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2024 Kansas City Royals
American League Wild Card
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkKauffman Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJohn Sherman
General managersJ.J. Picollo
ManagersMatt Quatraro
TelevisionBally Sports Kansas City
RadioKFNZ 96.5 The Fan
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The 2024 Kansas City Royals season was the 56th season for the franchise, and their 52nd at Kauffman Stadium. It was also the team's second season under the management of Matt Quatraro. The season was a major improvement for the Royals; after finishing with only 56 wins and 106 losses in 2023, the second-worst during the Major League Baseball season just behind the Oakland Athletics, the 2024 Royals won their 56th game on July 2, and won 86 games total, 30 more than the previous season. The 2024 Royals were one of only six teams since 1969 to achieve a season-to-season improvement of 30 wins.[1] The Royals made MLB history with the biggest turnaround in two seasons.

On September 14, the Royals secured their first winning record since the World Series-winning 2015 team. On September 27, they clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2015 when the Minnesota Twins lost to the Baltimore Orioles.[2] They swept the Orioles in the 2024 American League Wild Card Series, a rematch of the 2014 American League Championship Series, which the Royals won in a four-game sweep. They were then defeated by the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series in four games, the first postseason matchup between the two since the 1980 ALCS.

Offseason

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The Royals in 2023 finished 56–106, nine games worse than their 65–97 record in 2022.

Transactions

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November 2023

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November 17 Atlanta Braves traded right-handed pitcher Nick Anderson to Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.
November 30 Royals signed infielder/outfielder Garrett Hampson to a 1 year, $2 million contract.

December 2023

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December 6 Houston Astros traded right-handed pitcher Carlos Mateo to Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Dylan Coleman.
December 11 Royals signed left-handed pitcher Will Smith to a 1 year, $5 million contract.[3]
December 12 Royals signed right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo to a 2 year, $30 million contract.[4]
December 15 Royals signed right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton to a 1 year, $3.5 million contract.[5]
December 18 Royals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a 1 year, $16 million contract.[4]
Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed pitcher Cesar Espinal to Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Heasley
December 19 Royals signed outfielder Hunter Renfroe to a 1 year contract.

January 2024

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January 30 Seattle Mariners traded a player to be named later or cash to Kansas City Royals for infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor

February 2024

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February 5 Royals signed shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to a 11 year, $288.7 million contract extension

Regular season

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American League Central

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AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Guardians 92 69 .571 — 50‍–‍30 42‍–‍39
Kansas City Royals 86 76 .531 6½ 45‍–‍36 41‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 86 76 .531 6½ 43‍–‍38 43‍–‍38
Minnesota Twins 82 80 .506 10½ 43‍–‍38 39‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 41 121 .253 51½ 23‍–‍58 18‍–‍63


American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
New York Yankees 94 68 .580
Cleveland Guardians 92 69 .571
Houston Astros 88 73 .547
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 91 71 .562 +5
Kansas City Royals 86 76 .531 —
Detroit Tigers 86 76 .531 —
Seattle Mariners 85 77 .525 1
Minnesota Twins 82 80 .506 4
Boston Red Sox 81 81 .500 5
Tampa Bay Rays 80 82 .494 6
Texas Rangers 78 84 .481 8
Toronto Blue Jays 74 88 .457 12
Oakland Athletics 69 93 .426 17
Los Angeles Angels 63 99 .389 23
Chicago White Sox 41 121 .253 45


Record vs. opponents

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Record vs. American League

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2024 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore — 8–5 6–1 3–4 2–4 2–5 4–2 4–2 6–0 8–5 3–3 4–2 9–4 5–2 7–6 20–26
Boston 5–8 — 4–3 2–5 3–4 2–4 4–2 4–2 3–3 6–7 5–1 4–3 6–7 4–2 8–5 21–25
Chicago 1–6 3–4 — 5–8 3–10 2–4 1–12 4–2 1–12 1–5 3–3 1–6 4–2 0–7 1–5 11–35
Cleveland 4–3 5–2 8–5 — 7–6 1–4 5–8 5–1 10–3 2–4 6–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 4–2 24–22
Detroit 4–2 4–3 10–3 6–7 — 2–4 6–7 3–4 6–7 2–4 3–3 5–1 5–1 3–4 5–2 22–24
Houston 5–2 4–2 4–2 4–1 4–2 — 4–3 9–4 2–4 1–6 8–5 5–8 4–2 7–6 5–2 22–24
Kansas City 2–4 2–4 12–1 8–5 7–6 3–4 — 5–2 6–7 2–5 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 5–2 23–23
Los Angeles 2–4 2–4 2–4 1–5 4–3 4–9 2–5 — 1–5 3–3 5–8 8–5 3–4 4–9 0–7 22–24
Minnesota 0–6 3–3 12–1 3–10 7–6 4–2 7–6 5–1 — 0–6 6–1 5–2 3–4 5–2 4–2 18–28
New York 5–8 7–6 5–1 4–2 4–2 6–1 5–2 3–3 6–0 — 5–2 4–3 7–6 3–3 7–6 23–23
Oakland 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–6 3–3 5–8 2–4 8–5 1–6 2–5 — 4–9 3–4 6–7 3–3 24–22
Seattle 2–4 3–4 6–1 2–4 1–5 8–5 3–3 5–8 2–5 3–4 9–4 — 3–3 10–3 2–4 26–20
Tampa Bay 4–9 7–6 2–4 4–3 1–5 2–4 3–3 4–3 4–3 6–7 4–3 3–3 — 1–5 9–4 26–20
Texas 2–5 2–4 7–0 2–4 4–3 6–7 5–1 9–4 2–5 3–3 7–6 3–10 5–1 — 2–4 19–27
Toronto 6–7 5–8 5–1 2–4 2–5 2–5 2–5 7–0 2–4 6–7 3–3 4–2 4–9 4–2 — 20–26

Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Record vs. National League

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2024 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
Baltimore 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–2
Boston 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
Chicago 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1
Cleveland 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
Detroit 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2
Houston 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2
Kansas City 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–1 3–0
Los Angeles 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2
Minnesota 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
New York 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–4 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2
Oakland 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–1
Seattle 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
Tampa Bay 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
Texas 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Toronto 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2

Updated with the results of all games through September 30, 2024.

Game log

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Legend
Royals Win Royals Loss Game Postponed Clinched playoff spot
2024 Game Log: 86–76 (Home: 45–36; Away: 41–40)
March/April: 18–13 (Home: 12–5; Away: 6–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
1 March 28 Twins 1–4 López (1–0) Ragans (0–1) Jax (1) 38,775 0–1 L1
2 March 30 Twins 1–5 Jax (1–0) Smith (0–1) — 19,461 0–2 L2
3 March 31 Twins 11–0 Singer (1–0) Ober (0–1) — 13,005 1–2 W1
4 April 1 @ Orioles 4–6 Kimbrel (1–0) Anderson (0–1) — 12,666 1–3 L1
5 April 2 @ Orioles 4–1 Marsh (1–0) Irvin (0–1) Smith (1) 9,404 2–3 W1
6 April 3 @ Orioles 3–4 Canó (1–0) Smith (0–2) — 11,488 2–4 L1
7 April 4 White Sox 10–1 Lugo (1–0) Soroka (0–1) — 10,863 3–4 W1
8 April 5 White Sox 2–1 Stratton (1–0) Kopech (0–1) McArthur (1) 10,592 4–4 W2
9 April 6 White Sox 3–0 Wacha (1–0) Flexen (0–2) Stratton (1) 15,453 5–4 W3
10 April 7 White Sox 5–3 Schreiber (1–0) García (0–1) McArthur (2) 14,251 6–4 W4
11 April 9 Astros 4–3 (10) McArthur (1–0) Suero (0–1) — 11,926 7–4 W5
12 April 10 Astros 11–2 Lugo (2–0) Arrighetti (0–1) — 10,536 8–4 W6
13 April 11 Astros 13–3 Singer (2–0) Brown (0–2) — 10,280 9–4 W7
14 April 12 @ Mets 1–6 Severino (1–1) Wacha (1–1) — 18,822 9–5 L1
15 April 13 @ Mets 11–7 Marsh (2–0) Manaea (1–1) — 25,387 10–5 W1
16 April 14 @ Mets 1–2 Raley (1–0) Stratton (1–1) Díaz (3) 32,749 10–6 L1
17 April 15 @ White Sox 2–0 Lugo (3–0) Nastrini (0–1) McArthur (3) 10,569 11–6 W1
— April 16 @ White Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 17
18 April 17 (1) @ White Sox 4–2 Anderson (1–1) Kopech (0–2) McArthur (4) see 2nd game 12–6 W2
19 April 17 (2) @ White Sox 1–2 Fedde (1–0) Wacha (1–2) García (1) 10,412 12–7 L1
20 April 19 Orioles 9–4 Marsh (3–0) Kremer (0–2) — 17,073 13–7 W1
21 April 20 Orioles 7–9 Burnes (3–0) Ragans (0–2) Kimbrel (5) 23,118 13–8 L1
22 April 21 Orioles 0–5 Irvin (1–1) Lugo (3–1) — 18,044 13–9 L2
23 April 22 Blue Jays 3–5 Kikuchi (2–1) Singer (2–1) Romano (3) 10,004 13–10 L3
24 April 23 Blue Jays 3–2 Stratton (2–1) Gausman (0–3) McArthur (5) 11,357 14–10 W1
25 April 24 Blue Jays 3–2 Schreiber (2–0) Rodríguez (0–1) McArthur (6) 10,282 15–10 W2
26 April 25 Blue Jays 2–1 (5) Ragans (1–2) Berríos (4–1) — 9,740 16–10 W3
27 April 26 @ Tigers 8–0 Lugo (4–1) Olson (0–4) — 17,251 17–10 W4
28 April 27 @ Tigers 5–6 Faedo (2–1) Stratton (2–2) Foley (8) 22,734 17–11 L1
29 April 28 @ Tigers 1–4 Skubal (4–0) Wacha (1–3) Foley (9) 18,794 17–12 L2
30 April 29 @ Blue Jays 5–6 Cabrera (1–0) Bowlan (0–1) Pearson (1) 29,879 17–13 L3
31 April 30 @ Blue Jays 4–1 Ragans (2–2) Berríos (4–2) McArthur (7) 27,189 18–13 W1
May: 17–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
32 May 1 @ Blue Jays 6–1 Lugo (5–1) Bassitt (2–5) — 32,307 19–13 W2
33 May 3 Rangers 7–1 Schreiber (3–0) Winn (0–1) — 25,690 20–13 W3
34 May 4 Rangers 4–15 Sborz (1–0) Wacha (1–4) — 26,002 20–14 L1
35 May 5 Rangers 2–3 (10) Yates (3–0) McArthur (1–1) Robertson (1) 20,613 20–15 L2
36 May 6 Brewers 3–2 Anderson (2–1) Koenig (2–1) Stratton (2) 10,005 21–15 W1
37 May 7 Brewers 5–6 Koenig (3–1) McArthur (1–2) Megill (3) 14,657 21–16 L1
38 May 8 Brewers 6–4 Singer (3–1) Ross (1–4) McArthur (8) 22,430 22–16 W1
39 May 9 @ Angels 10–4 Wacha (2–4) Detmers (3–4) — 23,568 23–16 W2
40 May 10 @ Angels 2–1 Duffey (1–0) Estévez (0–2) Schreiber (1) 29,126 24–16 W3
41 May 11 @ Angels 3–9 Anderson (3–4) Ragans (2–3) — 31,593 24–17 L1
42 May 12 @ Angels 4–2 Lugo (6–1) Sandoval (2–6) McArthur (9) 27,723 25–17 W1
43 May 13 @ Mariners 2–6 Kirby (4–3) Singer (3–2) Muñoz (6) 14,984 25–18 L1
44 May 14 @ Mariners 4–2 Wacha (3–4) Gilbert (3–2) McArthur (10) 20,665 26–18 W1
45 May 15 @ Mariners 2–4 Woo (1–0) Marsh (3–1) Muñoz (7) 22,233 26–19 L1
46 May 17 Athletics 6–2 Ragans (3–3) Spence (3–2) — 24,585 27–19 W1
47 May 18 Athletics 5–3 Lugo (7–1) Stripling (1–8) McArthur (11) 22,014 28–19 W2
48 May 19 Athletics 8–4 Singer (4–2) Sears (3–3) — 20,035 29–19 W3
49 May 20 Tigers 8–3 Wacha (4–4) Olson (0–5) Stratton (3) 12,986 30–19 W4
50 May 21 Tigers 10–3 Marsh (4–1) Mize (1–3) — 14,031 31–19 W5
51 May 22 Tigers 8–3 Ragans (4–3) Skubal (6–1) — 15,004 32–19 W6
52 May 24 @ Rays 8–1 Lugo (8–1) Alexander (2–3) — 16,368 33–19 W7
53 May 25 @ Rays 7–4 (11) McArthur (2–2) Lovelady (0–3) Anderson (1) 20,309 34–19 W8
54 May 26 @ Rays 1–4 Cleavinger (4–0) Wacha (4–5) Fairbanks (5) 20,789 34–20 L1
55 May 27 @ Twins 5–6 Ryan (4–3) Marsh (4–2) Durán (7) 17,508 34–21 L2
56 May 28 @ Twins 2–4 Woods Richardson (2–0) Ragans (4–4) Durán (8) 15,174 34–22 L2
57 May 29 @ Twins 6–1 Lugo (9–1) Ober (5–3) — 18,130 35–22 W1
58 May 30 @ Twins 6–7 Thielbar (2–1) Stratton (2–3) Durán (9) 22,542 35–23 L1
59 May 31 Padres 8–11 Matsui (3–0) Schreiber (3–1) Suárez (17) 30,006 35–24 L2
June: 12–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 3–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
60 June 1 Padres 3–7 Vásquez (1–3) Marsh (4–3) — 25,266 35–25 L3
61 June 2 Padres 4–3 Klein (1–0) Matsui (3–1) — 21,825 36–25 W1
62 June 4 @ Guardians 5–8 Smith (3–0) Long (0–1) Clase (19) 23,260 36–26 L1
— June 5 @ Guardians Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26
63 June 6 @ Guardians 4–3 Long (1–1) Gaddis (3–2) McArthur (12) 26,344 37–26 W1
64 June 7 Mariners 10–9 Anderson (3–1) Stanek (3–1) — 25,178 38–26 W2
65 June 8 Mariners 8–4 Marsh (5–3) Castillo (5–7) — 18,351 39–26 W3
66 June 9 Mariners 5–6 (10) Baumann (3–0) McArthur (2–3) Saucedo (3) 20,926 39–27 L1
67 June 10 Yankees 2–4 Rodón (9–2) Lugo (9–2) Tonkin (1) 24,038 39–28 L2
68 June 11 Yankees 1–10 Stroman (6–2) Singer (4–3) — 22,437 39–29 L3
69 June 12 Yankees 5–11 Poteet (3–0) Altavilla (0–1) — 25,132 39–30 L4
70 June 13 Yankees 4–3 McArthur (3–3) Holmes (1–2) — 21,875 40–30 W1
71 June 14 @ Dodgers 3–4 Hudson (3–1) Smith (0–3) Vesia (3) 49,580 40–31 L1
72 June 15 @ Dodgers 7–2 Lugo (10–2) Treinen (2–1) — 50,423 41–31 W1
73 June 16 @ Dodgers 0–3 Glasnow (7–5) Singer (4–3) Phillips (10) 52,789 41–32 L1
74 June 18 @ Athletics 5–7 Harris (1–0) Marsh (5–4) Miller (13) 7,013 41–33 L2
75 June 19 @ Athletics 1–5 Medina (1–2) Ragans (4–5) — 4,557 41–34 L3
76 June 20 @ Athletics 3–2 McArthur (4–3) Nittoli (0–1) Stratton (4) 8,753 42–34 W1
77 June 21 @ Rangers 2–6 Eovaldi (4–3) Schreiber (3–2) — 37,678 42–35 L1
78 June 22 @ Rangers 0–6 Gray (3–3) Wacha (4–6) — 38,301 42–36 L2
79 June 23 @ Rangers 0–4 Scherzer (1–0) Marsh (5–5) Ureña (1) 35,762 42–37 L3
80 June 24 Marlins 4–1 Ragans (5–5) Muñoz (1–3) McArthur (13) 16,817 43–37 W1
81 June 25 Marlins 1–2 Puk (2–8) Hernández (0–1) Scott (10) 16,119 43–38 L1
82 June 26 Marlins 5–1 Zerpa (1–0) Brazobán (0–1) — 14,132 44–38 W1
83 June 27 Guardians 2–1 Long (2–1) Lively (7–4) McArthur (14) 23,340 45–38 W2
84 June 28 Guardians 10–3 Marsh (6–5) McKenzie (3–5) — 20,691 46–38 W3
85 June 29 Guardians 2–7 Bibee (7–2) Ragans (5–6) — 24,153 46–39 L1
86 June 30 Guardians 6–2 Lugo (11–2) Allen (8–4) — 27,691 47–39 W1
July: 13–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
87 July 2 Rays 1–5 Littell (3–5) Singer (4–5) — 16,865 47–40 L1
88 July 3 Rays 4–2 Wacha (5–6) Pepiot (4–5) McArthur (15) 23,268 48–40 W1
89 July 4 Rays 8–10 Eflin (5–5) Marsh (6–6) Fairbanks (14) 28,358 48–41 L1
90 July 5 @ Rockies 2–4 Vodnik (2–1) Schreiber (3–3) Beeks (8) 48,321 48–42 L2
91 July 6 @ Rockies 1–3 Gomber (2–5) Lugo (11–3) Vodnik (1) 33,748 48–43 L3
92 July 7 @ Rockies 10–1 Singer (5–5) Gordon (0–1) — 32,180 49–43 W1
— July 9 @ Cardinals Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 10[6]
93 July 10 (1) @ Cardinals 6–4 Marsh (7–6) Pallante (4–4) McArthur (16) 32,108 50–43 W2
94 July 10 (2) @ Cardinals 8–5 Wacha (6–6) Graceffo (0–1) McArthur (17) 37,898 51–43 W3
95 July 12 @ Red Sox 6–1 Ragans (6–6) Criswell (3–4) — 34,894 52–43 W4
96 July 13 @ Red Sox 0–5 Crawford (6–7) Lugo (11–4) — 32,378 52–44 L1
97 July 14 @ Red Sox 4–5 Bello (10–5) Singer (5–6) Jansen (19) 35,351 52–45 L2
94th All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas
98 July 19 White Sox 7–1 Wacha (7–6) Flexen (2–9) — 26,693 53–45 W1
99 July 20 White Sox 6–1 Singer (6–6) Cannon (1–4) — 27,545 54–45 W2
100 July 21 White Sox 4–1 Lugo (12–4) Brebbia (0–5) — 22,226 55–45 W3
101 July 22 Diamondbacks 10–4 Ragans (7–6) Díaz (1–1) — 16,275 56–45 W4
102 July 23 Diamondbacks 2–6 Montgomery (7–5) Marsh (7–7) — 21,993 56–46 L1
103 July 24 Diamondbacks 6–8 Mantiply (4–2) McArthur (4–4) — 15,931 56–47 L2
104 July 26 Cubs 6–0 Singer (7–6) Hendricks (2–9) — 36,351 57–47 W1
105 July 27 Cubs 4–9 Imanaga (9–2) Lugo (12–5) — 31,784 57–48 L1
106 July 28 Cubs 3–7 Assad (5–3) Ragans (7–7) — 24,839 57–49 L2
107 July 29 @ White Sox 8–5 Stratton (3–3) Brebbia (0–6) McArthur (18) 12,179 58–49 W1
108 July 30 @ White Sox 4–3 Wacha (8–6) Ellard (0–1) Long (1) 15,360 59–49 W2
109 July 31 @ White Sox 10–3 Singer (8–6) Thorpe (3–3) — 14,112 60–49 W3
August: 15–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 10–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
110 August 1 @ Tigers 7–1 Lugo (13–5) Montero (1–5) — 15,743 61–49 W4
111 August 2 @ Tigers 9–2 Ragans (8–7) Skubal (12–4) — 21,035 62–49 W5
112 August 3 @ Tigers 5–6 (11) Foley (3–3) McArthur (4–5) — 35,210 62–50 L1
113 August 4 @ Tigers 3–2 Stratton (4–3) Miller (5–7) Harvey (1) 25,990 63–50 W1
114 August 5 Red Sox 5–9 Paxton (9–3) Singer (8–7) — 20,087 63–51 L1
115 August 6 Red Sox 5–6 Bernardino (4–3) Lugo (13–6) Jansen (21) 21,386 63–52 L2
116 August 7 Red Sox 8–4 Ragans (9–7) Crawford (7–9) — 16,550 64–52 W1
117 August 9 Cardinals 5–8 Liberatore (3–3) Smith (0–4) Helsley (37) 34,066 64–53 L1
118 August 10 Cardinals 8–3 Wacha (9–6) Fernandez (1–4) Erceg (4) 36,799 65–53 W1
119 August 12 @ Twins 3–8 López (11–8) Singer (8–8) — 22,173 65–54 L1
120 August 13 @ Twins 3–13 Matthews (1–0) Lugo (13–7) — 25,885 65–55 L2
121 August 14 @ Twins 4–1 Ragans (10–7) Varland (0–5) Erceg (5) 27,560 66–55 W1
122 August 16 @ Reds 7–1 Lorenzen (6–6) Martinez (6–6) — 32,500 67–55 W2
123 August 17 @ Reds 13–1 Wacha (10–6) Lodolo (9–5) — 35,430 68–55 W3
124 August 18 @ Reds 8–1 Singer (9–8) Abbott (10–10) — 30,388 69–55 W4
125 August 19 Angels 5–3 Lugo (14–7) Fulmer (0–4) Schreiber (2) 15,091 70–55 W5
126 August 20 Angels 5–9 Anderson (10–11) Ragans (10–8) — 16,310 70–56 L1
127 August 21 Angels 3–0 Lorenzen (7–6) Cueto (0–1) Erceg (6) 13,009 71–56 W1
128 August 23 Phillies 7–4 Wacha (11–6) Walker (3–5) Erceg (7) 25,491 72–56 W2
129 August 24 Phillies 2–11 Suárez (11–5) Singer (9–9) — 27,002 72–57 L1
130 August 25 Phillies 3–11 Allard (2–0) Lugo (14–8) — 18,193 72–58 L2
131 August 26 (1) @ Guardians 4–3 Schreiber (4–3) Gaddis (4–3) Erceg (8) 17,738 73–58 W1
132 August 26 (2) @ Guardians 9–4 Long (3–1) Allen (8–5) Lynch IV (1) 16,856 74–58 W2
133 August 27 @ Guardians 6–1 McArthur (5–5) Williams (2–7) — 19,820 75–58 W3
134 August 28 @ Guardians 5–7 Morgan (2–0) Erceg (2–4) Clase (39) 19,722 75–59 L1
135 August 29 @ Astros 3–6 Pressly (1–3) Erceg (2–5) Hader (29) 32,070 75–60 L2
136 August 30 @ Astros 2–3 Hader (7–7) McArthur (5–6) — 37,279 75–61 L3
137 August 31 @ Astros 2–5 Kikuchi (7–9) Ragans (10–9) Pressly (3) 37,776 75–62 L4
September: 11–14 (Home: 4–8; Away: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
138 September 1 @ Astros 2–7 Blanco (10–6) Marsh (7–8) — 40,229 75–63 L5
139 September 2 Guardians 2–4 Williams (3–7) Wacha (11–7) Clase (41) 30,612 75–64 L6
140 September 3 Guardians 1–7 Bibee (11–6) Singer (9–10) — 14,813 75–65 L7
141 September 4 Guardians 4–1 Lugo (15–8) Lively (11–9) Erceg (9) 14,094 76–65 W1
142 September 6 Twins 5–0 Ragans (11–9) Matthews (1–3) — 19,484 77–65 W2
143 September 7 Twins 4–2 Lynch IV (1–0) Durán (6–9) Erceg (10) 29,160 78–65 W3
144 September 8 Twins 2–0 Wacha (12–7) Woods Richardson (5–4) Erceg (11) 26,477 79–65 W4
145 September 9 @ Yankees 4–10 Cousins (2–1) McArthur (5–7) — 35,308 79–66 L1
146 September 10 @ Yankees 5–0 Lugo (16–8) Stroman (10–8) — 34,485 80–66 W1
147 September 11 @ Yankees 3–4 (11) Weaver (5–3) Bubic (0–1) — 40,080 80–67 L1
148 September 13 @ Pirates 8–3 Marsh (8–8) Ortiz (6–6) — 24,748 81–67 W1
149 September 14 @ Pirates 5–1 Wacha (13–7) Keller (11–10) — 15,439 82–67 W2
150 September 15 @ Pirates 3–4 Mlodzinski (3–5) Singer (9–11) Chapman (9) 20,078 82–68 L1
151 September 16 Tigers 6–7 Hanifee (1–1) Long (3–2) Foley (24) 18,920 82–69 L2
152 September 17 Tigers 1–3 (10) Holton (7–1) Erceg (2–6) Foley (25) 21,086 82–70 L3
153 September 18 Tigers 2–4 Skubal (17–4) Marsh (8–9) Vest (2) 16,279 82–71 L4
154 September 20 Giants 1–2 Black (1–4) Wacha (13–8) Doval (23) 22,117 82–72 L5
155 September 21 Giants 0–9 Roupp (1–1) Singer (9–12) — 24,189 82–73 L6
156 September 22 Giants 0–2 Snell (5–3) Lugo (16–9) Walker (9) 24,189 82–74 L7
157 September 24 @ Nationals 1–0 (10) Zerpa (2–0) Finnegan (3–7) Erceg (12) 14,477 83–74 W1
158 September 25 @ Nationals 3–0 Lynch IV (2–0) Herz (4–9) Erceg (13) 16,670 84–74 W2
159 September 26 @ Nationals 7–4 Bubic (1–1) Finnegan (3–8) Erceg (14) 14,357 85–74 W3
160 September 27* @ Braves 0–3 Fried (11–10) Singer (9–13) Iglesias (33) 36,212 85–75 L1
161 September 28 @ Braves 1–2 Iglesias (6–2) Long (3–3) — 38,775 85–76 L2
162 September 29 @ Braves 4–2 Marsh (9–9) Morton (8–10) Bubic (1) 39,043 86–76 W1
* Despite losing to Atlanta on September 27, the Royals clinched a playoff berth on this day by virtue of a Minnesota loss.

Postseason

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Game log

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2024 Game Log: 3–3 (Home 0–2, Road 3–1)
AL Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home 0–0, Road 2–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 1 @ Orioles 1–0 Ragans (1–0) Burnes (0–1) Erceg (1) 41,506 1–0
2 October 2 @ Orioles 2–1 Zerpa (1–0) Pérez (0–1) Erceg (2) 38,698 2–0
AL Division Series: 1–3 (Home 0–2, Road 1–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 5 @ Yankees 5–6 Holmes (1–0) Lorenzen (0–1) Weaver (1) 48,790 0–1
2 October 7 @ Yankees 4–2 Zerpa (2–0) Rodón (0–1) Erceg (3) 48,034 1–1
3 October 9 Yankees 2–3 Kahnle (1–0) Bubic (0–1) Weaver (2) 40,312 1–2
4 October 10 Yankees 1–3 Cole (1–0) Wacha (0–1) Weaver (3) 39,012 1–3

Postseason rosters

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Playoff rosters
American League Wild Card Series
American League Division Series

Roster

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2024 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Yellow background = Team leader in category.

Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Bobby Witt Jr. 161 636 125 211 45 11 32 109 31 57 .332 .588
Salvador Pérez 158 590 58 160 28 0 27 104 0 44 .271 .456
Maikel García 157 575 84 131 27 5 7 58 37 42 .231 .332
Vinnie Pasquantino 131 496 64 130 30 2 19 97 1 40 .262 .446
MJ Melendez 135 412 44 85 23 3 17 44 4 35 .206 .400
Hunter Renfroe 120 385 44 88 18 0 15 52 1 36 .229 .392
Kyle Isbel 136 384 62 88 13 8 8 42 11 27 .229 .367
Freddy Fermín 111 339 40 92 14 0 6 36 2 23 .271 .366
Michael Massey 100 332 45 86 17 2 14 45 1 15 .259 .449
Adam Frazier 104 262 35 53 10 1 4 22 3 22 .202 .294
Garrett Hampson 113 213 16 49 13 1 0 16 7 14 .230 .300
Nelson Velázquez 64 205 31 41 8 1 8 27 2 19 .200 .366
Nick Loftin 56 148 15 28 4 0 1 14 1 19 .189 .236
Dairon Blanco 88 120 37 31 4 0 4 13 31 8 .258 .392
Paul DeJong 37 108 15 24 3 0 6 15 0 9 .222 .417
Tommy Pham 23 101 9 23 3 1 2 8 1 3 .228 .337
Yuli Gurriel 18 54 7 13 3 0 0 6 1 9 .241 .296
Robbie Grossman 16 32 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 .125 .125
Drew Waters 7 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .188 .250
CJ Alexander 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125
Tyler Gentry 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team totals 162 5421 735 1343 264 35 170 711 134 429 .248 .403

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Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; Hits = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Seth Lugo 16 9 3.00 33 33 0 206.2 177 75 69 48 181
Cole Ragans 11 9 3.14 32 32 0 186.1 146 71 65 67 223
Brady Singer 9 13 3.71 32 32 0 179.2 175 77 74 54 170
Michael Wacha 13 8 3.35 29 29 0 166.2 154 65 62 45 145
Alec Marsh 9 9 4.53 26 25 0 129.0 123 70 65 39 123
Chris Stratton 4 3 5.55 57 0 4 58.1 53 38 36 33 44
James McArthur 5 7 4.92 57 0 18 56.2 68 36 31 14 49
Ángel Zerpa 2 0 3.86 60 0 0 53.2 59 24 23 19 49
John Schreiber 4 3 3.66 59 0 2 51.2 48 23 21 20 46
Daniel Lynch IV 2 0 3.32 16 3 1 43.1 29 17 16 14 39
Sam Long 3 3 3.16 43 0 1 42.2 34 17 15 17 44
Will Smith 0 4 6.53 45 0 1 41.1 45 31 30 15 29
Nick Anderson 3 1 4.04 37 0 1 35.2 35 17 16 15 29
Kris Bubic 1 1 2.67 27 0 1 30.1 26 12 9 5 39
Carlos Hernández 0 1 3.30 27 0 0 30.0 24 14 11 16 27
Michael Lorenzen 2 0 1.57 7 6 0 28.2 19 6 5 12 22
Lucas Erceg 0 3 2.88 23 0 11 25.0 18 9 8 3 31
Matt Sauer 0 0 7.71 14 0 0 16.1 23 14 14 11 9
Tyler Duffey 1 0 5.00 9 0 0 9.0 7 5 5 8 10
Hunter Harvey 0 0 6.35 6 0 1 5.2 8 4 4 4 5
Will Klein 1 0 6.35 5 0 0 5.2 10 4 4 2 6
Steven Cruz 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 4
Jordan Lyles 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 2 3
Dan Altavilla 0 1 14.73 5 1 0 3.2 5 6 6 3 5
Colin Selby 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 3 2 2 0
Jonathan Bowlan 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 2.2 6 4 4 3 3
Anthony Veneziano 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 1 2
Nick Pratto 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Garrett Hampson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Loftin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Walter Pennington 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Team totals 86 76 3.76 162 162 41 1428.0 1303 644 596 472 1339

Source:[2]

Farm system

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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

References

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  1. ^ Sepe-Chepuru, Shanthi (September 29, 2024). "Biggest single-season win gains in divisional era". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Anderson, R.J. (September 27, 2024). "Royals clinch playoff berth: Kansas City becomes second MLB team ever to go from 100 losses to postseason". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Passan, Jeff (December 10, 2023). "Royals, Will Smith reach 1-year, $5 million deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Royals make waves by spending big on big names". MLB.com. December 19, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Royals continue busy offseason, sign Stratton to one-year deal". MLB.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Royals-Cards rained out Tuesday; doubleheader Wednesday". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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