Kansas City Royals

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Kansas City Royals founded in 1969

abbreviation
KC
Nickname (s)
The Boys in Blue
Club colors
Royal blue, powder blue, white
league
American League (since 1969) West Division (1969-1993) Central Division (since 1994)
Ball park (s)
Kauffman Stadium (since 1973) Municipal Stadium (1969–1972)
president
Dayton Moore
successes
World Series (2): 1985 , 2015 American League titles (4): 1980, 1985, 2014 , 2015 Division title (7): 1976–1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 2015 Wild Card (1): 2014
Website : http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/

The Kansas City Royals are an American baseball team. You play in the Central Division of the American League .

The Kansas City Royals were founded in Kansas City in 1969 . The team plays their home games at the Kauffman Stadium . They replaced the Kansas City Athletics (A's), which had previously moved to Oakland , California, and were able to win several championships there as Oakland Athletics , especially in the 1970s. The Royals' greatest successes are winning the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and 2015 World Series against the New York Mets .

Numbers that are no longer assigned

5 George Brett
10 Dick Howser
20 Frank White
42 Jackie Robinson (in any Major League Baseball club)

Current roster of the Royals

Kansas City Royals player

Active players (25-player group)

Inactive players (40-player group)

Trainer / Others

Pitcher

Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

31 Ian Kennedy

Catcher

36 Cam Gallagher
13 Salvador Pérez

Infielder

Outfielder

Pitcher

Catcher

72 Meibry's Viloria

Infielder

16 Kelvin Gutierrez
26 Erick Mejia

Outfielder

Manager

22 Mike Matheny

Trainer

23 Cal Eldred (pitching)
44 Teddy Bradshaw (hitting)
34 Larry Carter (Bullpen)
47 John Mabry (Coach)
00 Damon Hollins (First Base)
25 Vance Wilson (Third Base)
6 Pedro Grifol (bench)

Injury list (7 or 10 days)
* Banned
Roster updated on August 13, 2020
Transfers • Line-up

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the number of players in the active squad at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season on 23/24. July increased to 30 players. Two weeks later there was a scheduled reduction to 28 players. Another two weeks later, the number of players is to be reduced to 26 and maintained for the entire 2020 season. In the case of double-headers , the teams may appoint a 27th player to the active squad.