The 2022 Kansas City Royals season was 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, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provided for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games made up via doubleheaders.
On September 13, the Royals were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh consecutive season.
Overall, the team finished with a 65–97 record (.401), landing them in last place in the American League Central and in second to last place in the American League, winning more games than only the Oakland Athletics, whose record was 60-102 (.370).
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. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.
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.
Roster 2022 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers
InfieldersOutfielders Manager
Coaches
Regular season American League Central
American League Wild Card
Record against opponents
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 7 || Guardians || 3–1 || Barlow (1–0) || McKenzie (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 28,459 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 9 || Guardians || 1–0 || Snider (1–0) || Clase (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 17,103 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || Guardians || 3–17 || Quantrill (1–0) || Bubic (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 20,165 || 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Guardians || 7–10 || Allen (1–0) || Brentz (0–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 8,971 || 2–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 12 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Hicks (1–0) || Lynch (0–1) || Gallegos (1) || Busch Stadium || 40,398 || 2–3 || L3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 13 || @ Cardinals || colspan=8| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 14 || Tigers || 2–4 || Jiménez (1–0) || Brentz (0–1) || Soto (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 9,595 || 2–4 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || Tigers || 1–2 || Barnes (1–0) || Keller (0–1) || Fulmer (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 16,720 || 2–5 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 16 || Tigers || 3–1 || Snider (1–0) || Vest (0–1) || Staumont (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 19,022 || 3–5 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 17 || Tigers || colspan=8| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for JULY 11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 19 || Twins || 4–3 || Garrett (1–0) || Duffey (0–2) || Staumont (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 10,303 || 4–5 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 20 || Twins || 2–0 || Lynch (1–1) || Paddack (0–2) || Barlow (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 8,969 || 5–5 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 21 || Twins || 0–1 || Ryan (2–1) || Greinke (0–1) || Pagán (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,540 || 5–6 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 22 || @ Mariners || 1–4 || Flexen (1–2) || Keller (0–2) || Muñoz (1) || T-Mobile Park || 24,206 || 5–7 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 23 || @ Mariners || 7–13 || Castillo (1–0) || Brentz (0–3) || — || T-Mobile Park || 28,583 || 5–8 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 24 || @ Mariners || 4–5 || Ramírez (1–0) || Payamps (0–1) || — || T-Mobile Park || 28,548 || 5–9 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 26 || @ White Sox || 6–0 || Lynch (2–1) || Keuchel (1–2) || — || Guaranteed Rate Field || 12,031 || 6–9 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 3–7 || Sousa (1–0) || Snider (2–1) || Graveman (1) || Guaranteed Rate Field || 12,363 || 6–10 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Barlow (2–0) || Bummer (0–1) || Clarke (1) || Guaranteed Rate Field || 11,242 || 7–10 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 29 || Yankees || 2–12 || Cortés Jr. (1–0) || Bubic (0–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 16,460 || 7–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 30 || Yankees || 0–3 || Cole (2–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Chapman (5) || Kauffman Stadium || 23,965 || 7–12 || L2
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 1 || Yankees || 4–6 || Schmidt (2–2) || Coleman (0–1) || Chapman (6) || Kauffman Stadium || 19,704 || 7–13 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 2 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Matz (3–1) || Greinke (0–2) || Gallegos (5) || Busch Stadium || 33,963 || 7–14 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 3 || Cardinals || 7–1 || Keller (1–2) || Hudson (2–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 18,788 || 8–14 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 4 || Cardinals || 0–10 || Wainwright (3–3) || Bubic (0–3) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 12,774 || 8–15 || L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 6 || @ Orioles || colspan=8| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 8 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 7 || @ Orioles || colspan=8| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 8 || @ Orioles || 6–4 || Clarke (1–0) || López (3–2) || Barlow (2) || Camden Yards || || 9–15 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 8 || @ Orioles || 2–4 || Zimmermann (2–1) || Lynch (2–2) || Tate (1) || Camden Yards || 19,893 || 9–16 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 9 || @ Orioles || 1–6 || Wells (1–2) || Hernández (0–2) || — || Camden Yards || 9,438 || 9–17 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 4–6 || Pérez (1–2) || Keller (1–3) || Barlow (5) || Globe Life Field || 15,407 || 9–18 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 11 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Payamps (1–0) || Allard (0–2) || — || Globe Life Field || 15,561 || 10–18 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 12 || @ Rangers || 1–3 || Hearn (2–2) || Heasley (0–1) || Barlow (6) || Globe Life Field || 14,994 || 10–19 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 13 || @ Rockies || 14–10 || Coleman (1–1) || Freeland (1–4) || Barlow (3) || Coors Field || 35,176 || 11–19 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 14 || @ Rockies || 4–10 || Márquez (1–3) || Hernández (0–3) || — || Coors Field || 40,534 || 11–20 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 15 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Staumont (1–0) || Bard (1–1) || Barlow (4) || Coors Field || 34,505 || 12–20 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 16 || White Sox || 3–5 || Burr (1–1) || Barlow (2–1) || Hendriks (10) || Kauffman Stadium || 12,441 || 12–21 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 17 || White Sox || 0–3 || Cease (4–1) || Heasley (0–2) || Hendriks (11) || Kauffman Stadium || 9,168 || 12–22 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 17 || White Sox || 2–1 || Singer (1–0) || Martin (0–1) || Staumont (3) || Kauffman Stadium || 11,684 || 13–22 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 18 || White Sox || 6–2 || Snider (3–1) || López (4–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 13,504 || 14–22 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 19 || White Sox || 4–7 || Sousa (2–0) || Speier (0–1) || Hendriks (12) || Kauffman Stadium || 11,784 || 14–23 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 20 || Twins || 4–6 || Smeltzer (1–0) || Lynch (2–3) || Pagán (6) || Kauffman Stadium || 25,337 || 14–24 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 21 || Twins || 2–9 || Ryan (5–2) || Keller (1–4) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 17,893 || 14–25 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 22 || Twins || 6–7 || Duffey (2–2) || Staumont (1–1) || Durán (3) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,482 || 14–26 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–9 || Wendelken (1–1) || Greinke (0–3) || — || Chase Field || 14,629 || 14–27 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–8 || Mantiply (2–0) || Clarke (1–1) || Melancon (10) || Chase Field || 12,616 || 14–28 || L6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 26 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Staumont (2–1) || Duffey (2–3) || Barlow (5) || Target Field || 17,657 || 15–28 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 27 || @ Twins || 7–10 || Megill (1–1) || Keller (1–5) || Pagán (7) || Target Field || 21,841 || 15–29 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 28 || @ Twins || 7–3 || Singer (2–0) || Archer (0–2) || — || Target Field || 22,249 || 16–29 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 29 || @ Twins || 3–7 || Gray (3–1) || Greinke (0–4) || — || Target Field || 27,195 || 16–30 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 30 || @ Guardians || 3–7 || Sandlin (4–2) || Snider (3–2) || — || Progressive Field || 15,271 || 16–31 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 31 || @ Guardians || 3–8 || Quantrill (2–3) || Lynch (2–4) || — || Progressive Field || 10,519 || 16–32 || L3
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 1 || @ Guardians || 0–4 || Pilkington (1–0) || Keller (1–6) || — || Progressive Field || 12,895 || 16–33 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 3 || Astros || 3–10 || Urquidy (5–2) || Singer (2–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 22,516 || 16–34 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 4 || Astros || 6–0 || Snider (4–2) || García (3–4) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 14,663 || 17–34 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 5 || Astros || 4–7 || Valdez (6–2) || Heasley (0–3) || Montero (4) || Kauffman Stadium || 12,776 || 17–35 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 6 || Blue Jays || 0–8 || Stripling (2–1) || Lynch (2–5) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 10,889 || 17–36 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 7 || Blue Jays || 0–7 || Manoah (7–1) || Keller (1–7) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,103 || 17–37 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 8 || Blue Jays || 8–4 || Singer (3–1) || Richards (2–1) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 12,196 || 18–37 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 9 || Orioles || 7–5 || Payamps (2–1) || Lyles (3–5) || Barlow (6) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,594 || 19–37 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 10 || Orioles || 8–1 || Heasley (1–3) || Zimmermann (2–5) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 17,650 || 20–37 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 11 || Orioles || 4–6 || Wells (3–4) || Lynch (2–6) || López (8) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,134 || 20–38 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 12 || Orioles || 7–10 || Kremer (1–1) || Keller (1–8) || Pérez (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 15,037 || 20–39 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 13 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Wood (4–5) || Garrett (1–1) || — || Oracle Park || 22,185 || 20–40 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 14 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Webb (6–2) || Bubic (0–4) || Doval (9) || Oracle Park || 24,386 || 20–41 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 15 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Cuas (1–0) || Brebbia (3–1) || Barlow (7) || Oracle Park || 25,527 || 21–41 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 17 || @ Athletics || 5–1 || Lynch (3–6) || Montas (3–7) || — || Oakland Coliseum || 8,772 || 22–41 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 18 || @ Athletics || 2–0 || Keller (2–8) || Irvin (2–4) || Barlow (8) || Oakland Coliseum || 10,936 || 23–41 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;"