2018 Kansas City Royals Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
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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:

2018 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

2018 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Salvador Perez (96)
1B Lucas Duda (61)
2B Whit Merrifield (108)
3B Mike Moustakas (76)
SS Alcides Escobar (104)
LF Alex Gordon (125)
CF Abraham Almonte (35)
RF Jorge Bonifacio (55)
  
SP Danny Duffy
SP Jason Hammel
SP Jakob Junis
SP Brad Keller
SP Ian Kennedy
  
RP Jason Adam
RP Blaine Boyer
RP Brian Flynn
RP Tim Hill
RP Brandon Maurer
RP Kevin McCarthy
RP Wily Peralta
RP Burch Smith
CL Kelvin Herrera

2018 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Alex Gordon $20,000,000.00
Ian Kennedy $16,000,000.00
Danny Duffy $14,000,000.00
Jason Hammel $9,000,000.00
Salvador Perez $8,700,000.00
Kelvin Herrera $7,937,500.00
Mike Moustakas $5,500,000.00
Jorge Soler $4,666,667.00
Lucas Duda $3,500,000.00
Jon Jay $3,000,000.00
Brandon Maurer $2,950,000.00
Alcides Escobar $2,500,000.00
Drew Butera $2,300,000.00
Wily Peralta $1,500,000.00
Justin Grimm $1,250,000.00
Blaine Boyer $1,000,000.00
Abraham Almonte $825,000.00
Scott Barlow $650,000.00
Ryan Goins $650,000.00
Cheslor Cuthbert $573,500.00
Brian Flynn $573,500.00
Whit Merrifield $569,500.00
Paulo Orlando $568,500.00
Jakob Junis $554,250.00
Burch Smith $554,250.00
Adalberto Mondesi $550,000.00
Hunter Dozier $546,000.00
Jason Adam $545,000.00
Heath Fillmyer $545,000.00
Tim Hill $545,000.00
Brad Keller $545,000.00
Jake Newberry $545,000.00
Ryan O'Hearn $545,000.00
Trevor Oaks $545,000.00
Eric Stout $545,000.00
Meibrys Viloria $545,000.00
Eric Skoglund $541,000.00

2018 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ryan Goins
#2 Alcides Escobar
#4 Alex Gordon
#7 Rosell Herrera
#8 Mike Moustakas
#9 Drew Butera
#12 Jorge Soler
#13 Salvador Perez
#14 Brett Phillips
#15 Whit Merrifield
#16 Paulo Orlando
#17 Hunter Dozier
#19 Cheslor Cuthbert
#21 Lucas Duda
#25 Brian Goodwin
#25 Jon Jay
#27 Adalberto Mondesi
#31 Ian Kennedy
#33 Brian Flynn
#34 Trevor Oaks
#36 Cam Gallagher
#37 Brandon Maurer
#38 Jorge Bonifacio
#39 Jason Hammel
#40 Kelvin Herrera
#41 Danny Duffy
#43 Wily Peralta
#45 Abraham Almonte
#46 Ramon Torres
#48 Ben Lively
#49 Heath Fillmyer
#50 Jason Adam
#51 Blaine Boyer
#51 Jerry Vasto
#52 Justin Grimm
#52 Jorge López
#53 Eric Skoglund
#54 Tim Hill
#56 Brad Keller
#57 Glenn Sparkman
#58 Scott Barlow
#61 Kevin McCarthy
#62 Eric Stout
#64 Burch Smith
#65 Jakob Junis
#66 Ryan O'Hearn
#68 Jake Newberry
#72 Enny Romero
#72 Meibrys Viloria

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)?