2000 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 2000 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2000 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2000 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2000 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2000 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2000 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It's quite frustrating for us. Even though we're not trying to compete for a playoff spot, we're still trying to win ballgames up until tomorrow (October 1, 2000)." - Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney
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Complete Roster  
 

35 Miguel Batista 6-00 160 Right Right 1971-02-19
39 Doug Bochtler 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-07-05
52 Ricky Bottalico 6-01 200 Right Left 1969-08-26
58 Tim Byrdak 5-11 190 Left Left 1973-10-31
56 Jeff D'Amico 6-03 200 Right Right 1974-11-09
33 Chad Durbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-12-03
49 Chris Fussell 6-02 200 Right Right 1976-05-19
54 Andy Larkin 6-04 180 Right Right 1974-06-27
32 Brett Laxton 6-01 210 Right Left 1973-10-05
59 Brian Meadows 6-04 220 Right Right 1975-11-21
57 Scott Mullen 6-02 190 Left Right 1975-01-17
57 Dan Murray 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-11-21
31 Jason Rakers 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-06-29
54 Dan Reichert 6-03 175 Right Right 1976-07-12
30 Brad Rigby 6-06 203 Right Right 1973-05-14
50 Jose Rosado 6-00 175 Left Left 1974-11-09
46 Jose Santiago 6-03 200 Right Right 1974-11-05
22 Paul Spoljaric 6-03 205 Left Right 1970-09-24
48 Jerry Spradlin 6-07 230 Right Both 1967-06-14
41 Blake Stein 6-07 240 Right Right 1973-08-03
37 Jeff Suppan 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-02
55 Mac Suzuki 6-03 195 Right Right 1975-05-31
51 Kris Wilson 6-04 225 Right Right 1976-08-06
47 Jay Witasick 6-04 205 Right Right 1972-08-28
2 Jorge Fabregas 6-03 205 Right Left 1970-03-13
19 Brian Johnson 6-02 210 Right Right 1968-01-08
22 Hector Ortiz 6-00 205 Right Right 1969-10-14
44 Gregg Zaun 5-10 170 Right Both 1971-04-14
19 Wilson Delgado 5-11 165 Right Both 1972-07-15
3 Carlos Febles 5-11 185 Right Right 1976-05-24
4 Ray Holbert 6-00 170 Right Right 1970-09-25
6 David McCarty 6-05 215 Left Right 1969-11-23
8 Luis Ordaz 5-11 170 Right Right 1975-08-12
16 Joe Randa 5-11 190 Right Right 1969-12-18
12 Jeff Reboulet 6-00 169 Right Right 1964-04-30
1 Rey Sanchez 5-09 170 Right Right 1967-10-05
29 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
36 Carlos Beltran 6-01 190 Right Both 1977-04-24
27 Dee Brown 6-00 215 Right Left 1978-03-27
18 Johnny Damon 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-11-05
17 Todd Dunwoody 6-01 190 Left Left 1975-04-11
24 Jermaine Dye 6-04 210 Right Right 1974-01-28
38 Scott Pose 5-11 165 Right Left 1967-02-11
52 Mark Quinn 6-01 195 Right Right 1974-05-21
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The 2000 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 104/103) where 1,564,847 fans witnessed their 2000 Royals finish the season with a .475 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2000 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2000 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2000 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2000 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

2000 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Carlos Beltran
Johnny Damon
Jermaine Dye
Carlos Febles
Brian Johnson
Mark Quinn
Joe Randa
Rey Sanchez
Mac Suzuki
Mike Sweeney

2000 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Gregg Zaun (76)
1B Mike Sweeney (114)
2B Carlos Febles (99)
3B Joe Randa (156)
SS Rey Sanchez (143)
LF Mark Quinn (78)
CF Carlos Beltran (83)
RF Jermaine Dye (146)
DH Mark Quinn (48)
  
SP Chad Durbin
SP Dan Reichert
SP Blake Stein
SP Jeff Suppan
SP Mac Suzuki
  
RP Chris Fussell
RP Jose Santiago
RP Jerry Spradlin
RP Kris Wilson
CL Ricky Bottalico


2000 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Johnny Damon $4,000,000.00
Jermaine Dye $2,300,000.00
Rey Sanchez $2,300,000.00
Jose Rosado $2,250,000.00
Mike Sweeney $2,250,000.00
Ricky Bottalico $1,500,000.00
Jeff Suppan $1,450,000.00
Joe Randa $1,000,000.00
Jerry Spradlin $962,500.00
Jeff Reboulet $575,000.00
Brian Johnson $550,000.00
Gregg Zaun $525,000.00
Carlos Beltran $350,000.00
Miguel Batista $325,000.00
David McCarty $325,000.00
Carlos Febles $250,000.00
Jay Witasick $250,000.00
Todd Dunwoody $232,500.00
Scott Pose $232,500.00
Ray Holbert $225,000.00
Blake Stein $225,000.00
Brad Rigby $220,000.00
Mac Suzuki $220,000.00
Jose Santiago $215,000.00
Chris Fussell $210,000.00
Mark Quinn $205,000.00
Dan Reichert $205,000.00
Chad Durbin $203,000.00


2000 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Rey Sanchez
#2 Jorge Fabregas
#3 Carlos Febles
#4 Ray Holbert
#6 David McCarty
#8 Luis Ordaz
#12 Jeff Reboulet
#16 Joe Randa
#17 Todd Dunwoody
#18 Johnny Damon
#19 Wilson Delgado
#19 Brian Johnson
#22 Hector Ortiz
#22 Paul Spoljaric
#24 Jermaine Dye
#27 Dee Brown
#29 Mike Sweeney
#30 Brad Rigby
#31 Jason Rakers
#32 Brett Laxton
#33 Chad Durbin
#35 Miguel Batista
#36 Carlos Beltran
#37 Jeff Suppan
#38 Scott Pose
#39 Doug Bochtler
#41 Blake Stein
#44 Gregg Zaun
#46 Jose Santiago
#47 Jay Witasick
#48 Jerry Spradlin
#49 Chris Fussell
#50 Jose Rosado
#51 Kris Wilson
#52 Ricky Bottalico
#52 Mark Quinn
#54 Andy Larkin
#54 Dan Reichert
#55 Mac Suzuki
#56 Jeff D'Amico
#57 Scott Mullen
#57 Dan Murray
#58 Tim Byrdak
#59 Brian Meadows

Did you know that a 2000 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?