2022 Kansas City Royals season

2022 Kansas City Royals
2022 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	Bally 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 2022 Kansas City Royals season is scheduled to be the 54th season for the franchise, and their 50th at Kauffman Stadium.

On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, the MLB and MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day is scheduled for April 7.^[1] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.^[2]

Offseason[]

Lockout[]

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place.^[3] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.^[4]^[5]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.^[6]

Rule changes[]

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.^[7]^[8]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

American League Central[]

v t AL Central	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Cleveland Guardians	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Detroit Tigers	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Kansas City Royals	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Minnesota Twins	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

American League Wild Card[]

v t Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Baltimore Orioles	0	0	-nan
Chicago White Sox	0	0	-nan
Houston Astros	0	0	-nan

v t Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	-nan	—
Cleveland Guardians	-nan	—
Detroit Tigers	-nan	—
Kansas City Royals	-nan	—
Los Angeles Angels	-nan	—
Minnesota Twins	-nan	—
New York Yankees	-nan	—
Oakland Athletics	-nan	—
Seattle Mariners	-nan	—
Tampa Bay Rays	-nan	—
Texas Rangers	-nan	—
Toronto Blue Jays	-nan	—

Game Log[]

2022 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
1	April 8	Guardians	–	—	–
2	April 9	Guardians	–	—	–
3	April 10	Guardians	–	—	–
4	April 11	Guardians	–	—	–
5	April 12	@ Cardinals	–	—	–
6	April 13	@ Cardinals	–	—	–
7	April 14	Tigers	–	—	–
8	April 15	Tigers	–	—	–
9	April 16	Tigers	–	—	–
10	April 17	Tigers	–	—	–
11	April 19	Twins	–	—	–
12	April 20	Twins	–	—	–
13	April 21	Twins	–	—	–
14	April 22	@ Mariners	–	—	–
15	April 23	@ Mariners	–	—	–
16	April 24	@ Mariners	–	—	–
17	April 26	@ White Sox	–	—	–
18	April 27	@ White Sox	–	—	–
19	April 28	@ White Sox	–	—	–
20	April 29	Yankees	–	—	–
21	April 30	Yankees	–	—	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
22	May 1	Yankees	–	—	–
23	May 3	Cardinals	–	—	–
24	May 4	Cardinals	–	—	–
25	May 6	@ Orioles	–	—	–
26	May 7	@ Orioles	–	—	–
27	May 8	@ Orioles	–	—	–
28	May 10	@ Rangers	–	—	–
29	May 11	@ Rangers	–	—	–
30	May 12	@ Rangers	–	—	–
31	May 13	@ Rockies	–	—	–
32	May 14	@ Rockies	–	—	–
33	May 15	@ Rockies	–	—	–
34	May 16	White Sox	–	—	–
35	May 17 (1)	White Sox	–	—	–
36	May 17 (2)	White Sox	–	—	–
37	May 18	White Sox	–	—	–
38	May 19	White Sox	–	—	–
39	May 20	Twins	–	—	–
40	May 21	Twins	–	—	–
41	May 22	Twins	–	—	–
42	May 23	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
43	May 24	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
44	May 26	@ Twins	–	—	–
45	May 27	@ Twins	–	—	–
46	May 28	@ Twins	–	—	–
47	May 29	@ Twins	–	—	–
48	May 30	@ Guardians	–	—	–
49	May 31	@ Guardians	–	—	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
50	June 1	@ Guardians	–	—	–
51	June 3	Astros	–	—	–
52	June 4	Astros	–	—	–
53	June 5	Astros	–	—	–
54	June 6	Blue Jays	–	—	–
55	June 7	Blue Jays	–	—	–
56	June 8	Blue Jays	–	—	–
57	June 9	Orioles	–	—	–
58	June 10	Orioles	–	—	–
59	June 11	Orioles	–	—	–
60	June 12	Orioles	–	—	–
61	June 13	@ Giants	–	—	–
62	June 14	@ Giants	–	—	–
63	June 15	@ Giants	–	—	–
64	June 17	@ Athletics	–	—	–
65	June 18	@ Athletics	–	—	–
66	June 19	@ Athletics	–	—	–
67	June 20	@ Angels	–	—	–
68	June 21	@ Angels	–	—	–
69	June 22	@ Angels	–	—	–
70	June 24	Athletics	–	—	–
71	June 25	Athletics	–	—	–
72	June 26	Athletics	–	—	–
73	June 27	Rangers	–	—	–
74	June 28	Rangers	–	—	–
75	June 29	Rangers	–	—	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
76	July 1	@ Tigers	–	—	–
77	July 2	@ Tigers	–	—	–
78	July 3	@ Tigers	–	—	–
79	July 4	@ Astros	–	—	–
80	July 5	@ Astros	–	—	–
81	July 6	@ Astros	–	—	–
82	July 7	@ Astros	–	—	–
83	July 8	Guardians	–	—	–
84	July 9	Guardians	–	—	–
85	July 10	Guardians	–	—	–
86	July 11	Tigers	–	—	–
87	July 12	Tigers	–	—	–
88	July 13	Tigers	–	—	–
89	July 14	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
90	July 15	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
91	July 16	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
92	July 17	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
92nd All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California
93	July 22	Rays	–	—	–
94	July 23	Rays	–	—	–
95	July 24	Rays	–	—	–
96	July 25	Angels	–	—	–
97	July 26	Angels	–	—	–
98	July 27	Angels	–	—	–
99	July 28	@ Yankees	–	—	–
100	July 29	@ Yankees	–	—	–
101	July 30	@ Yankees	–	—	–
102	July 31	@ Yankees	–	—	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
103	August 1	@ White Sox	–	—	–
104	August 2	@ White Sox	–	—	–
105	August 3	@ White Sox	–	—	–
106	August 4	Red Sox	–	—	–
107	August 5	Red Sox	–	—	–
108	August 6	Red Sox	–	—	–
109	August 7	Red Sox	–	—	–
110	August 9	White Sox	–	—	–
111	August 10 (1)	White Sox	–	—	–
112	August 10 (2)	White Sox	–	—	–
113	August 11	White Sox	–	—	–
114	August 12	Dodgers	–	—	–
115	August 13	Dodgers	–	—	–
116	August 14	Dodgers	–	—	–
117	August 15	@ Twins	–	—	–
118	August 16	@ Twins	–	—	–
119	August 17	@ Twins	–	—	–
120	August 18	@ Rays	–	—	–
121	August 19	@ Rays	–	—	–
122	August 20	@ Rays	–	—	–
123	August 21	@ Rays	–	—	–
124	August 22	White Sox	–	—	–
125	August 23	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
126	August 24	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
127	August 26	Padres	–	—	–
128	August 27	Padres	–	—	–
129	August 28	Padres	–	—	–
130	August 30	@ White Sox	–	—	–
131	August 31	@ White Sox	–	—	–

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
132	September 1	@ White Sox	–	—	–
133	September 2	@ Tigers	–	—	–
134	September 3	@ Tigers	–	—	–
135	September 4	@ Tigers	–	—	–
136	September 5	Guardians	–	—	–
137	September 6	Guardians	–	—	–
138	September 7	Guardians	–	—	–
139	September 9	Tigers	–	—	–
140	September 10	Tigers	–	—	–
141	September 11	Tigers	–	—	–
142	September 13	@ Twins	–	—	–
143	September 14	@ Twins	–	—	–
144	September 15	@ Twins	–	—	–
145	September 16	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
146	September 17	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
147	September 18	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
148	September 20	Twins	–	—	–
149	September 21	Twins	–	—	–
150	September 22	Twins	–	—	–
151	September 23	Mariners	–	—	–
152	September 24	Mariners	–	—	–
153	September 25	Mariners	–	—	–
154	September 27	@ Tigers	–	—	–
155	September 28	@ Tigers	–	—	–
156	September 29	@ Tigers	–	—	–
157	September 30	@ Guardians	–	—	–
158	October 1	@ Guardians	–	—	–
159	October 2	@ Guardians	–	—	–
160	October 3	@ Guardians	–	—	–
161	October 4	@ Guardians	–	—	–
162	October 5	@ Guardians	–	—	–

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Royals team member

Current roster[]

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

58 Scott Barlow
57 Ronald Bolaños
-- Jonathan Bowlan
59 Jake Brentz
50 Kris Bubic
45 Taylor Clarke
65 Dylan Coleman
-- Amir Garrett
23 Zack Greinke
85 Jon Heasley
43 Carlos Hernández
56 Brad Keller
37 Jackson Kowar
52 Daniel Lynch
38 Joel Payamps
51 Brady Singer
-- Collin Snider
67 Gabe Speier
63 Josh Staumont
31 Domingo Tapia
46 Daniel Tillo
-- Nathan Webb
61 Ángel Zerpa

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

54 Colten Brewer
86 Austin Cox
74 José Cuas
76 Josh Dye
60 Foster Griffin
-- Daniel Mengden
35 Brad Peacock
95 Jace Vines
68 Arodys Vizcaíno

Outfielders

19 JaCoby Jones

Manager

22 Mike Matheny

Coaches

44 Terry Bradshaw (hitting)
34 Larry Carter (bullpen)
-- Keoni DeRenne (assistant hitting)
-- Bill Duplissea (replay coordinator)
80 Ryan Eigsti (bullpen catcher)
23 Cal Eldred (pitching)
6 Pedro Grifol (bench)
-- Damon Hollins (first base)
18 Rusty Kuntz (coach)
47 John Mabry (coach)
70 Parker Morin (bullpen catcher)
39 Tony Peña Jr. (infield)
25 Vance Wilson (third base)

60-day injured list

53 Tyler Zuber

40 active, 0 inactive, 10 non-roster invitees

7- or 10-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 16, 2022
Transactions • Depth chart
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Farm system[]

Level	Team	League
Triple-A	Omaha Storm Chasers	International League
Double-A	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Texas League
High-A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League
Single-A	Columbia Fireflies	Carolina League
Rookie	ACL Royals Blue	Arizona Complex League
Rookie	ACL Royals Gold	Arizona Complex League
Rookie	DSL Royals	Dominican Summer League

References[]

^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ Baumann, Michael (December 2, 2021). "All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout". The Ringer. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ Nightengale, Gabe Lacques and Bob. "MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17". SportsLine. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links[]

Kansas City Royals Official Site Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
2022 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference

[1] Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[2] Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] Baumann, Michael (December 2, 2021). "All the Questions—and Answers—About the Most Important Details of the MLB Lockout". The Ringer. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[4] Nightengale, Gabe Lacques and Bob. "MLB lockout is on after collective bargaining agreement expires, owners agree to freeze out players". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[5] Selbe, Nick. "MLB Owners Vote Unanimously to Institute Lockout". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[6] "Play Ball! 2022 MLB season will start April 7 with full 162-game schedule; spring training games begin March 17". SportsLine. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[7] Conti, Kristen. "Here Are the New MLB Rules for the 2022 Season". NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[8] "MLB to add jersey advertising for first time in league history as part of new CBA, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

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2022 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	Bally 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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