2025 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 4, 2024

  Austin Cox granted Free Agency.

  Rodolfo Durán granted Free Agency.

  Nate Eaton granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Fitzgerald granted Free Agency.

  Ricky Karcher granted Free Agency.

  Dinelson Lamet granted Free Agency.

  Josh Lester granted Free Agency.

• November 22, 2024

  Traded Brady Singer to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer.

• November 23, 2024

  Signed Jordan Groshans as a free agent.

• December 11, 2024

  Noah Murdock drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2024 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2024

  Signed Taylor Clarke as a free agent.

• December 20, 2024

  Signed Junior Fernández as a free agent.

• January 3, 2025

  Signed Austin Cox as a free agent.

• January 5, 2025

  Signed Cavan Biggio as a free agent.

• January 8, 2025

  Signed Michael Lorenzen as a free agent.

  Selected Braden Shewmake off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• January 18, 2025

  Signed Harold Castro as a free agent.

• January 31, 2025

  Signed Carlos Estévez as a free agent.

• February 5, 2025

  Braden Shewmake selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• February 7, 2025

  Signed Thomas Hatch as a free agent.

• February 16, 2025

  Signed Luke Maile as a free agent.

• February 21, 2025

  Signed Ross Stripling as a free agent.

• March 22, 2025

  Traded a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Mark Canha. The Kansas City Royals sent Cesar Espinal (minors) (April 21, 2025) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

• March 23, 2025

  Released Luke Maile.

  Released Ross Stripling.

  Carlos Hernández selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• March 25, 2025

  Signed Luke Maile as a free agent.

• April 5, 2025

  Purchased Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles.

• May 1, 2025

  Released Nick Gordon.

• May 4, 2025

  Released Austin Cox.

• May 7, 2025

  Signed Stephen Nogosek as a free agent.

• May 8, 2025

  Signed Trevor Richards as a free agent.

• May 12, 2025

  The Athletics returned Noah Murdock (earlier draft pick).

• May 14, 2025

  Signed Rich Hill as a free agent.

• May 20, 2025

  Signed John Gant as a free agent.

• May 22, 2025

  Purchased Diego Castillo from the New York Mets.

  Released Chris Stratton.

• May 28, 2025

  Released Hunter Renfroe.

  Released Nelson Velázquez.

• June 5, 2025

  Signed Justin Dunn as a free agent.

• June 13, 2025

  Trevor Richards granted Free Agency.

• June 23, 2025

  Released Brian O'Keefe.

• July 1, 2025

  Released Junior Fernández.

• July 3, 2025

  Signed Michael Fulmer as a free agent.

• July 4, 2025

  Signed Isan Díaz as a free agent.

• July 9, 2025

  Signed Dallas Keuchel as a free agent.

• July 16, 2025

  Traded Cam Devanney to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Adam Frazier.

• July 22, 2025

  Purchased Julio Rodriguez (minors) from the Seattle Mariners.

• July 23, 2025

  Traded . Received Joey Krehbiel.

• July 26, 2025

  Traded Andrew Hoffmann to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Randal Grichuk.

• July 30, 2025

  Released Cavan Biggio.

• July 31, 2025

  Traded Yunior Marte (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mike Yastrzemski.

  Traded Callan Moss (minors) and Evan Sisk to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bailey Falter.

  Traded Freddy Fermin to the San Diego Padres. Received Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek.

• August 1, 2025

  Rich Hill granted Free Agency.

• August 3, 2025

  Released Justin Dunn.

• August 4, 2025

  Thomas Hatch selected by the Minnesota Twins off waivers.

  Joey Wiemer selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

• August 5, 2025

  Signed Jonathan Heasley as a free agent.

• August 8, 2025

  Signed Bobby Dalbec as a free agent.

• August 15, 2025

  Signed Nick Robertson as a free agent.

• August 16, 2025

  Released Michael Fulmer.

• August 20, 2025

  Released Dallas Keuchel.

• August 21, 2025

  Released Mark Canha.

• August 27, 2025

  Signed Geoff Hartlieb as a free agent.

• August 30, 2025

  Signed Spencer Turnbull as a free agent.

• September 30, 2025

  Released Harold Castro.

• November 2, 2025

  Adam Frazier granted Free Agency.

  Hunter Harvey granted Free Agency.

  Luke Maile granted Free Agency.

  Mike Yastrzemski granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2025

  Michael Lorenzen granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2025

  Randal Grichuk granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2025

  Diego Castillo granted Free Agency.

  Bobby Dalbec granted Free Agency.

  Isan Díaz granted Free Agency.

  John Gant granted Free Agency.

  Jordan Groshans granted Free Agency.

  Geoff Hartlieb granted Free Agency.

  Ryan Hendrix granted Free Agency.

  Joey Krehbiel granted Free Agency.

  Sam Long granted Free Agency.

  Noah Murdock granted Free Agency.

  Stephen Nogosek granted Free Agency.

  Nick Pratto granted Free Agency.

  Nick Robertson granted Free Agency.

  Spencer Turnbull granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2025

  Kyle Wright granted Free Agency.

• November 10, 2025

  Signed Connor Kaiser as a free agent.

  Traded a player to be named later to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Kameron Misner. The Kansas City Royals sent Matthew Hoskins (minors) (March 13, 2026) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

• November 11, 2025

  Traded Logan Martin (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mason Black.

• November 20, 2025

  Signed Alex Lange as a free agent.

• November 21, 2025

  Taylor Clarke granted Free Agency.

  MJ Melendez granted Free Agency.

• December 12, 2025

  Signed Jose Cuas as a free agent.

• December 14, 2025

  Traded Angel Zerpa to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Isaac Collins and Nick Mears.

• December 16, 2025

  Signed Kevin Newman as a free agent.

• December 17, 2025

  Signed Lane Thomas as a free agent.

• December 18, 2025

  Signed Abraham Toro as a free agent.

• December 19, 2025

  Traded Jonathan Bowlan to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Matt Strahm.

• December 29, 2025

  Signed Jorge Alfaro as a free agent.

• January 7, 2026

  Signed Josh Rojas as a free agent.

• January 27, 2026

  Signed Hector Neris as a free agent.

  Signed Aaron Sanchez as a free agent.

• January 30, 2026

  Signed Eli Morgan as a free agent.

• February 4, 2026

  Signed Brandon Drury as a free agent.

• February 12, 2026

  Traded A.J. Causey (minors) to the Athletics. Received .

  Traded . Received Mitch Spence.

• February 13, 2026

  Signed John Means as a free agent.

• February 24, 2026

  Signed Elias Díaz as a free agent.

• March 2, 2026

  Signed Starling Marte as a free agent.

• March 8, 2026

  Dairon Blanco selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers.

• March 19, 2026

  Signed Luke Maile as a free agent.

• March 22, 2026

  Released Hector Neris.

• March 24, 2026

  Released Tyler Gentry.

• March 28, 2026

  Released Jonathan Heasley.