{"id":2063856,"date":"2025-10-02T07:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2063856"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:29:44","slug":"royals-stars-share-messages-for-kc-fans-after-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-stars-share-messages-for-kc-fans-after-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals stars share messages for KC fans after 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure\/><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>By missing the postseason, the Royals had a franchise first happen this season.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When the Royals had made the playoffs in the past, it always came in consecutive seasons: 1976-78, 1980-81, 1984-85 and 2014-15.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But the Royals, who advanced to the American League Division Series last season, finished this year with an 82-80 record and missed out on the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two of the Royals\u2019 biggest stars took to social media this week to acknowledge the season didn\u2019t end how they hoped. And they made sure to thank Royals fans.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. both wrote messages on X.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCame up short of our goal, but thankful for the teammates, coaches, and staff for getting us through 2025,\u201d Pasquantino wrote. \u201cEspecially grateful for the fans supporting us everyday throughout this season. We will keep working and be ready for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-infographic\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.3089171974522\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5987261146497\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Came up short of our goal, but thankful for the teammates, coaches, and staff for getting us through 2025. Especially grateful for the fans supporting us everyday throughout this season. We will keep working and be ready for 2026. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BssQBvc0Yu\">pic.twitter.com\/BssQBvc0Yu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vinnie Pasquantino (@VPasquantino) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VPasquantino\/status\/1973118020911239632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Royals\u2019 attendance this season was 1,748,801, an increase of 90,454 from 2024. It was the highest attendance at Kauffman Stadium since 2017 (2,220,370).<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Witt retweeted an X message from the Royals and wrote: \u201cThank you fans for all the love and support this year!! Can\u2019t wait to get back to work in 2026!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">October 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"zone grid\">\n<div class=\"related-stories story-module\">\n<h5>Related Stories from  Kansas City Star<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"24.740740740741\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.9583333333333\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/219036630\"><br \/>\n                        <br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/219036630\">Pete Grathoff<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997. <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By missing the postseason, the Royals had a franchise first happen this season. 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