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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025	F. FerminFreddy Fermin	—
First Base	V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025 M. CanhaMark Canha N. LoftinNick Loftin
Second Base	J. IndiaJonathan India	M. Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 Michael Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24	M. Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win Maikel Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win N. LoftinNick Loftin T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Shortstop	B. Witt Royals' Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game Bobby Witt Royals' Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game	M. Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win Maikel Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win	T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Third Base	M. Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win Maikel Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win	N. LoftinNick Loftin	J. IndiaJonathan India T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Left Field	N. LoftinNick Loftin	D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday	M. CanhaMark Canha M. Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 Michael Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 J. IndiaJonathan India J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up J. RaveJohn Rave T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Center Field	K. IsbelKyle Isbel	D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday	J. RaveJohn Rave T. TolbertTyler Tolbert M. Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win Maikel Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win
Right Field	J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up	J. RaveJohn Rave	D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday M. CanhaMark Canha N. LoftinNick Loftin M. Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 Michael Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Designated Hitter	M. Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24 Michael Massey Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jun 24	V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	J. IndiaJonathan India S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025 J. Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up Jac Caglianone Royals' Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up N. LoftinNick Loftin M. CanhaMark Canha M. Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win Maikel Garcia Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sparks offense in win F. FerminFreddy Fermin B. Witt Royals' Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game Bobby Witt Royals' Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Second opinion confirms strain Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Cole Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Second opinion confirms strain Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18	K. Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Strikes out six in win Kris Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Strikes out six in win	S. Lugo Royals' Seth Lugo: Season-high nine Ks in win Seth Lugo Royals' Seth Lugo: Season-high nine Ks in win	M. WachaMichael Wacha	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. Estevez Royals' Carlos Estevez: Notches 20th save Carlos Estevez Royals' Carlos Estevez: Notches 20th save	L. ErcegLucas Erceg	J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber S. CruzSteven Cruz D. LynchDaniel Lynch J. BowlanJonathan Bowlan A. ZerpaAngel Zerpa T. ClarkeTaylor Clarke S. Long Royals' Sam Long: Nearing return Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 20 Sam Long Royals' Sam Long: Nearing return Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 20 H. Harvey Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 7 Hunter Harvey Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 7 J. McArthur Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 25 James McArthur Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 25