Kansas City Royals Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time	C. JensenCarter Jensen	E. DiazElias Diaz
First Base	V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time	N. Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench Nick Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday
Second Base	M. MasseyMichael Massey	J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29 Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29	N. Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench Nick Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench M. GarciaMaikel Garcia I. CollinsIsaac Collins
Shortstop	B. WittBobby Witt	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	—
Third Base	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29 Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29	N. Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench Nick Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench I. CollinsIsaac Collins
Left Field	I. CollinsIsaac Collins	M. MasseyMichael Massey	L. ThomasLane Thomas J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday S. MarteStarling Marte N. Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench Nick Loftin Royals' Nick Loftin: Drives three RBI off bench J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29 Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29
Center Field	K. Isbel Royals' Kyle Isbel: Idle Sunday Kyle Isbel Royals' Kyle Isbel: Idle Sunday	L. ThomasLane Thomas	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia
Right Field	J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday	S. MarteStarling Marte	L. ThomasLane Thomas I. CollinsIsaac Collins M. MasseyMichael Massey
Designated Hitter	C. JensenCarter Jensen	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Could see more DH time	S. MarteStarling Marte J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Slugs first homer Monday J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29 Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Hits shelf with shoulder injury Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 29 I. CollinsIsaac Collins E. DiazElias Diaz M. MasseyMichael Massey V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino M. GarciaMaikel Garcia B. WittBobby Witt

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Can't find plate in fourth loss Cole Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Can't find plate in fourth loss	M. WachaMichael Wacha	S. Lugo Royals' Seth Lugo: Tosses seven scoreless frames Seth Lugo Royals' Seth Lugo: Tosses seven scoreless frames	K. BubicKris Bubic	N. CameronNoah Cameron

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
L. Erceg Royals' Lucas Erceg: Blows another save Monday Lucas Erceg Royals' Lucas Erceg: Blows another save Monday C. Estevez Foot: Expected to be out until at least Apr 28 Carlos Estevez Foot: Expected to be out until at least Apr 28	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber N. MearsNick Mears D. LynchDaniel Lynch A. LangeAlex Lange E. MorganElijah Morgan B. Falter Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 21 Bailey Falter Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 21 M. BlackMason Black J. McArthur Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 24 James McArthur Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 24