2021 Kansas City Royals season

The 2021 Kansas City Royals season is the 53rd season for the franchise, and their 49th at Kauffman Stadium.

2021 Kansas City Royals
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Kauffman Stadium (since 1973) Kansas City, Missouri (since 1969)
Other information
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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Regular season

American League Central

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Cleveland Indians	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Detroit Tigers	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Kansas City Royals	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Minnesota Twins	0	0	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	-nan
Chicago White Sox	0	0	-nan
Houston Astros	0	0	-nan

Wild Card teams (Top two qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

2021 American League Records Source: AL Standings Head-to-head
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Boston	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Kansas City	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Minnesota	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Oakland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Seattle	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Tampa Bay	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
Texas	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
Toronto	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0

Updated with the results of all games through xxx xx, 2021.

Game log

2021 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 1 Rangers – — – 2 April 3 Rangers – — – 3 April 4 Rangers – — – 4 April 5 @ Indians – — – 5 April 7 @ Indians – — – 6 April 8 @ White Sox – — – 7 April 10 @ White Sox – — – 8 April 11 @ White Sox – — – 9 April 12 Angels – — – 10 April 13 Angels – — – 11 April 14 Angels – — – 12 April 15 Blue Jays – — – 13 April 16 Blue Jays – — – 14 April 17 Blue Jays – — – 15 April 18 Blue Jays – — – 16 April 19 Rays – — – 17 April 20 Rays – — – 18 April 21 Rays – — – 19 April 23 @ Tigers – — – 20 April 24 @ Tigers – — – 21 April 25 @ Tigers – — – 22 April 26 @ Tigers – — – 23 April 27 @ Pirates – — – 24 April 28 @ Pirates – — – 25 April 30 @ Twins – — –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 26 May 1 @ Twins – — – 27 May 2 @ Twins – — – 28 May 3 Indians – — – 29 May 4 Indians – — – 30 May 5 Indians – — – 31 May 6 Indians – — – 32 May 7 White Sox – — – 33 May 8 White Sox – — – 34 May 9 White Sox – — – 35 May 11 @ Tigers – — – 36 May 12 @ Tigers – — – 37 May 13 @ Tigers – — – 38 May 14 @ White Sox – — – 39 May 15 @ White Sox – — – 40 May 16 @ White Sox – — – 41 May 18 Brewers – — – 42 May 19 Brewers – — – 43 May 21 Tigers – — – 44 May 22 Tigers – — – 45 May 23 Tigers – — – 46 May 25 @ Rays – — – 47 May 26 @ Rays – — – 48 May 27 @ Rays – — – 49 May 28 @ Twins – — – 50 May 29 @ Twins – — – 51 May 30 @ Twins – — – 52 May 31 Pirates – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 53 June 1 Pirates – — – 54 June 3 Twins – — – 55 June 4 Twins – — – 56 June 5 Twins – — – 57 June 6 Twins – — – 58 June 7 @ Angels – — – 59 June 8 @ Angels – — – 60 June 9 @ Angels – — – 61 June 10 @ Athletics – — – 62 June 11 @ Athletics – — – 63 June 12 @ Athletics – — – 64 June 13 @ Athletics – — – 65 June 14 Tigers – — – 66 June 15 Tigers – — – 67 June 16 Tigers – — – 68 June 18 Red Sox – — – 69 June 19 Red Sox – — – 70 June 20 Red Sox – — – 71 June 22 @ Yankees – — – 72 June 23 @ Yankees – — – 73 June 24 @ Yankees – — – 74 June 25 @ Rangers – — – 75 June 26 @ Rangers – — – 76 June 27 @ Rangers – — – 77 June 28 @ Red Sox – — – 78 June 29 @ Red Sox – — – 79 June 30 @ Red Sox – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 80 July 1 @ Red Sox – — – 81 July 2 Twins – — – 82 July 3 Twins – — – 83 July 4 Twins – — – 84 July 5 Reds – — – 85 July 6 Reds – — – 86 July 7 Reds – — – 87 July 8 @ Indians – — – 88 July 9 @ Indians – — – 89 July 10 @ Indians – — – 90 July 11 @ Indians – — – 91st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia 91 July 16 Orioles – — – 92 July 17 Orioles – — – 93 July 18 Orioles – — – 94 July 20 @ Brewers – — – 95 July 21 @ Brewers – — – 96 July 23 Tigers – — – 97 July 24 Tigers – — – 98 July 25 Tigers – — – 99 July 26 White Sox – — – 100 July 27 White Sox – — – 101 July 28 White Sox – — – 102 July 29 White Sox – — – 103 July 30 @ Blue Jays – — – 104 July 31 @ Blue Jays – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 105 August 1 @ Blue Jays – — – 106 August 3 @ White Sox – — – 107 August 4 @ White Sox – — – 108 August 5 @ White Sox – — – 109 August 6 @ Cardinals – — – 110 August 7 @ Cardinals – — – 111 August 8 @ Cardinals – — – 112 August 9 Yankees – — – 113 August 10 Yankees – — – 114 August 11 Yankees – — – 115 August 13 Cardinals – — – 116 August 14 Cardinals – — – 117 August 15 Cardinals – — – 118 August 16 Astros – — – 119 August 17 Astros – — – 120 August 18 Astros – — – 121 August 19 Astros – — – 122 August 20 @ Cubs – — – 123 August 21 @ Cubs – — – 124 August 22 @ Cubs – — – 125 August 23 @ Astros – — – 126 August 24 @ Astros – — – 127 August 25 @ Astros – — – 128 August 26 @ Mariners – — – 129 August 27 @ Mariners – — – 130 August 28 @ Mariners – — – 131 August 29 @ Mariners – — – 132 August 31 Indians – — –
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 133 September 1 Indians – — – 134 September 2 Indians – — – 135 September 3 White Sox – — – 136 September 4 White Sox – — – 137 September 5 White Sox – — – 138 September 6 @ Orioles – — – 139 September 7 @ Orioles – — – 140 September 8 @ Orioles – — – 141 September 9 @ Orioles – — – 142 September 10 @ Twins – — – 143 September 11 @ Twins – — – 144 September 12 @ Twins – — – 145 September 14 Athletics – — – 146 September 15 Athletics – — – 147 September 16 Athletics – — – 148 September 17 Mariners – — – 149 September 18 Mariners – — – 150 September 19 Mariners – — – 151 September 20 @ Indians – — – 152 September 21 @ Indians – — – 153 September 22 @ Indians – — – 154 September 24 @ Tigers – — – 155 September 25 @ Tigers – — – 156 September 26 @ Tigers – — – 157 September 28 Indians – — – 158 September 29 Indians – — – 159 September 30 Indians – — – 160 October 1 Twins – — – 161 October 2 Twins – — – 162 October 3 Twins – — –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

Current roster

Kansas City Royals 2021 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 58 Scott Barlow 64 Scott Blewett 54 Ronald Bolaños 50 Kris Bubic 21 Danny Duffy 32 Jesse Hahn 71 Carlos Hernández 35 Greg Holland 65 Jakob Junis 56 Brad Keller 55 Richard Lovelady 23 Mike Minor 68 Jake Newberry 51 Brady Singer 63 Josh Staumont 92 Daniel Tillo 90 Ángel Zerpa 45 Kyle Zimmer 53 Tyler Zuber		Catchers 36 Cam Gallagher 13 Salvador Pérez 84 Sebastian Rivero 72 Meibrys Viloria Infielders 17 Hunter Dozier 14 Lucius Fox 16 Kelvin Gutiérrez  1 Nicky Lopez  9 Ryan McBroom 15 Whit Merrifield 27 Adalberto Mondesí 66 Ryan O'Hearn 41 Carlos Santana Outfielders 19 Franchy Cordero  0 Nick Heath 82 Khalil Lee 14 Edward Olivares  2 Michael A. Taylor Designated hitters 12 Jorge Soler				Manager 22 Mike Matheny Coaches -- Tony Pena, Jr. infield) 44 Terry Bradshaw (hitting) 34 Larry Carter (bullpen) 80 Ryan Eigsti (bullpen catcher) 23 Cal Eldred (pitching) 18 Rusty Kuntz (first base)  6 Pedro Grifol (bench) 47 John Mabry (coach) 25 Vance Wilson (third base) 38 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster ^† Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 20, 2020 Transactions • Depth Chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

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	Idaho Falls Chukars	Pioneer League
Rookie	AZL Royals	Arizona League
Rookie	DSL Royals	Dominican Summer League

References

External links

• Kansas City Royals Official Site
• 2021 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference