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2025 Batting
| STATS |
AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .179 | 0 | 4 | .465 | 0 |
Top Hunter Renfroe News
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Still out of lineup Friday
Renfroe is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
Renfroe will come off the bench for the fourth time in the last five games and appears to be falling into a reserve role for the Royals. Drew Waters is making the start in right field and batting seventh against starter Dean Kremer. Renfroe is off to a miserable start at the plate this season, slashing .167/.243/.197 with no home runs, four RBI, and a 7:16 BB:K across 74 plate appearances.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Out of lineup again Thursday
Renfroe is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Tampa Bay.
Renfroe has now been out of the lineup three times across the Royals' last four games. Mark Canha is covering right field and batting seventh in the series finale.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Sitting Tuesday
Renfroe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Renfroe is out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game, as his leash appears to be shortening after a tough start to the season. The veteran right fielder is slashing just .177/.257/.210 with just two doubles, zero home runs, four RBI and a 7:14 BB:K across 70 trips to the plate. Drew Waters is in right field and batting seventh Tuesday.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Taking seat Sunday
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Renfroe started the first two games of the series and will head to the bench Sunday after going 1-for-5 with an RBI, which gives him a .450 OPS through 68 plate appearances this year. Cavan Biggio will replace him in the lineup at designated hitter while Drew Waters shifts to right field.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Not starting nightcap
Renfroe isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Renfroe showed signs of life at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance in the early game, but he'll grab a seat on the bench to conclude Thursday's festivities. His absence will allow Mark Canha to start in right field and bat seventh against right-hander Chase Dollander.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Taking seat Saturday
Renfroe isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
Renfroe is slashing just .130/.231/.152 on the season and has seen his playing time diminish recently as a result. He'll step aside again Saturday so Maikel Garcia can start in right field while Michael Massey covers second base, putting Salvador Perez at DH and Freddy Fermin behind the plate.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Sitting again versus righty
Renfroe is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt in Detroit.
Renfroe has now started only three of the last nine games against right-handed pitching and hasn't started consecutive contests over that span. Cavan Biggio will patrol right field and hit seventh for Kansas City.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: On bench again Wednesday
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Renfroe is out of the lineup against a right-hander for the third time in four games after an 0-for-3 performance in Tuesday's 4-2 loss brought his season-long batting line down to .119/.213/.143 over 47 plate appearances. Since Renfroe has yet to turn the corner offensively, the Royals will likely continue to give opportunities to Cavan Biggio and Drew Waters in right field as they look to see whether either player can offer more of a boost to the offense.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Getting night off
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Renfroe cracked the starting nine in eight of the Royals' first 10 contests, but his hold on a near-everyday role could be slipping. He hasn't started consecutive games since April 6 and 7 while he's gotten off to a miserable start to the season, as he's slashing just .128/.209/.154 with a 27.9 percent strikeout rate over 43 plate appearances. Cavan Biggio will replace Renfroe in right field Monday.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Not starting Saturday
Renfroe isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Renfroe has gotten off to a poor start this season, slashing just .143/.231/.171 across 39 plate appearances through 11 games. He'll get another day off to regroup Saturday, and his absence will open up a spot in the lineup for Cavan Biggio to start at first base while batting sixth.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Absent from lineup
Renfroe is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Twins.
It's a routine day off for Renfroe, who is sporting a lowly .416 OPS across his first 10 games of the season. The Royals are going with Cavan Biggio in right field and in the fifth spot in the lineup for Thursday's series finale.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: On bench Tuesday
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Renfroe started eight of Kansas City's first 10 games of the season but has gone 5-for-29 with three walks, a double and nine strikeouts in 32 plate appearances. MJ Melendez will shift to right field while Mark Canha receives a start in left.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Sitting Friday
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
The 33-year-old is off to a slow start and will begin Friday's series opener on the bench, as Cavan Biggio is in the lineup at designated hitter with MJ Melendez in right field. Renfroe is 2-for-18 at the plate with one double, three RBI, three walks and six strikeouts through five games this season.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Idle Saturday
Renfroe is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Renfroe went 0-for-4 with a strikeout on Opening Day and will now step out of the lineup Saturday. His absence will open up a spot in the lineup for Cavan Biggio to bat eighth while covering first base.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Feeling good despite slow spring
Renfroe is hitting just .188 (3-for-16) with a home run this spring, but he says a return to full health has been his priority after a back injury, a broken left toe and right hamstring strain slowed him last season, MLB.com reports. "It was a big issue," Renfroe said. "Toward the middle part of the season, some things popped up. And that led to lower back, hamstring. It's all connected. But it feels good now. I was hoping that when I started up this offseason that I wouldn't feel it, and I didn't, which was great."
Renfroe had a disappointing 2024 season by hitting just .229 with 15 home runs and a .689 OPS over 120 regular-season games. His performance this spring isn't inspiring confidence that he'll have a bounceback season, but he appears set for an everyday role in right field.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Sticking with Royals
Renfroe exercised his $7.6 million player option for the 2025 season Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
The veteran outfielder began the season as the starting right fielder for the Royals, though his role shrunk after the acquisitions of Tommy Pham and Robbie Grossman. Renfroe's primary shortcoming was a lack of power, as he posted a career-low .163 ISO across 424 plate appearances. Pham is entering free agency, which could give Renfroe a shot to start again entering 2025.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Not in Game 1 lineup
Renfroe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series versus the Orioles.
Renfroe started eight of the final 12 games of the regular season in right field (five against lefties, three versus righties). However, with Vinnie Pasquantino back in action and limited to designated-hitter duties, the Royals are going with Tommy Pham in right field for Game 1 versus righty Corbin Burnes.
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Royals' Hunter Renfroe: Reaches 15-homer mark
Renfroe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over Atlanta.
Renfroe has homered in two of his last three games, giving him 15 long balls on the year. It's his lowest power output in any season in which he's played at least 100 games. The veteran outfielder has added 52 RBI, 44 runs scored, one stolen base, 18 doubles and a .229/.297/.392 slash line over 120 contests. He enters the postseason in a timeshare with Tommy Pham and Adam Frazier for playing time in right field.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 230 lbs |
| Birthplace: Crystal Springs, MS |
| Age: 33 |
| School: Mississippi State |
| Experience: 9 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |