nd game	11–14	W3
26	April 24 (1)	Rockies	6–2	Lorenzen (2–3)	Dollander (1–3)	—	15,601	12–14	W4
27	April 25	Astros	2–0	Lugo (2–3)	Wesneski (1–2)	Erceg (1)	19,003	13–14	W5
28	April 26	Astros	2–0	Wacha (1–3)	Valdez (1–3)	Estévez (7)	25,378	14–14	W6
29	April 27	Astros	3–7	Brown (4–1)	Bubic (2–2)	—	21,171	14–15	L1
30	April 29	@ Rays	3–1	Lorenzen (3–3)	Bradley (2–2)	Estévez (8)	10,046	15–15	W1
31	April 30	@ Rays	3–0	Cameron (1–0)	Rasmussen (1–2)	Estévez (9)	10,046	16–15	W2

May: 15–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 7–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
32	May 1	@ Rays	8–2	Lugo (3–3)	Baz (3–1)	—	8,794	17–15	W3
33	May 2	@ Orioles	0–3	Kremer (3–4)	Wacha (1–4)	Bautista (6)	26,364	17–16	L1
34	May 3	@ Orioles	4–0	Bubic (3–2)	Sugano (3–2)	—	19,348	18–16	W1
35	May 4	@ Orioles	11–6	Zerpa (2–0)	Canó (0–1)	—	31,956	19–16	W2
36	May 5	White Sox	3–0	Ragans (2–1)	Smith (1–2)	Estévez (10)	12,529	20–16	W3
37	May 6	White Sox	4–3	Clarke (1–0)	Booser (0–3)	—	15,968	21–16	W4
38	May 7	White Sox	2–1	Wacha (2–4)	Cannon (2–4)	Estévez (11)	12,328	22–16	W5
39	May 8	White Sox	10–0	Bubic (4–2)	Martin (1–4)	—	25,386	23–16	W6
40	May 9	Red Sox	2–1 (12)	Cruz (1–0)	Newcomb (0–4)	—	30,348	24–16	W7
41	May 10	Red Sox	1–10	Crochet (4–2)	Ragans (2–2)	—	29,460	24–17	L1
42	May 11	Red Sox	1–3	Giolito (1–1)	Lugo (3–4)	Chapman (6)	25,785	24–18	L2
43	May 12	@ Astros	7–5	Wacha (3–4)	Gusto (3–2)	Estévez (12)	26,386	25–18	W1
44	May 13	@ Astros	1–2	Abreu (1–1)	Schreiber (1–2)	—	27,114	25–19	L1
45	May 14	@ Astros	3–4	King (1–0)	Lorenzen (3–4)	Hader (10)	24,641	25–20	L2
46	May 16	Cardinals	3–10	Pallante (4–2)	Ragans (2–3)	—	28,104	25–21	L3
47	May 17	Cardinals	0–1	Mikolas (3–2)	Cameron (1–1)	Helsley (9)	36,139	25–22	L4
48	May 18	Cardinals	2–1	Erceg (1–0)	Roycroft (1–3)	Estévez (13)	25,695	26–22	W1
49	May 19	@ Giants	3–1	Bubic (5–2)	Rogers (2–2)	Estévez (14)	28,432	27–22	W2
50	May 20	@ Giants	2–3	Birdsong (2–0)	Lorenzen (3–5)	Walker (9)	32,118	27–23	L1
51	May 21	@ Giants	8–4	Bowlan (1–0)	Webb (5–4)	—	29,064	28–23	W1
52	May 23	@ Twins	1–3	Sands (3–1)	Erceg (1–1)	—	22,391	28–24	L1
53	May 24	@ Twins	4–5	Durán (3–0)	Lynch IV (3–1)	—	30,720	28–25	L2
54	May 25	@ Twins	2–1 (10)	Estévez (2–0)	Durán (3–1)	Clarke (1)	32,501	29–25	W1
55	May 26	Reds	4–7	Martinez (3–5)	Lorenzen (3–6)	—	18,002	29–26	L1
56	May 27	Reds	2–7	Singer (6–3)	Clarke (1–1)	—	17,383	29–27	L2
57	May 28	Reds	3–2	Cameron (2–1)	Greene (4–3)	Estévez (15)	15,430	30–27	W1
58	May 30	Tigers	5–7	Hurter (1–0)	Lugo (3–5)	Vest (8)	28,875	30–28	L1
59	May 31	Tigers	1–0	Schreiber (2–2)	Brieske (1–2)	Estévez (16)	35,005	31–28	W1

June: 8–18 (Home: 1–12; Away: 7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
60	June 1	Tigers	0–1	Lee (2–0)	Bubic (5–3)	Vest (9)	24,474	31–29	L1
61	June 3	@ Cardinals	10–7	Cruz (2–0)	Matz (3–2)	Estévez (17)	26,656	32–29	W1
―	June 4	@ Cardinals	Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 5
62	June 5 (1)	@ Cardinals	5–6 (10)	Romero (2–3)	Estévez (2–1)	—	21,657	32–30	L1
63	June 5 (2)	@ Cardinals	7–5	Zerpa (3–0)	Liberatore (3–5)	Estévez (18)	31,038	33–30	W1
64	June 6	@ White Sox	2–7	Leasure (1–4)	Bowlan (1–1)	—	36,916	33–31	L1
65	June 7	@ White Sox	1–4	Houser (2–1)	Wacha (3–5)	Altavilla (1)	19,099	33–32	L2
66	June 8	@ White Sox	7–5	Lorenzen (4–6)	Alexander (3–6)	Estévez (19)	22,137	34–32	W1
67	June 10	Yankees	2–10	Fried (9–1)	Cameron (2–2)	—	30,017	34–33	L1
68	June 11	Yankees	3–6	Schmidt (3–3)	Bubic (5–4)	Williams (8)	21,182	34–34	L2
69	June 12	Yankees	0–1	Leiter Jr. (4–3)	Erceg (1–2)	Williams (9)	23,412	34–35	L3
70	June 13	Athletics	4–6	Severino (2–6)	Wacha (3–6)	—	29,586	34–36	L4
71	June 14	Athletics	0–4	Lopez (1–4)	Lorenzen (4–7)	—	29,034	34–37	L5
72	June 15	Athletics	2–3	Ferguson (2–2)	Estévez (2–2)	Miller (14)	27,272	34–38	L6
73	June 17	@ Rangers	6–1	Lugo (4–5)	Leiter (4–4)	—	34,408	35–38	W1
74	June 18	@ Rangers	6–3	Bubic (6–4)	Corbin (4–6)	Estévez (20)	26,520	36–38	W2
75	June 19	@ Rangers	4–1	Wacha (4–6)	Armstrong (2–2)	Estévez (21)	37,308	37–38	W3
76	June 20	@ Padres	6–5	Erceg (2–2)	Adam (5–3)	Estévez (22)	43,574	38–38	W4
77	June 21	@ Padres	1–5	Cease (3–6)	Cameron (2–3)	—	43,241	38–39	L1
78	June 22	@ Padres	2–3	Suárez (2–3)	Lynch IV (3–2)	—	43,567	38–40	L2
79	June 24	Rays	1–5	Bradley (5–5)	Bubic (6–5)	—	22,951	38–41	L3
80	June 25	Rays	0–3	Rasmussen (7–5)	Wacha (4–7)	Fairbanks (14)	20,649	38–42	L4
81	June 26	Rays	0–4	Baz (8–3)	Lorenzen (4–8)	Fairbanks (15)	19,619	38–43	L5
82	June 27	Dodgers	4–5	Trivino (3–0)	Cameron (2–4)	Scott (18)	35,187	38–44	L6
83	June 28	Dodgers	9–5	Lugo (5–5)	Casparius (6–2)	—	36,578	39–44	W1
84	June 29	Dodgers	1–5	Wrobleski (4–2)	Bubic (6–6)	—	28,671	39–45	L1
85	June 30	@ Mariners	2–6	Kirby (2–4)	Wacha (4–8)	—	27,309	39–46	L2

July: 15–9 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
86	July 1	@ Mariners	6–3	Erceg (3–2)	Hancock (3–5)	Estévez (23)	22,351	40–46	W1
87	July 2	@ Mariners	2–3	Vargas (3–5)	Zerpa (3–1)	Muñoz (19)	24,752	40–47	L1
88	July 3	@ Mariners	3–2	Lugo (6–5)	Legumina (4–4)	Estévez (24)	38,030	41–47	W1
89	July 4	@ Diamondbacks	9–3	Bubic (7–6)	Rodríguez (3–5)	—	35,562	42–47	W2
90	July 5	@ Diamondbacks	1–7	Nelson (5–2)	Wacha (4–9)	—	26,043	42–48	L1
91	July 6	@ Diamondbacks	4–0	Lorenzen (5–8)	DeSclafani (0–1)	—	22,949	43–48	W1
92	July 7	Pirates	9–3	Cameron (3–4)	Heaney (4–8)	—	18,614	44–48	W2
93	July 8	Pirates	4–3	Estévez (3–2)	Santana (2–2)	—	22,855	45–48	W3
94	July 9	Pirates	4–3	Erceg (4–2)	Mattson (2–1)	Estévez (25)	18,398	46–48	W4
95	July 11	Mets	3–8	Brazobán (5–2)	Cruz (2–1)	—	28,268	46–49	L1
96	July 12	Mets	1–3	Montas (2–1)	Bowlan (1–2)	Díaz (19)	24,620	46–50	L2
97	July 13	Mets	3–2	Estévez (4–2)	Manaea (0–1)	—	22,121	47–50	W1
95th All-Star Game in Cumberland, Georgia
98	July 18	@ Marlins	7–8 (10)	Bachar (5–0)	Estévez (4–3)	—	14,442	47–51	L1
99	July 19	@ Marlins	1–3	Henriquez (6–1)	Erceg (4–3)	Bender (3)	14,292	47–52	L2
100	July 20	@ Marlins	7–4	Bubic (8–6)	Junk (4–2)	Estévez (26)	18,219	48–52	W1
101	July 21	@ Cubs	12–4	Cameron (4–4)	Brown (4–7)	—	38,117	49–52	W2
102	July 22	@ Cubs	0–6	Boyd (11–3)	Hill (0–1)	—	40,092	49–53	L1
103	July 23	@ Cubs	8–4	Lugo (7–5)	Rea (8–4)	—	38,624	50–53	W1
―	July 25	Guardians	Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 26
104	July 26 (1)	Guardians	5–3 (10)	Cruz (3–1)	Clase (5–3)	—	21,801	51–53	W2
105	July 26 (2)	Guardians	4–6	Bibee (7–9)	Bubic (8–7)	Clase (24)	25,278	51–54	L1
106	July 27	Guardians	4–1	Cameron (5–4)	Cantillo (2–1)	Estévez (27)	16,590	52–54	W1
107	July 28	Braves	7–10	Strider (5–8)	Hill (0–2)	Iglesias (12)	23,850	52–55	L1
108	July 29	Braves	9–6	Lugo (8–5)	Fedde (3–11)	Estévez (28)	22,562	53–55	W1
109	July 30	Braves	1–0 (10)	Long (1–2)	Hernández (4–2)	—	17,726	54–55	W2

August: 11–6 (Home: 7–1; Away: 4–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
110	August 1	@ Blue Jays	9–3	Wacha (5–9)	Gausman (7–8)	—	41,492	55–55	W3
111	August 2	@ Blue Jays	2–4	Scherzer (2–1)	Cameron (5–5)	Hoffman (26)	41,842	55–56	L1
112	August 3	@ Blue Jays	7–4 (10)	Harvey (1–0)	Domínguez (2–4)	—	41,461	56–56	W1
113	August 4	@ Red Sox	5–8	Bello (8–5)	Falter (7–6)	Chapman (21)	37,585	56–57	L1
114	August 5	@ Red Sox	2–6	Crochet (13–4)	Bergert (1–1)	—	37,013	56–58	L2
115	August 6	@ Red Sox	7–3	Wacha (6–9)	May (6–8)	—	37,012	57–58	W1
116	August 8	@ Twins	4–9	Ryan (11–5)	Lugo (8–6)	—	28,242	57–59	L1
117	August 9	@ Twins	2–0	Cameron (6–5)	Ober (4–7)	Estévez (29)	22,539	58–59	W1
118	August 10	@ Twins	3–5 (11)	Tonkin (1–0)	Estévez (4–4)	—	26,746	58–60	L1
119	August 11	Nationals	7–4	Lynch IV (4–2)	Rutledge (1–2)	Estévez (30)	17,568	59–60	W1
120	August 12	Nationals	8–5	Wacha (7–9)	Parker (7–13)	Erceg (2)	19,333	60–60	W2
121	August 13	Nationals	7–8	Ferrer (4–3)	Estévez (4–5)	―	13,669	60–61	L1
122	August 15	White Sox	3–1	Cameron (7–5)	Civale (3–8)	Estévez (31)	20,829	61–61	W1
123	August 16	White Sox	6–2	Lynch IV (5–2)	Burke (4–10)	—	28,355	62–61	W2
124	August 17	White Sox	6–2	Erceg (5–3)	Taylor (0–3)	—	15,144	63–61	W3
125	August 18	Rangers	4–3	Wacha (8–9)	Leiter (7–7)	Estévez (32)	12,747	64–61	W4
126	August 19	Rangers	5–2	Zerpa (4–1)	Milner (1–3)	Schreiber (1)	14,176	65–61	W5
127	August 20	Rangers	–			—		–
128	August 21	Rangers	–			—		–
129	August 22	@ Tigers	–			—		–
130	August 23	@ Tigers	–			—		–
131	August 24	@ Tigers	–			—		–
132	August 25	@ White Sox	–			—		–
133	August 26	@ White Sox	–			—		–
134	August 27	@ White Sox	–			—		–
135	August 29	Tigers	–			—		–
136	August 30	Tigers	–			—		–
137	August 31	Tigers	–			—		–

September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
138	September 2	Angels	–	—	–
139	September 3	Angels	–	—	–
140	September 4	Angels	–	—	–
141	September 5	Twins	–	—	–
142	September 6	Twins	–	—	–
143	September 7	Twins	–	—	–
144	September 8	@ Guardians	–	—	–
145	September 9	@ Guardians	–	—	–
146	September 10	@ Guardians	–	—	–
147	September 11	@ Guardians	–	—	–
148	September 12	@ Phillies	–	—	–
149	September 13	@ Phillies	–	—	–
150	September 14	@ Phillies	–	—	–
151	September 16	Mariners	–	—	–
152	September 17	Mariners	–	—	–
153	September 18	Mariners	–	—	–
154	September 19	Blue Jays	–	—	–
155	September 20	Blue Jays	–	—	–
156	September 21	Blue Jays	–	—	–
157	September 23	@ Angels	–	—	–
158	September 24	@ Angels	–	—	–
159	September 25	@ Angels	–	—	–
160	September 26	@ Athletics	–	—	–
161	September 27	@ Athletics	–	—	–
162	September 28	@ Athletics	–	—	–

Current roster

Active roster

Inactive roster

Coaches / other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Catchers

17 Luke Maile
13 Salvador Perez

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Infielders

14 Jac Caglianone
19 Michael Massey

Outfielders

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

26 active, 12 inactive
7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
^# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated August 18, 2025
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Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

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

External links

2025 Kansas City Royals season at Baseball Reference

[1] Rogers, Anne (November 3, 2024). "Wacha 'fell in love' with KC, inks new 3-year deal". Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[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.

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