The 2017 Kansas City Royals season was the 49th season for the franchise, and their 45th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals opened the season at the Minnesota Twins on April 3, 2017 and finished the season at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on October 1. They failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Offseason
Transactions
November 3: C Drew Butera and RHP Peter Moylan elected free agency. November 4: RHP Edinson Vólquez, RHP Kris Medlen, and DH Kendrys Morales elected free agency. November 5: RHP Luke Hochevar elected free agency. November 18: C Tony Cruz designated for assignment. C Drew Butera signed. C Cam Gallagher, RHP Andrew Edwards, Jake Junis, and 1B Samir Dueñez signed from minors. November 23: C Tony Cruz released. December 1: RHP Brooks Pounders traded to the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Jared Ruxer. December 7: RHP Wade Davis traded to the Chicago Cubs for LF Jorge Soler January 3: RHP Sam Lewis traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for LF Peter O'Brien. January 6: LF Jarrod Dyson traded to the Seattle Mariners for RHP Nate Karns. February 1: DH Brandon Moss signed. February 8: RHP Alec Mills traded to the Chicago Cubs for CF Donald Dewees, Jr. RHP Jason Hammel signed. February 15: LHP Travis Wood signed.
Yordano Ventura
On the morning of January 22, 2017, it was announced that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic.
Regular season
The team's 16–4 win over the Detroit Tigers on July 20, 2017, was the first time in franchise history that the Royals had recorded four 4-run innings in a game. In the month of August, the Royals set a dubious franchise record of 45 innings without scoring a run, spanning more than 4 games. It was the longest such streak by any team since the pitching mound was lowered in the late 1960s.
Game log
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|1||April 3||@ Twins || 1–7 || Santana (1–0) || Strahm (0–1) ||—|| 39,615 || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |2||April 5||@ Twins || 1–9 || Santiago (1–0) || Kennedy (0–1) ||—|| 15,171 || 0–2 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |3||April 6||@ Twins || 3–5 || Rogers (1–0) || Minor (0–1) || Kintzler (1) || 16,078 || 0–3 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb; |4||April 7||@ Astros || 5–1 || Vargas (1–0) || Fiers (0–1) ||—|| 30,491 || 1–3 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb; |5||April 8||@ Astros || 7–3 || Duffy (1–0) || Gregerson (0–1) ||—|| 35,373 || 2–3 ||W2 |-style=background:#fbb |6||April 9||@ Astros || 4–5 (12) || Devenski (1–0) || Strahm (0–2) ||—|| 32,411 || 2–4 ||L1 |-style=background:#fbb |7||April 10||A's|| 0–2 || Cotton (1–1) || Kennedy (0–2) || Doolittle (1) || 40,019 || 2–5 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |8||April 12||A's|| 3–8 || Triggs (2–0) || Hammel (0–1) ||—|| 24,380 || 2–6 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb; |9||April 13||A's|| 3–1 || Vargas (2–0) || Hahn (0–1) || Herrera (1) || 22,160 || 3–6 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb; |10||April 14||Angels|| 7–1 || Duffy (2–0) || Ramírez (2–1) ||—|| 26,838 || 4–6 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb; |11||April 15||Angels|| 3–2 || Soria (1–0) || Alvarez (0–1) || Herrera (2) || 24,162 || 5–6 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb; |12||April 16||Angels|| 1–0 || Herrera (1–0) || Parker (0–1) ||—|| 27,950 || 6–6 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb |13||April 18||Giants|| 2–1 (11)|| Law (1–0) || Alexander (0–1) || Melancon (3) || 20,863 || 6–7 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb; |14||April 19||Giants|| 2–0 || Vargas (3–0) || Bumgarner (0–3) || Herrera (3) || 24,402 || 7–7 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb |15||April 20 ||@ Rangers|| 0–1 (13) || Álvarez (1–0) || Wood (0–1)||—|| 26,898 || 7–8 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb |16||April 21||@ Rangers|| 2–6 || Hamels (1–0) || Karns (0–1) ||—|| 31,320 || 7–9 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb |17||April 22||@ Rangers|| 1–2 || Bush (1–0) || Wood (0–2) ||—|| 41,446 || 7–10 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb |18||April 23||@ Rangers||2–5||Darvish (2–2)||Hammel (0–2)||Bush (1)||37,177 || 7–11||L4 |-style=background:#fbb |19||April 24||@ White Sox|| 1–12||González (3–0)||Vargas (3–1) ||—||11,484|| 7–12||L5 |-style=background:#fbb |20||April 25||@ White Sox|| 5–10 || Jennings (2–0) || Duffy (2–1) || — || 14,591 || 7–13 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb |21||April 26||@ White Sox || 2–5 || Quintana (1–4) || Karns (0–2) || Robertson (5) || 18,218 || 7–14 || L7 |-style=background:#fbb |22||April 28||Twins|| 4–6 || Breslow (1–0) || Soria (1–1)|| Kintzler (6) || 27,911 || 7–15 || L8 |-style=background:#bbb |—||April 29||Twins || colspan="7"| Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled for July 1st) |-style=background:#fbb |23||April 30||Twins|| 5–7 || Hughes (4–1) || Hammel (0–3) || Kintzler (7) || 32,685 || 7–16|| L9 |-