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Kansas City Royals (82-72) – 7.5 GB. Minnesota Twins (81-73) – 8.5 GB ... This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings: 2024 playoff picture, AL and NL standings ...
Updated AL Wild Card standings Detroit continues to surge in the American League Wild Card race. The Tigers are now 80-73 and a half-game behind the Minnesota Twins for the final Wild Card spot.
The Royals gave a few key players a rest day in the penultimate game of the 2024 regular season. MLB playoffs clinched, KC Royals rest some starters, lose to Braves via walk-off Skip to main content
Kauffman Stadium, home stadium for the Royals since 1973. This is a list of seasons completed by the Kansas City Royals, a professional baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. They formerly played in the American League West until the 1994 realignment, where they now compete in the American League Central Division.
The season was a major improvement for the Royals; after finishing with only 56 wins and 106 losses in 2023, the second-worst during the Major League Baseball season just behind the Oakland Athletics, the 2024 Royals won their 56th game on July 2, and won 86 games total, 30 more than the previous season.
The Royals looked to improve on their 2008 record of 75–87 and sought their first playoff appearance since 1985, as manager Trey Hillman returned for his second season with Kansas City. The Royals' payroll for the 2009 season was $70.5 million, approximately 25 percent higher than their 2008 payroll (and 21st in the major leagues).
The Twins are now tied with the Royals in the divisional standings. Minnesota defeated the St. Louis Cardinals at home. In the AL Wild Card picture, the Royals slid to the final playoff spot.
The Royals wore their trademark powder blue road uniforms from 1973 to 1991 and reintroduced it in 2008 as an alternate jersey. [17]When the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland after the 1967 season, Kansas City was left without major league baseball or, for the first time since 1883, professional baseball at all.