2000 Kansas City Royals season

The 2000 season was the 32nd in the history of the Kansas City Royals, and their 28th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fourth in the American League Central.

Offseason

November 16, 1999: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[1]
December 10, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.^[2]
December 17, 1999: Scott Service was released by the Royals.^[3]
January 27, 2000: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[4]
March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.^[5]

June 28, 2000: Pitcher Jay Witasick threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.^[6] This was accomplished in the second inning.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average;

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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^ Izzy Molina at Baseball-Reference
^ "Doug Bochtler Stats".
^ Scott Service at Baseball-Reference
^ Ricky Bottalico at Baseball-Reference
^ Gregg Zaun at Baseball-Reference
^ 3 Pitch Inning
^ 2000 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac
^ a b c d e 2000 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007