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Major League Baseball team season
The 2024 Kansas City Royals season is the 56th season for the franchise, and their 52nd at Kauffman Stadium . It is also the team's second season under the management of Matt Quatraro .
Offseason [ edit ]
The Royals in 2023 finished 56–106, worse than their 65–97 record in 2022 .
Transactions [ edit ]
November 2023 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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.[1]
December 12
Royals signed right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo to a 2 year, $30 million contract.[2]
December 15
Royals signed right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton to a 1 year, $3.5 million contract.[3]
December 18
Royals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a 1 year, $16 million contract.[2] 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 [ edit ]
February 2024 [ edit ]
February 5
Royals signed shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to a 11 year, $288.7 million contract extension
Regular season [ edit ]
American League Central [ edit ]
American League Wild Card [ edit ]
Record against opponents [ edit ]
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
HOU
KC
LAA
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Baltimore
—
3–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–2
4–2
3–0
3–1
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
5–4
Boston
0–3
—
0–0
2–5
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–2
1–2
0–0
3–0
2–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
7–1
Chicago
0–0
0–0
—
1–2
0–3
0–0
1–6
0–0
0–7
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–1
0–0
0–0
3–8
Cleveland
0–0
5–2
2–1
—
1–0
1–1
0–0
2–1
2–0
1–2
6–1
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
Detroit
0–0
0–0
3–0
0–1
—
0–0
2–1
0–0
4–3
0–3
1–2
0–0
2–1
1–3
0–0
5–3
Houston
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–1
0–0
—
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–4
0–0
1–2
0–0
4–3
2–1
3–8
Kansas City
2–4
0–0
6–1
0–0
1–2
3–0
—
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
5–2
2–2
Los Angeles
2–4
2–4
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–4
0–0
0–0
4–6
Minnesota
0–3
2–1
7–0
0–2
3–4
0–0
2–1
3–0
—
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–3
New York
1–3
0–0
0–0
2–1
3–0
4–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
2–2
0–0
2–1
0–0
3–3
6–3
Oakland
2–1
0–3
0–0
1–6
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
—
0–0
0–0
2–4
0–0
8–4
Seattle
0–0
2–2
0–0
1–2
0–0
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
2–1
1–2
11–7
Tampa Bay
0–0
0–0
1–3
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
4–3
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
—
1–2
2–2
8–4
Texas
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–1
3–4
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–2
1–2
2–1
—
0–0
6–5
Toronto
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
2–5
0–0
0–0
3–3
0–0
2–1
2–2
0–0
—
6–6
Updated with the results of all games through May 6, 2024.
Game log [ edit ]
Legend
Royals Win
Royals Loss
Game Postponed
2024 Game Log: 34–20 (Home: 21–8; Away: 13–12)
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: 16–7 (Home: 9–3; Away: 7–4)
#
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
–
—
–
56
May 28
@ Twins
–
—
–
57
May 29
@ Twins
–
—
–
58
May 30
@ Twins
–
—
–
59
May 31
Padres
–
—
–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Current roster [ edit ]
Active roster
Inactive roster
Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation
Bullpen
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
60-day injured list
Restricted list
Farm system [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Passan, Jeff (December 10, 2023). "Royals, Will Smith reach 1-year, $5 million deal" . ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ a b "Royals make waves by spending big on big names" . MLB.com . December 19, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ "Royals continue busy offseason, sign Stratton to one-year deal" . MLB.com . December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
External links [ edit ]
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