{"id":2061528,"date":"2025-10-01T07:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2061528"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:29:50","slug":"royals-two-time-all-star-quietly-led-mlb-in-major-statistical-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-two-time-all-star-quietly-led-mlb-in-major-statistical-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Two-Time All-Star Quietly Led MLB In Major Statistical Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3875p3ac7\">The Kansas City Royals&#8217; offseason moves didn&#8217;t all pay off, but signing free-agent closer Carlos Est\u00e9vez to a two-year deal sure did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ipmuwlw6e\">Est\u00e9vez was coming off an excellent 2024 campaign with the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies, but he stayed on the market until the end of January, when the Royals inked him to a $22 million deal with a team option for 2027.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zd2fk6peq\">That deal now looks like a total heist, as Est\u00e9vez just wrapped up a fantastic first campaign in Kansas City.  <\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_jtocz3034\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_jtocz3034\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Carlos Est\u00e9vez\" title=\"Carlos Est\u00e9vez\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4004,h_2252,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6dekfrgzjxd8jecp1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Sep 10, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Carlos Estevez (53) celebrates a win over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images \/ David Richard-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_p4u4cacxq\">On Saturday, Est\u00e9vez pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Athletics to nail down a 4-2 win. It lowered his season ERA to 2.45, but more importantly, it marked his 42nd save, which was the most of any pitcher in Major League Baseball this year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7nmvidn3g\">According <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/news\/royals-beat-athletics-in-penultimate-game-of-2025\" target=\"_blank\">to Anne Rogers <\/a>of MLB.com, Est\u00e9vez is only the second Royal ever to lead the majors in saves, and the first since Dan Quesenberry in 1983. Plus, his total was the highest by a Royals pitcher since Greg Holland&#8217;s 46 saves in 2014.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1sbt4x8a8\">\u201cIt means a lot,\u201d Est\u00e9vez said, per Rogers. \u201cFrom the beginning, I wasn\u2019t aiming for that. But now that it happened, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s great to know that this year, all the grind we went through, some good things came out of this year. And I\u2019m just glad and happy I get to do that. I think every reliever will want to do that at least once in their career. But I\u2019m just truly grateful and blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_05jt5r281\">Outside of a streak of three blown saves in a row in July, Est\u00e9vez was nearly perfect. He didn&#8217;t blow another save in his last 17 chances, and even with a relatively low strikeout rate, he held opposing batters to a .199 average and .591 OPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hmtv1b7j2\">Perhaps the most impressive stat of all, though, was the fact that he tossed 66 innings, his most in any season since 2019 with the Colorado Rockies. Health is everything for veteran relievers, and the 6-foot-6, 277-pounder kept himself available all season long. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kjlzwa46l\">Leading the league in saves on a non-playoff team is always a cool achievement. But Est\u00e9vez would gladly trade that achievement for a shot to close games in October, and that&#8217;s what he and the Royals will be gunning for next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gp2jx7o3h\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-sends-pointed-message-on-unacceptable-2025-season-jackson3\"><em><strong>Royals&#8217; Bobby Witt Jr. Sends Pointed Message On Unacceptable 2025 Season<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals&#8217; offseason moves didn&#8217;t all pay off, but signing free-agent closer Carlos Est\u00e9vez to a two-year deal sure did. Est\u00e9vez was coming off an excellent 2024 campaign with the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies, but he stayed on the market until the end of January, when the Royals inked him to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2061529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royals-Two-Time-All-Star-Quietly-Led-MLB-In-Major-Statistical-Category.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061530,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061528\/revisions\/2061530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}