Kansas City Royals minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.

Players

CJ Alexander

Charles Joseph Wesley Alexander (born July 17, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Kansas City Royals organization.

Alexander attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida. He signed a National Letter of Intent with Ball State University to play college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals.^[1] He transferred to the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota before committing to transfer to the University of Central Florida. The Atlanta Braves selected Alexander in the 20th round of the 2018 MLB draft.^[2]

On July 11, 2022, the Braves traded Alexander, Drew Waters, and Andrew Hoffmann to the Kansas City Royals for the 35th overall selection of the 2022 MLB draft.^[3]

Alexander's brother, Blaze, is also a baseball player.^[4]

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Mason Barnett

Mason McLendon Barnett (born November 7, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Barnett attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia and played college baseball at Auburn University. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[5] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.^[6] He signed with the Royals and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Royals and Columbia Fireflies.

Barnett started 2023 with the Quad Cities River Bandits before his promotion to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.^[7]

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Tucker Bradley

Tucker Wade Bradley (born May 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Bradley attended Gordon Lee High School in Chickamauga, Georgia. As a senior in 2016, he batted .552 with nine home runs, 36 RBIs, 23 stolen bases, and 12 doubles alongside pitching to a 1.12 ERA over fifty innings and was named the Walker County Player of the Year.^[8] He signed to play college baseball at Auburn University, but later switched his commitment to the University of Georgia.^[9]

As a freshman at Georgia in 2017, Bradley started 41 games and hit .314 with ten RBIs.^[10] For the 2018 season, he started 53 games and batted .300 with three home runs and 26 RBIs. He played three games in 2019 before injuring his shoulder and missing the remainder of the season.^[11] Bradley played 18 games in 2020 in which he batted .397 with six home runs and 23 RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12] He went unselected in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the Kansas City Royals as an undrafted free agent.^[13]

Bradley made his professional debut in 2021 with the Columbia Fireflies and was promoted to the Quad Cities River Bandits in mid-May.^[14] Over 94 games, he batted .285 with six home runs, 45 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases. He played the 2022 season with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.^[15] Over 110 games, he slashed .293/.382/.455 with 12 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.^[16] He was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers to open the 2023 season, and he also played with Northwest Arkansas.^[17] Over 96 games between the two teams, Bradley batted .277 with seven home runs and 55 RBIs.^[18]

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• Georgia Bulldogs bio

Chandler Champlain

Chandler Jay Champlain (born July 23, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Champlain attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The Los Angeles Angels selected Champlain in the 38th round of the 2019 MLB draft, but he did not sign a contract with the Angels.^[19] He enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans.^[20]

The New York Yankees selected Champlain in the ninth round of the 2021 MLB draft.^[21] On July 27, 2022, the Yankees traded Champlain, T. J. Sikkema, and Beck Way to the Kansas City Royals for Andrew Benintendi.^[22]

Champlain's father, Jay, played for USC's football team as a wide receiver, and his mother Robyn, is a former competitive downhill skier.^[23]

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Cam Devanney

Cameron Michael Devanney (born April 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Devanney played college baseball for the Elon Phoenix of Elon University.^[24] He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.^[24] Devanney began his professional career that season with the Rookie Arizona League Brewers and Rocky Mountain Vibes primarily as a shortstop.^[24] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[25] In 2021, Devanney played the entire season with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers.^[24] Most of his time was spent as second baseman, with significant time at third base, as well as a few games at short.^[24] He began the 2022 season at Double-A but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in September.^[24] He moved back to shortstop as his primary position, but also saw lots of playing time at third.^[24] After the season, he was selected as an MiLB.com Organization All-Star.^[26] He began the 2023 campaign with Nashville.^[24]

On December 14, 2023, Devanney was traded to the Kansas City Royals alongside Ryan Brady in exchange for Taylor Clarke.^[27]

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Ryan Fitzgerald

Ryan Fitzgerald (born June 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Fitzgerald grew up in Burr Ridge, Illinois, and attended Fenwick High School. He played college baseball at Creighton University for four seasons. He was named second-team All-Big East Conference as a junior,^[28] and had a .230 batting average as a senior.^[29]

Fitzgerald went unselected in the 2016 MLB draft. He signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the independent American Association of Professional Baseball in 2017.^[30] His contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox on May 15, 2018.^[31] The Red Sox assigned Fitzgerald to the Greenville Drive of the Single–A South Atlantic League, where he batted .274 with 44 runs scored and 38 RBIs.^[32] He spent the 2019 season with High–A Salem Red Sox and hit .271 with 125 hits, 63 runs scored, and 65 RBIs and was named the organization's defensive player of the year.^[33] He started the 2021 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.^[34] Fitzgerald was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox after batting .271 in 95 games with Portland.^[35]

Fitzgerald participated in Boston's 2022 spring training a non-roster invitee.^[36] He was assigned to Worcester to start the 2022 season.^[37]

On December 6, 2023, Fitzgerald was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.^[38]

• Creighton Bluejays bio
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

Tyler Gentry

Tyler Jackson Gentry (born February 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Gentry attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Tennessee, where he played baseball. As a junior in 2016, he batted .341 with 33 RBIs.^[39] As a senior in 2017, he earned all-state honors.^[40][39] He went unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Walters State Community College where he played one season of college baseball.

During Gentry's first and only season at Walters State in 2018, he batted .379 with 18 home runs over 64 games.^[41] Following the season's end, he transferred to the University of Alabama where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team.^[42] Over 56 games in 2019 with the Crimson Tide, Gentry hit .310 with a team-high 13 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 37 runs scored.^[43][44] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Brewster Whitecaps where he was named a league all-star.^[45][46][47] During his junior season in 2020, he batted .429 over 17 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the third round with the 76th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[48] He signed for $750,000.^[49]

Gentry made his professional debut in 2021 with the Quad Cities River Bandits.^[50] His season ended in mid-July due to knee injuries.^[51] Over 44 games prior to the injury, he batted .259 with six home runs and 28 RBIs. He opened the 2022 season with Quad Cities and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in early June.^[52][53][54] Over 108 games between the two teams, he slashed .326/.422/.542 with 21 home runs, 86 RBIs, 22 doubles, and ten stolen bases.^[55] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros after the season.^[56] Gentry was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Triple-A International League for the 2023 season.^[17] Over 129 games, he batted .253 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs, and 28 doubles.^[57]

On November 14, 2023, the Royals added Gentry to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[58] He was optioned to Triple–A Omaha to begin the 2024 season.^[59]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Alabama Crimson Tide bio

Joe Gray Jr.

Joseph W. Gray (born March 12, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Gray attended Hattiesburg High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^[60][61] He signed with the team, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Ole Miss.^[62]

Gray made his professional debut with the Arizona League Brewers, batting .182 over 24 games. He played 2019 with the Rocky Mountain Vibes with whom he hit .164 with three home runs over 31 games, and did not play in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[63] He started 2021 with the Carolina Mudcats before being promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.^[64] Over 110 games between the two teams, he slashed .252/.355/.499 with twenty home runs, ninety RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.^[65]

On December 6, 2023, the Kansas City Royals selected Gray in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.^[66]

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Andrew Hoffmann

Andrew Michael Hoffmann (born February 2, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Hoffman attended Plainfield East High School in Plainfield, Illinois and played college baseball at Oakland University, John A. Logan College and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.^[67] He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[68]

Hoffman made his professional debut with the Augusta GreenJackets and started 2022 with the Rome Braves.^[69] On July 11, 2022, the Braves traded Hoffmann, Drew Waters, and CJ Alexander to the Kansas City Royals for the 35th overall selection of the 2022 MLB draft.^[3]

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Carter Jensen

Carter James Jensen (born July 3, 2003) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Jensen attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he played baseball. As a senior in 2021, he hit .387 with one home run and 25 RBIs.^[70] He committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University.^[71] He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the third round with the 78th overall pick of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[72]

Jensen signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Royals, hitting .281 over 19 games.^[73][74] He played the 2022 season with the Columbia Fireflies with whom he batted .226 with 11 home runs and fifty RBIs over 113 games, earning All-Star honors.^[75][76] He played the 2023 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits.^[77][78] Over 116 games, he hit .211 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs.^[79] Jensen was assigned to Quad Cities to open the 2024 season.^[80]

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Will Klein

William Boone Klein (born November 28, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Klein attended Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana. As a senior in 2017, he pitched only 17+2⁄3 innings after breaking his thumb, but still struck out thirty batters and compiled a 1.98 ERA.^[81] Unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Eastern Illinois University where he posted a 6.62 ERA over 17+2⁄3 innings as a freshman, a 5.11 ERA over 24+2⁄3 innings as a sophomore, and a 3.33 ERA with 33 strikeouts as a junior in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[82] He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round with the 135th overall pick of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[83][84] He signed for $200,000.^[85]

Klein made his professional debut in 2021 with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the High-A Central.^[86] Over 36 relief appearances, he went 7–1 with a 3.20 ERA, 121 strikeouts, and 44 walks over 70+1⁄3 innings pitched.^[87] MLB Pipeline named Klein the Royals' Pitching Prospect of the Year following the season's end.^[88] He missed the beginning of the 2022 season due to shin splints.^[89] He returned to play in mid-May with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Double-A Texas League as a member of their starting rotation, but was later moved to the bullpen.^[90] Over thirty games (three starts), he went 1–1 with a 10.51 ERA, 55 strikeouts, and 51 walks over 43+2⁄3 innings.^[91] He returned to the Naturals to open the 2023 season.^[17] In mid-June, he was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Triple-A International League.^[92] He was selected to represent the Royals at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.^[93] Over 49 appearances between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha, Klein went 1–5 with a 4.62 ERA, 93 strikeouts, and 39 walks over 64+1⁄3 innings.^[94]

On November 14, 2023, the Royals added Klein to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[95] He was optioned to Triple–A Omaha to begin the 2024 season.^[96]

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• Eastern Illinois bio

Ben Kudrna

Benjamin Michael Kudrna (born January 30, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Kudrna grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and attended Blue Valley Southwest High School. As a senior, Kudrna was named the Gatorade Kansas Baseball Player of the Year and the Class 5A Pitcher of the Year after he went 9–1 on the mound with a 0.99 ERA and 100 strikeouts and 11 walks in 57+1⁄3 innings pitched.^[97] Kudrna committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State prior to signing with the Royals.^[98]

Kudrna was selected in the 2nd round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals.^[99] He signed with the team on July 19, 2021, and received a $3 million signing bonus.^[100] Kudrna began the 2022 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Columbia Fireflies of the Single-A Carolina League.^[101]

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Devin Mann

Devin Jacob Mann (born February 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Mann attended Columbus North High School in Columbus, Indiana, where he played baseball. In 2015, as a senior, he batted .410 with nine home runs, earning All-State honors.^[102][103] Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of Louisville where he played college baseball.

In 2016, Mann's freshman season at Louisville, he played in 39 games, batting .303 with nine doubles and 17 RBIs, earning a spot on the ACC All-Freshman team.^{[104][105][106]} That summer, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the Newport Gulls.^[107] As a sophomore at Louisville in 2017, Mann started 64 games, hitting .268 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs.^[108] That summer, he played briefly in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds.^[109][110] In 2018, his junior year, he slashed .303/.446/.504 with seven home runs, 52 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Following the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^{[111][112][113]}

Mann signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers before being promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class A Midwest League, where he finished the year. Over 65 games, he batted .240 with two home runs and thirty RBIs.^[114] Mann spent 2019 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League,^[115] with whom he was named an All-Star^{[116][117][118]} alongside being named the league's Player of the Month for June.^[119] Over 98 games with the Quakes for the year, Mann slashed .278/.358/.496 with 19 home runs and 63 RBIs. He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.^[120] Mann was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central for the 2021 season where he hit .244 with 14 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 27 doubles over 110 games.^[121][122] He returned to Tulsa to begin the 2022 season before he was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in early August.^[87] Between the two levels, he played in 118 games with a .264 batting average, 16 home runs and 61 RBIs.^[122] To open the 2023 season, he returned to Oklahoma City.^[123]

On August 1, 2023, Mann was traded with Derlin Figueroa to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ryan Yarbrough.^[124] He was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Triple-A International League.^[125] Over 126 games between Oklahoma City and Omaha, Mann batted .276 with twenty home runs, 86 RBIs, and 42 doubles.^[126]

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• Louisville Cardinals bio

Evan Sisk

Samuel Evan Sisk (born April 23, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Sisk attended Lewisville High School in Richburg, South Carolina and played college baseball at the College of Charleston. As a junior in 2018, he went 10–3 with a 2.96 ERA over 91+1⁄3 innings.^[127] After his junior season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 16th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^[128]

Sisk signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals, posting a 1.76 ERA over 30+2⁄3 innings.^[129] He spent the 2019 season with the Peoria Chiefs where he went 3–6 with a 3.25 ERA over 61 innings pitched in relief. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.^[130] He opened the 2021 season with Peoria and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals during the season.

On July 30, 2021, the Cardinals traded Sisk and John Gant to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for J.A. Happ and cash.^[131] He was assigned to the Wichita Wind Surge where he finished the season. Over 39 relief appearances between Peoria, Springfield and Wichita, he went 3–1 with a 3.91 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 53 innings. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions.^[132] He opened the 2022 season with Wichita and was promoted to the St. Paul Saints in mid-June.^[133] Over fifty relief appearances between the two teams, he went 5–1 with a 1.57 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 63 innings.^[134]

On January 23, 2023, Sisk was traded to the Kansas City Royals alongside Steven Cruz in exchange for Michael A. Taylor.^[135] He was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers for the 2023 season. Over 58 games pitched, Sisk went 2–4 with a 6.34 ERA and forty walks over 61 innings.^[136]

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• College of Charleston bio

Luca Tresh

Luca Tresh (born January 11, 2000) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Tresh attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Clearwater, Florida and played college baseball at NC State University.^[137] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[138]

Tresh played his first professional season in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League Royals and Columbia Fireflies. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.^[139] He started 2022 with the Quad Cities River Bandits before his promotion to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.^[140]

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Javier Vaz

Javier Rafael Vaz (born September 22, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Vaz attended Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Alabama and played college baseball at Louisiana State University at Eunice before transferring to Vanderbilt University.^[141] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[142] Vaz was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.^[143]

Vaz spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Royals and Columbia Fireflies. He started 2023 with the Quad Cities River Bandits before his promotion to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.^[144]

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Beck Way

Beck Michael Way (born August 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Way attended Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Belmont Abbey College and Northwest Florida State College.^[145] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[146] He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[147]

Way played his first professional season in 2021 with the Tampa Tarpons and Hudson Valley Renegades.^[148][149] He started 2022 with Hudson Valley.

On July 27, 2022, the Yankees traded Way, T. J. Sikkema, and Chandler Champlain to the Kansas City Royals for Andrew Benintendi.^[150]

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Henry Williams

Henry Alexander Williams (born September 18, 2001) is an American baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Williams grew up in Darien, Connecticut and attended Darien High School, where he played baseball and basketball.^[151]

Williams played college baseball for the Duke Blue Devils. As a sophomore he went 3–3 with a 3.65 ERA 45 strikeouts over 37 innings pitched before suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.^[152] Williams underwent Tommy John surgery and missed both the rest of the season and all of his junior season.^[153]

Williams was selected in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.^[154] He signed with the team on July 27, 2022, for an over-slot signing bonus of $800,000.^[155] Williams was assigned to the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm in May 2023 to begin his professional career.^[156]

Williams was traded along with Jesus Rios to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Scott Barlow on August 2, 2023.^[157] The Royals assigned him to the Columbia Fireflies of the Single-A Carolina League.^[158]

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• Duke Blue Devils bio

Peyton Wilson

Peyton Thomas Wilson (born November 1, 1999) is an American baseball second baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization. He played college baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Wilson grew up in Hoover, Alabama and attended Hoover High School. He committed to play college baseball at Alabama after his sophomore year.^[159] Wilson also played football at Hoover until giving up the sport as a junior to focus on baseball.^[160]

Wilson played both catcher and center field as a true freshman for the Alabama Crimson Tide and batted .333 over ten games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He moved to second base as a sophomore and was named second team All-Southeastern Conference after batting .290 while leading the Crimson Tide with 72 hits and 46 runs scored while also hitting 13 doubles, a triple and nine home runs with 31 RBIs.^[161]

Wilson was selected in the second round with the 66th overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals.^[162] He signed with the team on July 24, 2021, and received a $1,003,300 signing bonus.^[163][164] Wilson began his professional career with the Arizona Complex League Royals before being promoted to the Columbia Fireflies.^[165] Wilson began the 2022 season on the injured list before being assigned to the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits.^[166]

Wilson's older brother, John Parker Wilson, played quarterback for Alabama and in the National Football League. Another brother, Ross, played baseball at Alabama and in the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves organizations.^[167]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Alabama Crimson Tide bio

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Pitchers 54 Dan Altavilla 62 Jonathan Bowlan * 52 Luis Cessa 46 Steven Cruz * 55 Jonah Dipoto 19 Tyler Duffey 57 Andrew Hoffmann 63 Will Klein * 36 Sam Long 41 Daniel Lynch IV * 59 John McMillon * 40 Walter Pennington 45 Evan Sisk 56 Anthony Veneziano * 43 Jacob Wallace		Catchers 57 Kyle Hayes ~ 14 Austin Nola * 16 Logan Porter Infielders 31 CJ Alexander 25 Mike Brosseau 24 Cam Devanney 22 Ryan Fitzgerald 34 Devin Mann 32 Nick Pratto *  3 Tyler Tolbert Outfielders 15 Tucker Bradley ~ 18 Nate Eaton 28 Tyler Gentry *  2 John Rave  6 Drew Waters *		Manager 23 Mike Jirschele Coaches 95 Dane Johnson (pitching) 17 Tripp Keister (assistant) 94 David Lundquist (assistant pitching) 33 David Noworyta (assistant hitting) 99 Bijan Rademacher (hitting) 60-day injured list 32 Christian Chamberlain (full season) 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated March 30, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • International League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

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Pitchers 38 Dante Biasi 25 Jonathan Bowlan * 41 Noah Cameron 32 Christian Chamberlain 53 Steven Cruz 19 Brett de Geus 28 Yefri Del Rosario 55 Jonah Dipoto 27 Andrew Hoffmann 33 Asa Lacy 55 Emilio Marquez -- Jackson McClelland 36 Andrew McInvale 45 Ronald Medrano 43 Noah Murdock 21 T.J. Sikkema 18 Jacob Wallace 23 Beck Way		Catchers 35 José Briceño 14 Tyler Cropley 11 Luca Tresh Infielders 12 Jimmy Govern  7 Jeison Guzmán  6 Greyson Jenista  4 Morgan McCullough  9 Jake Means 26 Dillan Shrum  1 Tyler Tolbert  8 Peyton Wilson Outfielders 16 Parker Bates 13 Jorge Bonifacio 51 River Town		Manager 17 Tommy Shields Coaches 34 Larry Carter (pitching) -- Sam Eades (assistant pitching) -- Kevin Kuntz (assistant) 15 Andy LaRoche (hitting) -- Chris Nelson (assistant hitting) 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated January 26, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Texas League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

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Pitchers 30 Adrian Alcantara 45 Wander Arias 25 Luinder Avila 22 Mason Barnett 29 Luis Barroso 31 Eric Cerantola 27 Chandler Champlain 28 William Fleming 33 Tyson Guerrero 18 Parker Harm 13 Brandon Johnson 24 John McMillon 15 Cruz Noriega 34 Anderson Paulino 26 Anthony Simonelli -- Ben Wereski ~ 19 Marlin Willis		Catchers  8 Jack Alexander 21 Kale Emshoff 40 Kyle Hayes ~ 11 Carter Jensen Infielders  2 Herard Gonzalez 17 Shervyen Newton  3 Jack Pineda  1 Enrique Valdez  9 Paxton Wallace  6 Cayden Wallace Outfielders  7 Gavin Cross 16 David Hollie 12 Juan Carlos Negret  4 Javier Vaz		Manager 33 Brooks Conrad Coaches -- Chris Corbett (assistant hitting) 43 Derrick Lewis (pitching) 23 Ryan Powers (hitting) 60-day injured list -- A.J. Block 16 Darryl Collins -- Mitch Ellis -- Rylan Kaufman 46 Caden Monke 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated January 28, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Midwest League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Single-A (Columbia)

Columbia Fireflies roster

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Pitchers 21 Mack Anglin -- Taylor Bloye ~ -- Ben Hernandez 41 Eduardo Herrera 29 Ben Kudrna 16 Chazz Martinez 51 Cooper McKeehan 18 Frank Mozzicato 23 Marcus Olivarez 15 Shane Panzini 32 Ryan Ramsey ~ 45 Oscar Rayo 26 Nicholas Regalado 28 David Sandlin 11 Wesley Scott 24 Ben Sears 25 Samuel Valerio 31 Mauricio Veliz 22 Chase Wallace 33 Steven Zobac		Catchers 43 Hayden Dunhurst 12 Omar Hernandez 13 Dionmy Salon Infielders  8 Austin Charles  1 Omar Florentino -- Brady McConnell  6 Brennon McNair 19 Lizandro Rodriguez  7 Brett Squires  2 Daniel Vazquez Outfielders  3 Roger Leyton  4 Erick Peña  0 Jean Ramirez  9 Levi Usher		Manager -- Jesus Azuaje Coaches 34 Ari Adut (hitting) -- Sam Freeman (assistant pitching) 40 John Habyan (pitching) -- Kyle MacKinnon (assistant hitting) 60-day injured list -- Jonatan Bernal 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated January 28, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Carolina League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Rookie (Arizona)

Arizona Complex League Royals roster

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Pitchers 50 Felix Arronde 82 Fraicy Breton 59 Luis Cepeda 45 Andres Diaz 51 Brandon Herbold 57 Ben Hernandez # 77 Agustin Herrera 44 Yunior Marte 27 Luis Martinez 60 Juan Martinez 17 Augusto Mendieta 62 Ismael Michel 36 Elvis Novas -- Leo Palacios ‡ 66 Hunter Patteson 43 Luis Polanco 71 Yimi Presinal 52 Emmanuel Reyes 65 Jarold Rosado 47 Osiris Santana 68 Adrian Solano 80 Richy Valdez		Catchers  3 Chris Burke  1 Aldrin Lucas -- Yesi Medina ‡ 19 Enmanuel Pire  4 Gabriel Silva 12 Hyungchan Um Infielders  6 Yeudi Advincola 24 Wilmin Candelario  8 Ryan Cepero  7 Diego Guzman 25 Josi Novas 79 Jhonny Perdomo Outfielders 53 Giullianno Allende 21 Darnel Collins 28 Jaswel De Los Santos 15 Jairo Mendez 18 Omar Nuel 11 Milo Rushford  9 Rothaikeg Seijas 23 Erick Torres 41 River Town #		Manager -- Jesus Azuaje Coaches -- Miguel Bernard (bench) -- Ramón Castro (hitting) -- Andre David (hitting) -- Mark Davis (pitching) -- Jesús Delgado (pitching) -- Alejandro Gomez (Asst. hitting) -- Julio Pimentel (pitching) 60-day injured list 56 Jose Catano -- Oscar Valenzuela -- Jordan Woods 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 16, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Foreign Rookie (Dominican)

Dominican Summer League Royals Blue roster

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Pitchers 73 Moises Amezquita 26 Dioni Baez 65 Andy Basora 43 Wilson Betemit Jr. 51 Lloyd Downs 50 Jorge Herrera 39 Damian Jimenez 78 Henson Leal 40 Ricardito Lorenzo 59 Juan Ozuna 53 Victor Pena 29 Yeri Perez 77 Edwin Rodriguez 71 David Rodriguez 46 Julio Rosario 37 Yenfri Sosa 36 Luis Valdez 52 Jheremy Vicente		Catchers 24 Jorge Hernandez 25 Juan Olmos  2 Ramon Ramirez 12 Sandy Ruiz Infielders 32 Jose Chacon 27 Manuel German 11 Charles Nova 38 Alexander Orasma 13 Ivan Sosa  1 Yeison Vargas Outfielders  7 Raimel Medina 28 Angel Ramirez  8 Henry Ramos 23 Enmanuel Santos		Manager -- Sergio De Luna Coaches -- Wilson Betemit (hitting) -- José Veras (pitching) 60-day injured list -- Dary De Jesus 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 16, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

Dominican Summer League Royals Gold roster

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Pitchers 28 Emilio Castillo -- Jeremy Castro ‡ 36 Weskendry Espinoza 55 Jesus Franco 64 Jhonny Gomez 63 Carlos Gonzalez 62 Jose Gutierrez 79 Franquely Guzman 66 Marwys Jorge 49 Jesus Leon 23 Jhoan Lorenzo 31 Eslahiber Mendez 70 Fraynel Nova 54 Shawndrick Oduber 60 Wermer Pineda 56 Alvaro Pineda -- Jhon Reyes 76 Darwin Rodriguez 26 Marvin Rojas 40 Edinson Salgado 67 Junior Sanchez		Catchers 25 Angel Acosta 13 Osman Bravo  3 Ricson Gonzalez 16 Jose Medina 68 Frandy Rodriguez 14 Jhosmmel Zue Infielders 15 Yosmi Fernandez  2 Omar Reyes  7 Pedro Roque Outfielders  8 Darvin Cruz  4 Asbel Gonzalez 29 Daniel Lopez -- Jarvis Martinez ‡ 12 Jose Paulino 19 Tony Ruiz		Manager -- Onil Joseph Coaches -- Fernando Martínez (hitting) -- Christopher Marte (pitching) 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated June 16, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Dominican Summer League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

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