2020 Kansas City Royals season
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| Record | 26–34 |
| Divisional place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | John Sherman |
| General manager(s) | Dayton Moore |
| Manager(s) | Mike Matheny |
| Local television | Fox Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc) |
| Local radio | KCSP 610 AM (Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, Rex Hudler, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc, Jeff Montgomery) |
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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]
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Contents
Offseason
- November 2, 2019: Alex Gordon (OF) elected free agency.
- November 5, 2019: Trevor Oaks (P) claimed off waivers by San Francisco.
- November 6, 2019: Jacob Barnes (P) released.
- November 20, 2019: Jorge Bonifacio (OF) (released 11/25), Nick Dini (C), Conner Greene (P), and Arnaldo Hernandez (P) designated for assignment.
- November 20, 2019: Foster Griffin (P), Carlos Hernandez (P), Nick Heath (OF), and Jeison Guzmán (SS) added to 40-man roster.
- December 2, 2019: Cheslor Cuthbert (1B/3B), Humberto Arteaga (INF), Jesse Hahn (P), and Erick Mejia (INF) elected free agency.
- December 12, 2019: Selected Stephen Woods from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft.
- December 13, 2019: Signed free agent Jesse Hahn (P) to a major league contract.
- December 23, 2019: Traded Cristian Perez (INF) to the New York Yankees for Chance Adams (P).[5]
- December 27, 2019: Finalized signing of free agent Maikel Franco.
- January 22, 2020: Signed free agent Alex Gordon (OF) and designated Heath Fillmyer (P) for assignment.[6]
- March 25, 2020: Selected the contract of Trevor Rosenthal (P) and designated Eric Skoglund (P) for assignment.[7]
Season standings
American League Central
| 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 |
American League Wild Card
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | nan |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | nan |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | nan |
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Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | nan | — |
Record against opponents
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2020 American League Records
Source: AL Standings Head-to-head |
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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 | |||||||||||||
Game log
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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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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member |
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Roster
Farm system
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On June 30, 2020, Minor League Baseball announced that the 2020 season would not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
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- Kansas City Royals Official Site
- 2020 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
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