2010 Kansas City Royals season

2010 Kansas City Royals
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkKauffman Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record67–95 (.414)
Divisional place5th
OwnersDavid Glass
General managersDayton Moore
ManagersTrey Hillman
Ned Yost
TelevisionFox Sports Kansas City
(Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Frank White)
RadioKCSP 610 AM
(Denny Matthews, Bob Davis, Steve Stewart)
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The Kansas City Royals' season of 2010 was the 42nd for the Royals franchise. It was also the 25th anniversary of their first World Series championship (1985).

The Royals' payroll as the 2010 season opened was $70 million (21st in the major leagues).[1][2] Royals batters struck out 905 times during the season, the fewest of any team in a season in the 2010s.[3]

  1. ^ Dutton, Bob (April 4, 2010). "Royals to Open 2010 Season With $70.1 million Payroll". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "USA Today Salaries Database". USA Today. October 24, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 2010 to 2019, Standard stats, requiring Strikeouts <= 1000, sorted by lowest Strikeouts". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 16, 2021.