1998 Kansas City Royals season
Royals finish third in AL Central, miss playoffs again.
The 1998 season was the 30th for the Kansas City Royals and their 26th playing at Kauffman Stadium. They placed third in the American League Central with a 72-89 record, extending their playoff drought to 13 straight years.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1998
- League
- American League
- Division
- Central
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- City
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Record
- 72–89 (72, 89)
- Divisional place
- 3rd
- Owners
- David Glass
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Yamil Benitez was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
- Terry Pendleton signed as a free agent with the Royals on January 20, 1998.
Regular season
Before the 1998 regular season, Major League Baseball added the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, bringing both leagues to fifteen teams. To maintain primarily intraleague play, one club needed to move from the AL Central to the NL Central. The Royals declined, bypassing a potential full-time rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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