The Kansas City Royals were one of three American League Central teams to make the postseason in 2024 along with the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians.
After pulling off a sweep against the Baltimore Orioles in the wild-card series, the Royals fell to the eventual American League Champion New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.
The Royals made the postseason for the first time since winning the World Series in 2015, and they will look to keep up that momentum in 2025.
With the offseason now underway, the Royals have already signed one of their Veteran pitchers for the next three seasons.
According to MLB on ‘X,’ the Royals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha to a three-year deal with a club option for 2028.
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Wacha had a solid first season with the Royals as he started 29 games with a record of 13 wins and eight losses and a 3.35 earned run average with 145 strikeouts in 166.2 innings pitched.
The 33-year-old starting pitcher has now played for six different teams with all of them being for only one year except the St. Louis Cardinals where he played seven seasons.
Wacha started two games against the Yankees in the ALDS where he pitched 8.2 innings allowing 10 hits, five earned runs, and four walks while striking out five.
The Royals finished in second place in the AL Central, and they will look to challenge the Guardians for their first AL Central title since 2015 as they prepare for next season.
Although the Royals only have four playoff appearances since 1985, three of them ended with appearances in the World Series.