2022 Kansas City Royals
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Location
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Owner(s)John Sherman
General manager(s)Dayton Moore
Manager(s)Mike Matheny
Local televisionBally Sports Kansas City
(Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc)
Local radioKCSP 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

Main article: 2021–22 Major League Baseball 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

AL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 0 0 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Cleveland Guardians 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 3 teams qualify for postseason) 		W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 0 0 -nan —
Cleveland Guardians 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 —

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 Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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 Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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 Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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 Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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 Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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 – — –
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
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

Kansas City Royals 2022 spring training roster
40-man roster Non-roster invitees Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers





Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


36 active, 4 inactive, 8 non-roster invitees

7- or 10-day injured list
 * Not on active roster
 † Suspended list
 Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated March 18, 2022
 Transactions • Depth chart
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Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

  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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