Temporada 2020 de los Reales de Kansas City

Major League Baseball team season

La temporada 2020 de los Kansas City Royals fue la 52.a temporada para la franquicia y la 48.a en el Kauffman Stadium . La temporada 2020 fue la primera bajo el nuevo propietario John Sherman , cuya compra del equipo fue aprobada por la MLB el 21 de noviembre de 2019. ^[1] También fue la primera temporada bajo el mando de Mike Matheny , reemplazando a Ned Yost después de tener diez temporadas. tenencia. ^[2] El equipo terminó con un récord de 26-34 en victorias y derrotas , lo que les llevó al cuarto lugar en la Liga Americana Central .

El 12 de marzo de 2020, MLB anunció que debido a la actual pandemia de COVID-19 , el inicio de la temporada regular se retrasaría al menos dos semanas, además de que se cancelaría el resto del entrenamiento de primavera. ^[3] Cuatro días después, se anunció que el inicio de la temporada se retrasaría indefinidamente debido a la recomendación hecha por los CDC de restringir eventos de más de 50 personas durante ocho semanas. ^[4] El 23 de junio, el comisionado Rob Manfred implementó unilateralmente una temporada de 60 juegos. Los jugadores se presentaron a los campos de entrenamiento el 1 de julio para reanudar el entrenamiento de primavera y prepararse para el Día Inaugural del 24 de julio . ^[5]

Fuera de temporada

• 2 de noviembre de 2019: Alex Gordon (OF) elegido agente libre. ^[6]
• "5 de noviembre de 2019: Trevor Oaks (P) reclamó las exenciones de San Francisco" . ^[7]
• 6 de noviembre de 2019: Jacob Barnes (P) liberado. ^[8]
• 20 de noviembre de 2019: Jorge Bonifacio (OF) (liberado el 25/11), Nick Dini (C), Conner Greene (P) y Arnaldo Hernandez (P) designados para asignación . ^{[9] [10]}
• November 20, 2019: Foster Griffin (P), Carlos Hernandez (P), Nick Heath (OF), and Jeison Guzmán (SS) added to 40-man roster.^[11]
• December 2, 2019: Cheslor Cuthbert (1B/3B), Humberto Arteaga (INF), Jesse Hahn (P), and Erick Mejia (INF) elected free agency.^[12][13]
• December 12, 2019: Selected Stephen Woods from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft.^[14]
• December 13, 2019: Signed free agent Jesse Hahn (P) to a major league contract.^[15]
• December 23, 2019: Traded Cristian Perez (INF) to the New York Yankees for Chance Adams (P).^[16]
• December 27, 2019: Finalized signing of free agent Maikel Franco.^[17]
• January 22, 2020: Signed free agent Alex Gordon (OF) and designated Heath Fillmyer (P) for assignment.^[18]
• March 25, 2020: Selected the contract of Trevor Rosenthal (P) and designated Eric Skoglund (P) for assignment.^[19]

Season standings

American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Source:[1]

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Source:[2]

Farm system

On June 30, 2020, Minor League Baseball announced that the 2020 season would not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[20]

References

1. "John Sherman Approved as New Royals Owner". espn.com. ESPN. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
2. Flanagan, Jeffrey (October 31, 2019). "Royals name Mike Matheny manager". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
4. "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
5. Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
6. Worthy, Lynn (November 1, 2019). "Royals decline Alex Gordon's offer, makes veteran free agent". kansascity.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
7. Reuter, Joel (November 5, 2019). "Giants: How can waiver claim Trevor Oaks help the team in 2020?". aroundthefoghorn.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
8. Adams, Steve (November 6, 2019). "Royals release Jacob Barnes". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
9. "Royals add four players to 40-man roster; Bonifacio, Dini among four DFA'd". foxsports.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
10. Flanagan, Jeffrey (November 20, 2019). "Royals DFA Bonifacio, Dini among roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
11. Kappel, Nick (November 20, 2019). "Royals add four players to 40-man roster". royals.mlblogs.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
12. Foote, Jordan (December 2, 2019). "Royals: Cuthbert, Arteaga, Hahn, Mejia non-tendered". kingsofkauffman.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
13. Rickman, Cody (December 3, 2020). "Kansas City Royals: Non-tendered bargain free agent targets for 2020". kckingdom.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
14. Kappel, Nick (December 12, 2019). "Royals select Stephen Woods Jr. in Rule 5 draft". royals.mlblogs.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
15. Flanagan, Jeffrey (December 13, 2019). "Royals re-sign Hahn to boost bullpen". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
16. "Yankees Trade Chance Adams to Royals". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
17. Polishuk, Mark (December 19, 2019). "Royals to sign Maikel Franco". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
18. "Alex Gordon Returning for 14th Season with Royals on One-Year Deal". ESPN. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
19. "Royals' Trevor Rosenthal: Contract Selected by Team". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
20. Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

External links

• Kansas City Royals Official Site Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
• 2020 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference