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AL Central · 2026 season · Missed playoffs

The story so far

Missed the playoffs

Royals fans spent the final stretch of a 69-93 season fixated on whether anyone would be held accountable, with Quatraro and the front office absorbing most of the anger. When Q survived and the hitting coach was merely reassigned, resignation set in, softened only by pride in Caglianone and Jensen.

From Reddit fan threads · through Sep 28–Oct 4 · 69-93

Season misery
57Uneasy
Worst week
98May 25–31
Best week
26Aug 24–30
Mar 23–29: misery 52 (Meh) · 1-2Mar 30–Apr 5: misery 40 (Content) · 3-3Apr 6–12: misery 65 (Miserable) · 3-4Apr 13–19: misery 71 (Miserable) · 0-6Apr 20–26: misery 45 (Content) · 4-2Apr 27–May 3: misery 40 (Content) · 4-2May 4–10: misery 37 (Content) · 4-3May 11–17: misery 79 (Miserable) · 1-5May 18–24: misery 66 (Miserable) · 2-4May 25–31: misery 98 (Despair) · 0-6Jun 1–7: misery 43 (Content) · 5-2Jun 8–14: misery 64 (Uneasy) · 2-4Jun 15–21: misery 73 (Miserable) · 3-3Jun 22–28: misery 61 (Uneasy) · 3-4Jun 29–Jul 5: misery 88 (Despair) · 1-4Jul 6–12: misery 65 (Miserable) · 2-5Jul 13–19: misery 56 (Uneasy) · 2-1Jul 20–26: misery 33 (Content) · 5-2Jul 27–Aug 2: misery 96 (Despair) · 1-5Aug 3–9: misery 42 (Content) · 3-3Aug 10–16: misery 41 (Content) · 2-4Aug 17–23: misery 35 (Content) · 7-0Aug 24–30: misery 26 (Euphoric) · 4-2Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 60 (Uneasy) · 2-4Sep 7–13: misery 32 (Content) · 2-4Sep 14–20: misery 59 (Uneasy) · 1-5Sep 21–27: misery 66 (Miserable) · 2-43/234/205/186/157/138/109/710/5
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Fears that Picollo would run back the same roster hardened into rage over bargain shopping and ownership spending, ending with fans lamenting a front office that never changes and blaming JJ for the bullpen.

    “The Kansas City Royals: Where Noone Is Ever Really Fired.”

    ▲ 84Sep 28–Oct 4

    Sep 14–20 ›Sep 21–27 ›
Built late
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Oct 26–Nov 1out
  2. —Oct 19–25out
  3. —Oct 12–18out
  4. —Oct 5–11out
  5. —Sep 28–Oct 4out
  6. 66Sep 21–272-4›
  7. 59Sep 14–201-5›
  8. 32Sep 7–132-4›
  9. 60Aug 31–Sep 62-4›
  10. 26Aug 24–304-2›
  11. 35Aug 17–237-0›
  12. 41Aug 10–162-4›
  13. 42Aug 3–93-3›
  14. 96Jul 27–Aug 21-5›
  15. 33Jul 20–265-2›
  16. 56Jul 13–192-1›
  17. 65Jul 6–122-5›
  18. 88Jun 29–Jul 51-4›
  19. 61Jun 22–283-4›
  20. 73Jun 15–213-3›
  21. 64Jun 8–142-4›
  22. 43Jun 1–7blowup game5-2›
  23. 98May 25–31blowup game0-6›
  24. 66May 18–24blowup game2-4›
  25. 79May 11–171-5›
  26. 37May 4–104-3›
  27. 40Apr 27–May 34-2›
  28. 45Apr 20–264-2›
  29. 71Apr 13–190-6›
  30. 65Apr 6–123-4›
  31. 40Mar 30–Apr 53-3›
  32. 52Mar 23–291-2›