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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The 2025 season was full of ups and downs for the Royals, but they ended the season with a winning record for the second straight year. <\/p>\n
It was the club\u2019s first set of back-to-back winning seasons since they won the A.L. pennant in 2014 and the World Series in 2015. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe do feel like we\u2019re in a window to win with the players that we have in place,\u201d Royals GM J. J. Picollo told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cThe expectations are high. The standards are high.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Royals are a team with championship aspirations, so they\u2019re disappointed to miss the playoffs. Even after delivering just their sixth winning season since 1995, the organization is far from satisfied. <\/p>\n
\u201cI would say we took a step back,\u201d said manager Matt Quatraro. <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s group won 82 games, and the team hopes to build a consistent winner. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the goal,\u201d said GM J.J. Picollo. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do; sustain winning over a long period of time. While we\u2019re not playing in the playoffs this year, I think it\u2019s something to build off of.\u201d <\/p>\n
At season\u2019s end, the Royals had clear strengths and weaknesses. They had the sixth-best ERA in baseball but also had the fifth-lowest scoring offense in the league. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere isn\u2019t one thing where you hit the button and say, \u2018Alright, we fixed this,\u2019 and now we go on to win 100 games. We have to try to make tiny little incremental improvements in a ton of different areas and some of those are hard to find.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Royals received reliable offensive production from Bobby Witt, Jr., Salvador Perez, Vinnie Pasquantino, and Maikel Garcia this year, but the offense struggled around them. The Royals need more production \u2013 especially from their outfield \u2013 in 2026. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re clearly not a team that\u2019s going to bang 250 homers a year. That\u2019s not who we are. We have Salvy and Vinnie that sit in the middle of our lineup. Around that, we have to be athletic in the field, athletic on the bases.\u201d <\/p>\n
While 2025 didn\u2019t end the way the Royals wanted, the organization sees a winning foundation to build upon. <\/p>\n
\u201cConsistency is the ultimate goal for this organization,\u201d Picollo said. \u201cAt least we can hold our heads high heading into next year thinking about \u2018How do we get better? How do we build on this?\u2019 It\u2019s two winning seasons in a row, and we believe the start of many winning seasons in a row.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Royals return to action at Kauffman Stadium on March 30, 2026, for their home opener against the Minnesota Twins. <\/p>\n
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