KANSAS CITY ROYALS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
08/29/2025
Thursday, August 28th , 2025
Placed SP Ruben Benitez on the 60-day injured list.
Recalled SP Nate Lightfoot from Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of SP Sergio Lozano from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Chris Perry to Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, August 24th , 2025
Assigned SP Joaquin Ortiz to Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, August 23rd , 2025
Placed RP Joe Mendicino on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 08/22/2025.
Purchased the contract of SP Gustavo Lopez from Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, August 20th , 2025
Recalled RP Chris Perry from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Dave Dominguez to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned CF Justin Mehaffey to Class A Columbia.
Tuesday, August 19th , 2025
Signed Justin Mehaffey to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,200,000.
Assigned SP Taylor Day to Class A Columbia.
Monday, August 18th , 2025
Signed Taylor Day to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $710,000.
Recalled SP Dave Dominguez from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Nate Lightfoot to Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, August 17th , 2025
Assigned SP Karl Burrows to Class A Columbia.
Saturday, August 16th , 2025
Signed Karl Burrows to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $710,000.
Monday, August 11th , 2025
Signed SP Alex Fabela to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $51,400,000.
Sunday, August 10th , 2025
Recalled SP Ruben Benitez from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Chris Perry to Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, August 9th , 2025
Placed LF Greg Williams on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/08/2025.
Recalled 2B Danny Perez from Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, August 6th , 2025
Assigned CF Jonathan Durada to Class A Columbia.
Recalled RP Sal Acevedo from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Dave Dominguez to Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, August 5th , 2025
Signed Jonathan Durada to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $990,000.
Sunday, August 3rd , 2025
SS Jonah McLaughlin was claimed off waivers by River Hills.
Friday, August 1st , 2025
Purchased the contract of RP Chris Perry from Triple A Omaha.
Assigned RP Jesse Zimmerman to Triple A Omaha.
Thursday, July 31st , 2025
Activated RP Ruben Benitez from the injured list.
Sent RP Ruben Benitez to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Traded 25-year old LHP Jonathan Leal and $1,480,000 in cash to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 23-year old minor league C Ron Manuel in return.
Wednesday, July 30th , 2025
Traded 26-year old RF Jessie Sherry and $2,470,000 in cash to the Athletics, getting 19-year old SS Jonah McLaughlin in return.
Traded 38-year old 3B Ki-tak Cho and $1,300,000 in cash to the Atlanta Braves, getting 24-year old minor league 1B Mike Checo and 18-year old minor league LF Pavlik Makanin in return.
Traded 38-year old 2B Bobby Howard and $540,000 in cash to the Cleveland Guardians, getting 20-year old minor league RHP Josh Peel and 18-year old minor league RHP Jared Hockenberry in return.
Purchased the contract of 3B Danny Rosas from Triple A Omaha.
Recalled 2B Luis Rojo from Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, July 29th , 2025
Assigned CF Matt Sas to Class A Columbia.
Monday, July 28th , 2025
Signed Matt Sas to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,560,000.
Purchased the contract of RF Miguel Sanchez from Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Optioned RF Eric Lancaster to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned 3B Dusty Dellinger to Class A Quad Cities.
Sunday, July 27th , 2025
Traded 33-year old RHP William Gomez to the Houston Astros, getting 20-year old minor league LF Austin Gunther and 24-year old minor league 3B Dusty Dellinger in return.
Placed RF David Sessoms on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/26/2025.
Recalled RP Nate Lightfoot from Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of SP Dave Dominguez from Triple A Omaha.
Recalled RF Eric Lancaster from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Sal Acevedo to Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, July 23rd , 2025
Assigned 2B Chris Levin to Class A Columbia.
Tuesday, July 22nd , 2025
Signed Chris Levin to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,320,000.
Thursday, July 17th , 2025
Assigned SP Joham Gray to Class A Columbia.
Wednesday, July 16th , 2025
Recalled SP Sal Acevedo from Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, July 15th , 2025
Traded 36-year old RHP David Gessler and $220,000 in cash to the Minnesota Twins, getting 23-year old minor league 2B Hu Tsui and 19-year old minor league RHP Yann Violante in return.
Saturday, July 12th , 2025
Purchased the contract of RP Jesus Benavides from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Nate Lightfoot to Triple A Omaha.
Friday, July 11th , 2025
Traded 28-year old RHP Zach Shaw (retaining 80%) and $1,000,000 in cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 23-year old minor league 3B Chris Osborne in return.
Recalled SP Nate Lightfoot from Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, July 9th , 2025
Assigned SP Adam Pruitt to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Thursday, July 3rd , 2025
Purchased the contract of RP Jordan Dethridge from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Sal Acevedo to Triple A Omaha.
Traded 25-year old minor league RHP Pedro Guerrero to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 22-year old minor league C Brad Stack, 22-year old minor league LHP Eddie Medina, 21-year old minor league LHP Brent Clifford, and 18-year old minor league RHP Danny Baker in return.
Sunday, June 29th , 2025
Purchased the contract of RP Wally Seow from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Pedro Guerrero to Triple A Omaha.
Friday, June 27th , 2025
Recalled SP Sal Acevedo from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Nate Lightfoot to Triple A Omaha.
Thursday, June 26th , 2025
Placed RP Ruben Benitez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/24/2025.
Recalled SP Nate Lightfoot from Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, June 24th , 2025
Assigned RP Alex Jacinto to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Monday, June 23rd , 2025
Assigned RP Mike Arnold to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Sunday, June 22nd , 2025
Assigned RP Ricky Nunez to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Wednesday, June 18th , 2025
Assigned RP Josh Taub to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, June 10th , 2025
Assigned RP Tim Melnick to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Sunday, June 8th , 2025
Purchased the contract of SP Joe Mendicino from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Nate Lightfoot to Triple A Omaha.
Thursday, June 5th , 2025
Recalled RP Nate Lightfoot from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Sal Acevedo to Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, June 4th , 2025
Assigned RP Joel Doe to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, June 3rd , 2025
Purchased the contract of CF Luke Speight from Class A Columbia.
Assigned RP Chris Bjorkquist to Triple A Omaha.
Optioned 2B Danny Perez to Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, June 1st , 2025
Purchased the contract of 2B Danny Perez from Triple A Omaha.
Assigned RP Ivan Rodriguez to Triple A Omaha.
Optioned 2B Luis Rojo to Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, May 31st , 2025
Assigned RP William Hardy to Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, May 20th , 2025
Assigned SP Ray Severson to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, May 13th , 2025
Recalled SP Luke Girley from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned RP Nate Lightfoot to Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, May 10th , 2025
Purchased the contract of SP Sal Acevedo from Triple A Omaha.
Optioned SP Luke Girley to Triple A Omaha.
Thursday, May 8th , 2025
RP Jarod Goedeker was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Purchased the contract of SP Luke Girley from Triple A Omaha.
Thursday, April 17th , 2025
Assigned 3B Danny Perez to Triple A Omaha.
RP Joaquin Ortiz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Recalled SP Ruben Benitez from Triple A Omaha.
Monday, April 14th , 2025
Activated 3B Ki-tak Cho from the injured list.
3B Danny Perez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Friday, April 11th , 2025
Activated SP Ruben Benitez from the injured list.
Sent SP Ruben Benitez to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Tuesday, April 1st , 2025
Placed 3B Ki-tak Cho on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/2025.
Purchased the contract of 2B Luis Rojo from Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Oscar Ocasio to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Rich Golde to Class A Quad Cities.
Monday, March 31st , 2025
Assigned SP Jacob Courville to Triple A Omaha.
Assigned SP Danny Flax to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RP Torquato Viola to Class A Columbia.
Saturday, March 29th , 2025
Assigned RP Tom Naiman to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Friday, March 28th , 2025
Activated 2B Bobby Howard from the injured list.
Optioned LF Eric Lancaster to Triple A Omaha.
Friday, March 21st , 2025
Assigned SP Alex Hughes to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RP Pedro Fuentes to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, March 18th , 2025
RP Carson Riley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers (from active).
Demoted SP Joe Mendicino to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted RP Sal Acevedo to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted RP Luke Girley to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted RP Dave Dominguez to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted RP Joel Napier to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted CF Mike Coyne to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted 2B Eric Welniak to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted 3B Danny Rosas to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted LF Miguel Sanchez to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted LF Mike Forsyth to Triple A Omaha.
Demoted 1B Pielgrzym Flisnik to Triple A Omaha.
Monday, March 17th , 2025
Assigned RP Jesus Benavides from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 2B Luis Rojo from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Friday, March 14th , 2025
Assigned LF Justin Ayers to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 2B Keith Ditmars to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 3B Sam Shoemaker to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C Mitchell Ruggles to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned LF Chris Saul to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Thursday, March 13th , 2025
Assigned RF Russ Anderson to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 2B John Broadbent to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 3B Harry Price to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned SS Justin Giles to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned C Andrew Matthews to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Wednesday, March 12th , 2025
Assigned C David Lard to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C Ali Alexander to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 3B Mike Diaz to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned C Frank Kolling to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned 3B Jake Oskin to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Tuesday, March 11th , 2025
Assigned LF Matt Bren from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RF Eric Loney from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 3B Ruben Ovadia to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Greg Sanford from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Mike Smithley to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 1B Andy Tilton from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Arthur Woodger from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RP Melvin Aguirre from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned RP Jorge Arevalo from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 3B Micah Christian from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned SS Dan Ford to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned RP Chris Perry from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 2B Victor Reinoso from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned C Eric Allen to Rookie League Kansas City (DSL).
Assigned LF Ricky Delgado to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Monday, March 10th , 2025
Assigned SP Roberto Hernandez to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Julio Calamacho to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned CF Oscar Garza to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned 2B Arturo Rodriguez to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned 2B Josh Willis to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Sunday, March 9th , 2025
Assigned SP Alexander Crossland to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Melvin Valverde to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Cody Spear to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned RP Sam Davis to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Saturday, March 8th , 2025
Assigned SP Soane Dufu to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RP Antonio Sorola to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Daw Lihalakha to Class A Quad Cities.
Friday, March 7th , 2025
Assigned SP Connor Hanna to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Ron Sheppard to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned SP Steve Britt to Rookie League Kansas City (DSL).
Assigned 1B Jaden Wilson to Rookie League Kansas City (DSL).
Assigned CF Cesar Najera to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Thursday, March 6th , 2025
Assigned RP Randy Bruning to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Rod Larangeira to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RP Dan Worth to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned RP Carlos Acosta to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Assigned SP Tyler Suta to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Wednesday, March 5th , 2025
Assigned SP Jesus de Leon to Class A Quad Cities.
Tuesday, March 4th , 2025
Assigned C Mark Barton from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C Jose Candelaria from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned RF Jon Cummings from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SS Anthony Drezek from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 3B Bryan Ferland from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Adam French from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Javy Rodriguez to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C Jeremy Simard from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SS Josh Smith from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C John Stuckless from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned 3B Tomaz Kleisinger from Spring Training camp to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned SP Francisco Abreu to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Monday, March 3rd , 2025
Assigned SP Tim Treadway to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned SP Zakkai Kelly to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Sunday, March 2nd , 2025
Assigned SP Jordan Cuellar to Class A Quad Cities.
Saturday, March 1st , 2025
Placed 2B Bobby Howard on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 02/26/2025.
Invited non-roster CF Mike Coyne to Spring Training camp.
Friday, February 28th , 2025
Placed SP Ruben Benitez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 02/27/2025.
Invited non-roster SS Josh Smith to Spring Training camp.
Assigned SP Brent Williamson to Class A Quad Cities.
Thursday, February 27th , 2025
Assigned C Josh Hoover to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Wednesday, February 26th , 2025
Assigned SP Matthew Lord to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, February 25th , 2025
Placed RP Tomas Tovar on the 60-day injured list.
Invited non-roster LF Greg Sanford to Spring Training camp.
Assigned LF Mike Coyne to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned LF Brian Wilson to Class A Quad Cities.
Monday, February 24th , 2025
Assigned LF Greg Sanford to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Saturday, February 22nd , 2025
Assigned SP Sergio Lozano to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Friday, February 21st , 2025
Placed RP Josh Harding on the 60-day injured list.
Invited non-roster C John Stuckless to Spring Training camp.
Thursday, February 20th , 2025
Assigned 2B Bob Gonzalez to Class A Quad Cities.
Assigned 1B Brian Collins to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Wednesday, February 19th , 2025
Invited non-roster C Mark Barton to Spring Training camp.
Assigned CF Luke Speight from Spring Training camp to Rookie League Kansas City(ACL).
Tuesday, February 18th , 2025
Assigned C Mark Barton from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Assigned C John Stuckless from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Friday, February 14th , 2025
Signed Pitching Coach Tom Mertz to a 3-year, $175,000 per year contract.
Wednesday, February 12th , 2025
Signed free agent LF Jessie Sherry to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000.
Assigned SS Josh Smith from Spring Training camp to Double A Northwest Arkansas.
Tuesday, February 11th , 2025
Invited non-roster 2B Luis Rojo to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Mike Forsyth to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Eric Loney to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Victor Reinoso to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Andy Tilton to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Micah Christian to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Pielgrzym Flisnik to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Arthur Woodger to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Anthony Drezek to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Matt Bren to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Bryan Ferland to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Jon Cummings to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Jose Candelaria to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Tomaz Kleisinger to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Jeremy Simard to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Mark Barton to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Adam French to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Jonathan Leal to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Sal Acevedo to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Joe Mendicino to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C John Stuckless to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Jarod Goedeker to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Jesus Benavides to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Joaquin Ortiz to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Josh Smith to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Melvin Aguirre to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Chris Perry to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Jorge Arevalo to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Luke Girley to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Danny Rosas to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Dave Dominguez to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Joel Napier to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Luke Speight to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Josh Harding to Spring Training camp.
Assigned LF Andy Rodriguez to Triple A Omaha.
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