2020 Kansas City Royals season

The 2020 Kansas City Royals season was the 52nd season for the franchise, and their 48th at Kauffman Stadium. The 2020 season was the first under new owner John Sherman, whose purchase of the team was approved by the MLB on November 21, 2019.[1] It was also the first season under manager Mike Matheny, replacing Ned Yost after having a nine-season tenure.[2] The team finished with a 26–34 win-loss record, landing them fourth place in the American League Central.

2020 Kansas City Royals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record26–34 (.433)
Divisional place4th
Other information
Owner(s)John Sherman
General manager(s)Dayton Moore
Manager(s)Mike Matheny
Local televisionFox Sports Kansas City
(Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc)
Local radioKCSP 610 AM
(Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, Rex Hudler, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc, Jeff Montgomery)
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[3] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[4] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[5]

Offseason

Season standings

American League Central
AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 3624 0.600 — 24–7 12–17
Cleveland Indians 3525 0.583 1 18–12 17–13
Chicago White Sox 3525 0.583 1 18–12 17–13
Kansas City Royals 2634 0.433 10 15–15 11–19
Detroit Tigers 2335 0.397 12 12–15 11–20

American League Wild Card
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 4020 0.667
Oakland Athletics 3624 0.600
Minnesota Twins 3624 0.600


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
Cleveland Indians 3525 0.583
New York Yankees 3327 0.550
Houston Astros 2931 0.483


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Chicago White Sox 3525 0.583 +3
Toronto Blue Jays 3228 0.533 —
Seattle Mariners 2733 0.450 5
Los Angeles Angels 2634 0.433 6
Kansas City Royals 2634 0.433 6
Baltimore Orioles 2535 0.417 7
Boston Red Sox 2436 0.400 8
Detroit Tigers 2335 0.397 8
Texas Rangers 2238 0.367 10

Record against opponents
2020 American League Records

Source: AL Standings Head-to-head

Team CWS CLE DET KC MIN NL
Chicago —2–89–19–15–510–10
Cleveland 8–2—7–35–53–712–8
Detroit 1–93–7—4–64–611–7
Kansas City 1–95–56–4—5–59–11
Minnesota 5–57–36–45–5—13–7

Game log
2020 game log: 26–34 (Home: 15–15; Away: 11–19)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Royals team member

Roster
2020 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

  • 80 Ryan Eigsti (bullpen catcher)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball

On June 30, 2020, Minor League Baseball announced that the 2020 season would not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Omaha Storm Chasers Pacific Coast League
AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals Texas League
A-Advanced Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League
A Lexington Legends South Atlantic League
Rookie Burlington Royals Appalachian League
Rookie Idaho Falls Chukars Pioneer League
Rookie AZL Royals Arizona League
Rookie DSL Royals Dominican Summer League

References
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  2. Flanagan, Jeffrey (October 31, 2019). "Royals name Mike Matheny manager". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. Worthy, Lynn (November 1, 2019). "Royals decline Alex Gordon's offer, makes veteran free agent". kansascity.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. Reuter, Joel (November 5, 2019). "Giants: How can waiver claim Trevor Oaks help the team in 2020?". aroundthefoghorn.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. Adams, Steve (November 6, 2019). "Royals release Jacob Barnes". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. "Royals add four players to 40-man roster; Bonifacio, Dini among four DFA'd". foxsports.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. Flanagan, Jeffrey (November 20, 2019). "Royals DFA Bonifacio, Dini among roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  11. Kappel, Nick (November 20, 2019). "Royals add four players to 40-man roster". royals.mlblogs.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. Foote, Jordan (December 2, 2019). "Royals: Cuthbert, Arteaga, Hahn, Mejia non-tendered". kingsofkauffman.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  13. Rickman, Cody (December 3, 2020). "Kansas City Royals: Non-tendered bargain free agent targets for 2020". kckingdom.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  14. Kappel, Nick (December 12, 2019). "Royals select Stephen Woods Jr. in Rule 5 draft". royals.mlblogs.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  15. Flanagan, Jeffrey (December 13, 2019). "Royals re-sign Hahn to boost bullpen". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  16. "Yankees Trade Chance Adams to Royals". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  17. Polishuk, Mark (December 19, 2019). "Royals to sign Maikel Franco". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  18. "Alex Gordon Returning for 14th Season with Royals on One-Year Deal". ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  19. "Royals' Trevor Rosenthal: Contract Selected by Team". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  20. Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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