The 2018 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2018 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2018 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2018 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2018 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2018 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
50 | Jason Adam | 6-03 | 229 | Right | Right | 1991-08-04 |
58 | Scott Barlow | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1992-12-18 |
51 | Blaine Boyer | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Right | 1981-07-11 |
41 | Danny Duffy | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1988-12-21 |
49 | Heath Fillmyer | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1994-05-16 |
33 | Brian Flynn | 6-07 | 255 | Left | Left | 1990-04-19 |
52 | Justin Grimm | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1988-08-16 |
39 | Jason Hammel | 6-06 | 225 | Right | Right | 1982-09-02 |
40 | Kelvin Herrera | 5-10 | 200 | Right | Right | 1989-12-31 |
54 | Tim Hill | 6-04 | 200 | Left | Left | 1990-02-10 |
65 | Jakob Junis | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1992-09-16 |
56 | Brad Keller | 6-05 | 255 | Right | Right | 1995-07-27 |
31 | Ian Kennedy | 6-00 | 210 | Right | Right | 1984-12-19 |
48 | Ben Lively | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1992-03-05 |
52 | Jorge López | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1993-02-10 |
37 | Brandon Maurer | 6-05 | 225 | Right | Right | 1990-07-03 |
61 | Kevin McCarthy | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1992-02-22 |
68 | Jake Newberry | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1994-11-20 |
34 | Trevor Oaks | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1993-03-26 |
43 | Wily Peralta | 6-01 | 255 | Right | Right | 1989-05-08 |
72 | Enny Romero | 6-03 | 232 | Left | Right | 1991-01-24 |
53 | Eric Skoglund | 6-07 | 210 | Left | Left | 1992-10-26 |
64 | Burch Smith | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Right | 1990-04-12 |
57 | Glenn Sparkman | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1992-05-11 |
62 | Eric Stout | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1993-03-27 |
51 | Jerry Vasto | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1992-02-12 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Drew Butera | 6-01 | 212 | Right | Right | 1983-08-09 |
36 | Cam Gallagher | 6-03 | 230 | Right | Right | 1992-12-06 |
13 | Salvador Perez | 6-03 | 255 | Right | Right | 1990-05-10 |
72 | Meibrys Viloria | 5-11 | 220 | Right | Left | 1997-02-15 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
19 | Cheslor Cuthbert | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Right | 1992-11-16 |
17 | Hunter Dozier | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1991-08-22 |
21 | Lucas Duda | 6-04 | 255 | Right | Left | 1986-02-03 |
2 | Alcides Escobar | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1986-12-16 |
1 | Ryan Goins | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Left | 1988-02-13 |
7 | Rosell Herrera | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Both | 1992-10-16 |
15 | Whit Merrifield | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1989-01-24 |
27 | Adalberto Mondesi | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Both | 1995-07-27 |
8 | Mike Moustakas | 6-00 | 225 | Right | Left | 1988-09-11 |
66 | Ryan O'Hearn | 6-03 | 220 | Left | Left | 1993-07-26 |
46 | Ramon Torres | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Both | 1993-01-22 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
45 | Abraham Almonte | 5-09 | 223 | Right | Both | 1989-06-27 |
38 | Jorge Bonifacio | 6-01 | 220 | Right | Right | 1993-06-04 |
25 | Brian Goodwin | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Left | 1990-11-02 |
4 | Alex Gordon | 6-01 | 225 | Right | Left | 1984-02-10 |
25 | Jon Jay | 5-11 | 200 | Left | Left | 1985-03-15 |
16 | Paulo Orlando | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1985-11-01 |
14 | Brett Phillips | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Left | 1994-05-30 |
12 | Jorge Soler | 6-04 | 235 | Right | Right | 1992-02-25 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2018 Kansas City Royals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2018 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 58 games, lost 104 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,665,107 fans witnessed their 2018 Royals finish the season with a .358 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2018 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2018 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2018 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2018 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:
Did you know that a 2018 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?