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2020 Kansas City Royals season
Major League Baseball team 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 MLB on November 21, 2019.[1] It was also the first season under manager Mike Matheny, replacing Ned Yost after having a ten-season tenure.[2] The team finished with a 26–34 win–loss record, landing them fourth place in the American League Central.
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| 2020 Kansas City Royals | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Record | 26–34 (.433) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | John Sherman | |||
| General managers | Dayton Moore | |||
| Managers | Mike Matheny | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc) | |||
| Radio | KCSP 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]
- November 2, 2019: Alex Gordon (OF) elected free agency.[6]
- November 5, 2019: Trevor Oaks (P) claimed off waivers by San Francisco.[7]
- November 6, 2019: Jacob Barnes (P) released.[8]
- November 20, 2019: Jorge Bonifacio (OF) (released 11/25), Nick Dini (C), Conner Greene (P), and Arnaldo Hernandez (P) designated for assignment.[9][10]
- November 20, 2019: Foster Griffin (P), Carlos Hernandez (P), Nick Heath (OF), and Jeison Guzmán (SS) added to 40-man roster.[11]
- December 2, 2019: Cheslor Cuthbert (1B/3B), Humberto Arteaga (INF), Jesse Hahn (P), and Erick Mejia (INF) elected free agency.[12][13]
- December 12, 2019: Selected Stephen Woods from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft.[14]
- December 13, 2019: Signed free agent Jesse Hahn (P) to a major league contract.[15]
- December 23, 2019: Traded Cristian Perez (INF) to the New York Yankees for Chance Adams (P).[16]
- December 27, 2019: Finalized signing of free agent Maikel Franco.[17]
- January 22, 2020: Signed free agent Alex Gordon (OF) and designated Heath Fillmyer (P) for assignment.[18]
- March 25, 2020: Selected the contract of Trevor Rosenthal (P) and designated Eric Skoglund (P) for assignment.[19]
American League Central
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| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | 0.600 | — | 24–7 | 12–17 |
| Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 1 | 18–12 | 17–13 |
| Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 1 | 18–12 | 17–13 |
| Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 10 | 15–15 | 11–19 |
| Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | 0.397 | 12 | 12–15 | 11–20 |
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American League Wild Card
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| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | 0.667 |
| Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
| Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
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| Division 2nd Place | W | L | Pct. |
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| Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | 0.583 |
| New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | 0.550 |
| Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | 0.483 |
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| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
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| Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | +3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | 0.533 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | 0.450 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | 0.397 | 8 |
| Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | 0.367 | 10 |
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Record against opponents
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| Team | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NL | |||||||||||||
| Chicago | — | 2–8 | 9–1 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 8–2 | — | 7–3 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 12–8 | |||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1–9 | 3–7 | — | 4–6 | 4–6 | 11–7 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 1–9 | 5–5 | 6–4 | — | 5–5 | 9–11 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5–5 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 5–5 | — | 13–7 | |||||||||||||
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| 2020 game log: 26–34 (Home: 15–15; Away: 11–19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 3–5 (Home: 0–1; Away: 3–4)
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August: 11–16 (Home: 7–6; Away: 4–10)
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September: 12–13 (Home: 8–8; Away: 4–5)
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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| Whit Merrifield | 60 | 248 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 12 | .282 | .440 |
| Maikel Franco | 60 | 223 | 23 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 16 | .278 | .457 |
| Adalberto Mondesí | 59 | 219 | 33 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 11 | .256 | .416 |
| Nicky Lopez | 56 | 169 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | .201 | .266 |
| Alex Gordon | 50 | 163 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 18 | .209 | .307 |
| Hunter Dozier | 44 | 158 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | .228 | .392 |
| Salvador Pérez | 37 | 150 | 22 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .633 |
| Jorge Soler | 43 | 149 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 19 | .228 | .443 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 42 | 113 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | .195 | .301 |
| Ryan McBroom | 36 | 81 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .247 | .506 |
| Edward Olivares | 18 | 62 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .419 |
| Bubba Starling | 35 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .169 | .237 |
| Cam Gallagher | 25 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .283 | .434 |
| Franchy Cordero | 16 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .211 | .447 |
| Brett Phillips | 18 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .226 | .387 |
| Meibrys Viloria | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .238 |
| Erick Mejia | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .143 |
| Nick Heath | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .154 | .231 |
| Matt Reynolds | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 |
| Oscar Hernández | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1988 | 248 | 485 | 97 | 7 | 68 | 237 | 49 | 172 | .244 | .402 |
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Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Brady Singer | 4 | 5 | 4.06 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 64.1 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 61 |
| Danny Duffy | 4 | 4 | 4.95 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 56.1 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 57 |
| Brad Keller | 5 | 3 | 2.47 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 54.2 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| Kris Bubic | 1 | 6 | 4.32 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.0 | 52 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 49 |
| Scott Barlow | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30.0 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| Greg Holland | 3 | 0 | 1.91 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 28.1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| Josh Staumont | 2 | 1 | 2.45 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| Jakob Junis | 0 | 2 | 6.39 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25.1 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 19 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1 | 0 | 1.57 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Jake Newberry | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| Jesse Hahn | 1 | 0 | 0.52 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 17.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14.2 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Ian Kennedy | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Matt Harvey | 0 | 3 | 11.57 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11.2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Chance Adams | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabe Speier | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Glen Sparkman | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ronald Bolaños | 0 | 2 | 12.27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Randy Rosario | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Scott Blewett | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Foster Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Lovelady | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge López | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 34 | 4.30 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 517.0 | 500 | 272 | 247 | 211 | 517 |
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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]
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- "John Sherman Approved as New Royals Owner". espn.com. ESPN. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- Flanagan, Jeffrey (October 31, 2019). "Royals name Mike Matheny manager". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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- Rickman, Cody (December 3, 2020). "Kansas City Royals: Non-tendered bargain free agent targets for 2020". kckingdom.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- Kappel, Nick (December 12, 2019). "Royals select Stephen Woods Jr. in Rule 5 draft". royals.mlblogs.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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- "Yankees Trade Chance Adams to Royals". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Polishuk, Mark (December 19, 2019). "Royals to sign Maikel Franco". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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- 2020 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference