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Craig Kimbrel
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KC
2026 season
- GP
- 46
- W-L
- 1-5
- ERA
- 4.50
- WHIP
- 1.35
- K
- 40
- IP
- 46.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | IP | H | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | @HOU | W 5-2 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | @BOS | L 1-4 | L | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs AZ | W 5-2 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs AZ | L 4-5 | L | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | vs MIA | W 7-3 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | vs MIA | L 6-9 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 29 | @CLE | W 8-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | vs DET | W 3-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 20 | vs ATH | W 6-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19 | vs ATH | W 9-7 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 15 | @LAA | L 0-1 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12 | @LAD | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2 | vs CWS | L 1-9 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 30 | vs TEX | W 3-2 | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 28 | vs TEX | L 1-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 21 | @TOR | W 12-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19 | @BOS | L 1-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 17 | @BOS | L 3-5 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | vs SEA | L 2-8 | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 9 | vs NYY | L 4-12 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | @HOU | L 0-2 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4 | @HOU | L 8-10 | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 30 | @KC | W 10-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs AZ | W 5-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 26 | vs AZ | W 6-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | vs KC | W 13-2 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 22 | vs KC | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20 | vs WSH | L 3-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14 | @LAA | W 8-3 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 13 | @LAA | L 0-8 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 26 | @BAL | L 1-6 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 20 | @WSH | L 4-8 | - | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May 18 | @WSH | W 16-7 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 15 | vs NYY | L 2-5 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | vs DET | W 9-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 9 | @AZ | L 1-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 7 | @COL | L 2-6 | L | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| May 4 | @COL | W 4-2 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2 | @LAA | L 3-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 28 | vs WSH | W 8-0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 23 | vs MIN | W 10-8 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | @CHC | L 1-2 | L | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18 | @CHC | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | @LAD | L 0-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | vs ATH | L 6-11 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Sep 27 | @LAA | W 6-1 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs SEA | L 3-7 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 19 | vs SEA | L 0-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs TEX | W 5-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | @ATL | L 3-8 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | @TOR | L 3-4 | L | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | @TEX | L 2-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | @TEX | L 3-4 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | vs NYY | L 4-8 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | vs LAA | W 8-3 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 30 | vs LAA | L 1-4 | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs LAA | W 2-0 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Aug 24 | @BAL | L 2-3 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 6 | @SF | L 4-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 season | ||||||||
| Sep 17 | vs SF | L 0-10 | - | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | @BOS | L 3-12 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs TB | L 1-7 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | vs CWS | W 9-0 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | @COL | L 5-7 | L | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | @LAD | L 4-6 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | vs HOU | W 7-5 | W | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 21 | @NYM | L 3-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | @NYM | W 9-5 | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 16 | vs BOS | L 10-12 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 11 | @TB | L 1-2 | L | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Aug 6 | @TOR | L 2-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2 | @CLE | L 4-8 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | vs TOR | W 10-4 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 29 | vs TOR | L 4-8 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 26 | vs SD | L 4-6 | L | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | @MIA | W 7-6 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 20 | @TEX | W 8-4 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 14 | vs NYY | W 6-5 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | @ATH | W 6-3 | S | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 5 | @ATH | W 3-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 3 | @SEA | W 4-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 2 | @SEA | W 2-0 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 29 | vs TEX | W 6-5 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs TEX | W 2-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 26 | vs CLE | W 4-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 19 | @NYY | W 7-6 | W | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | vs PHI | W 6-2 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 14 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 12 | vs ATL | W 4-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 10 | @TB | W 5-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 7 | @TB | W 6-3 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5 | @TOR | L 2-3 | L | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 31 | vs TB | W 3-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 26 | @CWS | W 4-1 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 24 | @CWS | W 6-4 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 23 | @CWS | W 8-6 | S | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | vs SEA | W 6-3 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 13 | vs TOR | L 2-3 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 11 | vs AZ | W 5-4 | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
The Royals placed Kimbrel on the bereavement list Saturday.
Kimbrel will be away from the team for at least three days while he tends to personal matters. Spencer Bivens will come up from Omaha to fill the open spot in Kansas City's bullpen.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 19
Kimbrel (1-4) took the loss Monday against the Diamondbacks, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning.
Kimbrel entered a scoreless game in the 10th and couldn't contain Arizona after beginning the inning with the automatic runner at second. Lars Nootbaar's sacrifice fly broke the tie, and the Diamondbacks eventually pushed across five runs in the frame. Kimbrel finished the inning, but the Royals couldn't respond in the bottom of the frame, so the veteran reliever was tagged with his fourth loss of the season while seeing his ERA climb to 4.53. Despite the subpar outing, it wouldn't be surprising if Kimbrel gets more ninth-inning opportunities -- the Royals are employing a committee-based approach in the absence of Carlos Estevez (shoulder), and Kimbrel is one of the options to close out games alongside Steven Cruz and Nate Pearson.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 8
Kimbrel picked up the save Saturday against the Tigers. He allowed no hits and a walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning.
Kimbrel entered the ninth inning with a two-run cushion and retired the side on 20 pitches (14 strikes) to secure his first save of the campaign. The veteran right-hander has yet to allow a run across 5.1 frames since joining Kansas City. Overall, he owns a 4.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 35:18 K:BB across 39 innings between the Royals, Rays and Mets this season. The closer role has been a revolving door in the absence of Carlos Estevez (shoulder), and Kimbrel could see more save opportunities alongside Nate Pearson and Steven Cruz if he keeps delivering.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 23
Kimbrel agreed to a one-year contract with the Royals on Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Kimbrel elected to become a free agent Thursday after being designated for assignment by the Rays earlier in the week, and he has now found a new home in Kansas City. The veteran right-handed reliever has appeared in 33 major-league contests with the Mets and Tampa Bay this season, posting a 4.81 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with 32 punchouts over 33.2 innings. He'll likely begin his time with the Royals in a low-leverage role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 9
Kimbrel cleared waivers Thursday and elected to become a free agent, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Kimbrel passed through waivers unclaimed after being booted off the Rays' 40-man roster, but he'll become a free agent rather than accept an outright assignment. The veteran reliever holds a 4.81 ERA and 32:16 K:BB over 33.2 innings in the majors this season, and it seems likely he would have to take a minor-league contract if he wants to continue pitching in 2026.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 6
The Rays designated Kimbrel for assignment Monday.
Kimbrel will give up his spot on the 40-man roster to right-hander Freddy Peralta, who was acquired from the Mets on Sunday. In 33 appearances between the Mets and Rays this season, Kimbrel has logged a 4.81 ERA and 32:16 K:BB over 33.2 innings. The 38-year-old is a good bet to clear waivers and become a free agent.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 3