2023 Kansas City Royals season

The 2023 Kansas City Royals season was the 55th season for the franchise, and their 51st at Kauffman Stadium. It was also the team's first season under the management of Matt Quatraro. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth consecutive season on August 29. Their 56–106 record tied the 2005 season for the lowest winning percentage (.346) in franchise history. They also finished sub-.458 for the 5th consecutive season. The Royals drew an average home attendance of 16,136 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season. The total attendance was 1,307,052.

Offseason The Royals finished the 2022 season 65–97, 27 games out of first place. They missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

On October 5, 2022, the Royals fired manager Mike Matheny shortly after the season ended. Matheny went over three seasons with the team.

Rule changes Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes were put in place for the 2023 season:

institution of a pitch clock between pitches; limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance; limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents Record vs. American League

Record vs. National League

Roster 2023 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers

InfieldersOutfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log Legend Royals Win Royals Loss Game postponed Eliminated from playoff race

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 30 || Twins || 0–2 || López (1–0) || Greinke (0–1) || Durán (1) || 38,351 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 1 || Twins || 0–2 || Gray (1–0) || Lyles (0–1) || López (1) || 16,633 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 2 || Twins || 4–7 || Ryan (1–0) || Keller (0–1) || — || 14,589 || 0–3 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 3 || Blue Jays || 9–5 || Singer (1–0) || Berríos (0–1) || — || 10,810 || 1–3 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 4 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Kikuchi (1–0) || Bubic (0–1) || Romano (2) || 12,123 || 1–4 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 5 || Blue Jays || 0–3 || Manoah (1–0) || Greinke (0–2) || Romano (3) || 10,015 || 1–5 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 6 || Blue Jays || 3–6 || Gausman (1–1) || Lyles (0–2) || Cimber (1) || 10,401 || 1–6 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 7 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Keller (1–1) || Cobb (0–1) || Barlow (1) || 40,711 || 2–6 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 8 || @ Giants || 6–5 || Clarke (1–0) || Doval (0–1) || Chapman (1) || 35,126 || 3–6 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 9 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Brebbia (1–0) || Yarbrough (0–1) || Rogers (1) || 30,207 || 3–7 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 2–11 || Heaney (1–1) || Greinke (0–3) || — || 17,430 || 3–8 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 5–8 || Ragans (2–0) || Barlow (0–1) || — || 17,760 || 3–9 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 12 || @ Rangers || 10–1 || Keller (2–1) || Eovaldi (1–2) || — || 18,380 || 4–9 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 14 || Braves || 3–10 || Morton (2–1) || Singer (1–1) || — || 20,186 || 4–10 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 15 || Braves || 3–9 || Elder (2–0) || Bubic (0–2) || — || 17,644 || 4–11 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 16 || Braves || 4–5 || Anderson (1–0) || Barlow (0–2) || Minter (3) || 22,040 || 4–12 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 17 || Rangers || 0–4 || Dunning (1–0) || Lyles (0–3) || — || 11,068 || 4–13 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 18 || Rangers || 2–12 || Eovaldi (2–2) || Keller (2–2) || — || 12,118 || 4–14 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 19 || Rangers || 3–12 || Pérez (3–1) || Singer (1–2) || — || 10,388 || 4–15 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 21 || @ Angels || 0–2 || Ohtani (3–0) || Yarbrough (0–2) || Quijada (4) || 44,741 || 4–16 || L7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 22 || @ Angels || 11–8 || Cuas (1–0) || Quijada (0–1) || Barlow (2) || 44,148 || 5–16 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 23 || @ Angels || 3–4 || Warren (1–0) || Lyles (0–4) || Estévez (3) || 36,016 || 5–17 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–5 || Chafin (2–0) || Chapman (0–1) || — || 9,815 || 5–18 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Singer (2–2) || Nelson (1–1) || Barlow (3) || 13,835 || 6–18 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Gallen (4–1) || Yarbrough (0–3) || Chafin (4) || 14,343 || 6–19 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 27 || @ Twins || 1–7 || Stewart (1–0) || Greinke (0–4) || — || 12,862 || 6–20 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 28 || @ Twins || 6–8 || López (2–2) || Lyles (0–5) || López (2) || 11,754 || 6–21 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || April 29 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Chapman (1–1) || Durán (0–1) || Barlow (4) || 22,883 || 7–21 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || April 30 || @ Twins || 4–8 || Gray (4–0) || Singer (2–3) || Durán (6) || 17,150 || 7–22 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 2 || Orioles || 7–11 || Wells (2–1) || Yarbrough (0–4) || — || 10,487 || 7–23 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 3 || Orioles || 6–0 || Greinke (1–4) || Gibson (4–1) || — || 10,362 || 8–23 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 4 || Orioles || 10–13 || Canó (1–0) || Chapman (1–2) || — || 11,514 || 8–24 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 5 || Athletics || 8–12 || Muller (1–2) || Keller (2–3) || — || 15,966 || 8–25 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 6 || Athletics || 4–5 || Waldichuk (1–2) || Singer (2–4) || Jackson (1) || 29,549 || 8–26 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 7 || Athletics || 5–1 || Yarbrough (1–4) || Miller (0–2) || — || 12,740 || 9–26 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 8 || White Sox || 12–5 || Cuas (2–0) || Cease (2–2) || — || 9,814 || 10–26 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 9 || White Sox || 2–4 || Giolito (2–2) || Lyles (0–6) || Graveman (1) || 11,258 || 10–27 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 10 || White Sox || 9–1 || Keller (3–3) || Lynn (1–5) || — || 12,187 || 11–27 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 11 || White Sox || 4–3 || Barlow (1–2) || López (0–3) || — || 20,321 || 12–27 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 1–5 || Burnes (4–2) || Taylor (0–1) || — || 24,900 || 12–28 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Williams (3–0) || Hernández (0–1) || — || 35,766 || 12–29 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 6–9 || Lauer (4–4) || Lyles (0–7) || — || 33,188 || 12–30 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 15 || @ Padres || 0–4 || Wacha (4–1) || Keller (3–4) || — || 43,828 || 12–31 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 16 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Singer (3–4) || Lugo (3–3) || Barlow (5) || 36,060 || 13–31 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 17 || @ Padres || 4–3 || Taylor (1–1) || Darvish (2–3) || Barlow (6) || 31,416 || 14–31 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 0–2 || Kopech (2–4) || Greinke (1–5) || Graveman (3) || 20,329 || 14–32 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Giolito (3–3) || Lyles (0–8) || — || 23,984 || 14–33 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 2–5 || Lynn (3–5) || Castillo (0–1) || Kelly (1) || 23,556 || 14–34 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 22 || Tigers || 5–8 || Lange (2–0) || Barlow (1–3) || Cisnero (1) || 14,229 || 14–35 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 23 || Tigers || 4–1 || Cuas (3–0) || Rodríguez (4–4) || Chapman (2) || 13,443 || 15–35 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 24 || Tigers || 4–6 || Vest (1–0) || Taylor (1–2) || Lange (9) || 11,898 || 15–36 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 26 || Nationals || 10–12 || Corbin (4–5) || Lyles (0–9) || Kuhl (1) || 15,878 || 15–37 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 27 || Nationals || 2–4 || Thompson (3–2) || Taylor (1–3) || Finnegan (11) || 19,130 || 15–38 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || May 28 || Nationals || 3–2 || Barlow (2–3) || Kuhl (0–3) || — || 18,319 || 16–38 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 29 || @ Cardinals || 7–0 || Mayers (1–0) || Wainwright (2–1) || — || 45,911 || 17–38 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Mikolas (4–1) || Hernández (0–2) || Gallegos (7) || 38,406 || 17–39 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 2 || Rockies || 2–7 || Suter (4–0) || Hernández (0–3) || — || 23,482 || 17–40 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 3 || Rockies || 4–6 || Carasiti (1–0) || Lynch (0–1) || Lawrence (2) || 16,492 || 17–41 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 4 || Rockies || 2–0 || Singer (4–4) || Freeland (4–7) || Barlow (7) || 13,128 || 18–41 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 5 || @ Marlins || 6–9 || Garrett (2–2) || Mayers (1–1) || Floro (7) || 7,232 || 18–42 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 6 || @ Marlins || 1–6 || Luzardo (5–4) || Greinke (1–6) || — || 7,342 || 18–43 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 7 || @ Marlins || 1–6 || Cabrera (5–4) || Lyles (0–10) || — || 7,673 || 18–44 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 9 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Wells (5–2) || Lynch (0–2) || Bautista (17) || 18,076 || 18–45 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 10 || @ Orioles || 1–6 || Irvin (1–2) || Singer (4–5) || — || 34,136 || 18–46 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 11 || @ Orioles || 3–11 || Gibson (8–3) || Mayers (1–2) || — || 23,255 || 18–47 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 12 || Reds || 4–5 || Farmer (2–3) || Hernández (0–4) || Karcher (1) || 20,500 || 18–48 || L7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 13 || Reds || 4–5 || Williamson (1–0) || Lyles (0–11) || Díaz (16) || 16,931 || 18–49 || L8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 14 || Reds || 4–7 || Lively (4–4) || Lynch (0–3) || Díaz (17) || 13,731 || 18–50 || L9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 16 || Angels || 0–3 || Sandoval (4–6) || Singer (4–6) || Bachman (1) || 19,384 || 18–51 || L10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 17 || Angels || 10–9 || Chapman (2–2) || Devenski (3–1) || — || 21,056 || 19–51 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 18 || Angels || 2–5 || Anderson (4–1) || Greinke (1–7) || Estévez (19) || 24,385 || 19–52 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 19 || @ Tigers || 4–6 || Alexander (2–1) || Clarke (1–1) || Lange (11) || 18,438 || 19–53 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 20 || @ Tigers || 1–0 || Lynch (1–3) || Lorenzen (2–5) || Barlow (8) || 18,409 || 20–53 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 21 || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Boyd (5–5) || Singer (4–7) || — || 20,195 || 20–54 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 22 || @ Rays || 6–5 || Chapman (3–2) || Fairbanks (0–2) || Barlow (9) || 10,436 || 21–54 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 23 || @ Rays || 3–11 || Eflin (9–3) || Greinke (1–8) || — || 16,189 || 21–55 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 24 || @ Rays || 9–4 || Lyles (1–11) || Chirinos (3–3) || — || 20,884 || 22–55 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 25 || @ Rays || 1–3 || Poche (5–2) || Clarke (1–2) || Fairbanks (8) || 18,442 || 22–56 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 27 || Guardians || 1–2 || Stephan (4–3) || Barlow (2–4) || Clase (24) || 15,718 || 22–57 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || June 28 || Guardians || 1–14 || Sandlin (4–3) || Cox (0–1) || — || 11,978 || 22–58 || L3