Seth Lugo| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 163.0 | 145 | 39 | 149 | 59 | 3.23 | 1.128 | 57.4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 145.3 | 133 | 55 | 125 | 67 | 4.15 | 1.294 | 31.0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 206.7 | 177 | 48 | 181 | 70 | 3.05 | 1.089 | 96.3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 146.3 | 140 | 36 | 140 | 58 | 3.57 | 1.203 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 66.0 | 59 | 19 | 70 | 26 | 3.55 | 1.182 | 23.1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 47.3 | 42 | 20 | 57 | 18 | 3.42 | 1.310 | 20.0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36.7 | 40 | 10 | 47 | 21 | 5.15 | 1.364 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 80.0 | 56 | 16 | 104 | 24 | 2.70 | 0.900 | 53.1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 101.3 | 81 | 28 | 103 | 30 | 2.66 | 1.076 | 49.3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 101.3 | 114 | 25 | 85 | 53 | 4.71 | 1.372 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 49 | 21 | 45 | 19 | 2.67 | 1.094 | 29.1 |
| Date | News |
| 9/05/25 | Royals' Lugo lands on 15-day IL with back strain. The Royals placed right-hander Seth Lugo on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to Monday. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46159552/royal... |
| 9/05/25 | Royals' Lugo lands on 15-day IL with back strain. The Royals placed right-hander Seth Lugo on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to Monday. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46159552/royal... |
| 9/04/25 | Royals pitcher Seth Lugo goes on 15-day IL with lower back tightness amid playoff race. Kansas City is currently 2.5 games behind the Mariners for the AL's third wild-card playoff berth. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article... |
| 8/24/25 | Royals look to break road losing streak, face the Tigers. Kansas City Royals (66-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (78-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-12, 4.51 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 162 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to end a three-game road losing streak when they play the Detroit Tigers. Detroit has a 44-24 record at home and a 78-53 record overall. The Tigers have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .251. Kansas City is 66-64 overall and 30-34 in road games. The Royals have gone 49-27 in games when they record at least eight hits. Sunday's game is the 10th time these Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
| 8/20/25 | Bobby Witt Jr. Hits Historic Milestone as Kansas City Royals Eye Playoff Spot. The Kansas City Royals stayed hot on Tuesday night, beating the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium. It was the eighth win in the last 10 games for the Royals, who won 5-2 behind a solid start from Seth Lugo and good bullpen work from Angel Zerpa and John Schreiber. Kansas City is now 65-61, hitting the four games over .500 mark for the first time since May. They've also climbed to within 2.5 games of a wild card spot in the American League. Team Record WC Spot Yankees 68-57 1 Red Sox 68-59 T-2 Mariners 68-59 T-2 Royals 65-61 2.5 GB Guardians 64-61 3.0 GB Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 in the win, hitting his 18th home run. The blast also created some special history for Witt, as it was the 100th Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/... |
| 8/19/25 | Royals' Seth Lugo aims to get back on track vs. Rangers. While Seth Lugo looks to turn around his recent fortunes on the mound for the Kansas City Royals, fellow right-hander Merrill Kelly still is searching for his first win as a member of the Texas Rangers. Lugo aims to right himself and help the host Royals to a fifth straight win on Tuesday night when they meet the Rangers, who have lost nine of their past 11 games. When Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA) signed a two-year contract extension worth approximately $46 million in late July, he owned a 2.95 ERA. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/royals-set... |
| 8/12/25 | Royals turn to Seth Lugo in bid to sweep Nationals. If the Kansas City Royals are to make a serious final push at the postseason, star pitcher Seth Lugo likely needs to get back on track from a recent subpar stretch. The veteran right-hander has also had some issues against the Washington Nationals during his career. Looking to rebound from his worst outing of the season, Lugo will try solve the Nationals on Wednesday and help the Royals sweep this three-game home set. Since signing a two-year, $46 million extension to stay with Kansas City last month, Lugo (8-6, 3.46 ERA) is 1-1 with a 7.53 ERA in three starts, none of which lasted six innings. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/royals-tur... |
| 8/11/25 | Details of Seth Lugo's $46 million, 2-year contract with the Kansas City Royals for 2026 and 2027. Signing bonus: $3 million, of which $1.5 million payable within 30 days' of the contract's approval by Major League Baseball and $1.5 million payable on Jan. 15, 2026. 2026 salary: $20 million 2027 salary: $20 million 2028 vesting option: $20 million (or $17 million club option) Option would vest with 335 innings combined in 2026 and 2027 or 190 innings in 2027, and also player must pass a physical at the end of the 2027 season ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed. Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/08/details-of-seth-lu... |
| 8/08/25 | Twins start 3-game series at home against the Royals. Kansas City Royals (57-58, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (54-60, fourth in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 141 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -135, Royals +115; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series. Minnesota has a 54-60 record overall and a 30-24 record in home games. The Twins are eighth in the AL with 134 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. Kansas City has gone 29-30 on the road and 57-58 overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.60 ERA, which Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2025/08/twins-start-3-game... |
| 8/08/25 | Twins start 3-game series at home against the Royals. Kansas City Royals (57-58, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (54-60, fourth in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.83 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 141 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -135, Royals +115; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series. Minnesota has a 54-60 record overall and a 30-24 record in home games. The Twins are eighth in the AL with 134 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. Kansas City has gone 29-30 on the road and 57-58 overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.60 ERA, which Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
| 8/06/25 | Royals Should Avoid Recently DFA'd Two-Time All-Star Reliever. The Kansas City Royals had an interesting trade deadline. In addition to pulling Seth Lugo off the trade market and giving him a contract extension, Kansas City added pitchers Bailey Falter, Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert while also trading for Mike Yastrzemski, Adam Frazier and Randal Grichuk. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-should-a... |
| 8/03/25 | Blue Jays and Royals meet to determine series winner. Kansas City Royals (55-56, third in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (65-47, first in the AL East) Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-5, 3.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (11-5, 4.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 121 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -145, Royals +121; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Toronto has a 38-18 record in home games and a 65-47 record overall. The Blue Jays are 46-11 in games when they out-hit their opponents. Kansas City is 55-56 overall and 27-28 in road games. The Royals have gone 24-4 in games when Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
| 8/01/25 | Royals Should Pursue $14 Million Ex-Cy Young Looking For Resurgence For 2026. The Kansas City Royals starting rotation has been their strength for most of this season. This means that the Royals pitching staff is going to be down a few arms for a while. Fortunately, they gave Seth Lugo a contract extension, but they could always use more rotation help for 2026 and beyond. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-should-p... |
| 7/30/25 | Fresh off contract extension, Seth Lugo guides Royals to key victory over Braves. Kansas City Royals ace Seth Lugo walked calmly to the mound at Kauffman Stadium in the first inning.Not much had changed, physically. He was the same All-Star pitcher and 2024 runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award. And he still had a variety of pitches to attack the very best of opposing lineups.The circumstances around him, however, had changed. The Royals rewarded Lugo with a two… Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription. Source: https://www.poncacitynews.com/sports/fresh-contrac... |
| 7/28/25 | Yankees urged to swing trade for rival pitcher after Seth Lugo trade hopes end. The New York Yankees' starting rotation could be a focus in the coming days. One trade target is no longer available after Seth Lugo signed an extension with the Kansas City Royals. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-urged-swi... |
| 7/28/25 | Sources: Royals keeping Lugo on 2 years, $46M. Seth Lugo, who had been regarded as one of the best potential trade candidates this deadline season, will remain with the Royals on a two-year, $46 million extension, sources told ESPN. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45839334/royal... |
| 7/28/25 | Does the Seth Lugo Deal Set Merrill Kelly's Market?. As the Arizona Diamondbacks weigh all their options and other teams' offers for their impending free agents, the market continues to swirl around them. The storyline around Kelly has been focused around whether or not he would be open to signing back with the Diamondbacks in the event he is traded. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamon... |
| 7/28/25 | Seth Lugo finalizing 2-year, $46M extension with Royals (source). No content provided Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/seth-lugo-royals-contract... |
| 7/28/25 | Royals reportedly extend Seth Lugo: Top trade deadline candidate was set to hit free agency after 2025. Lugo finished as the runner-up in the AL Cy Young voting in 2024 Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-reported... |
| 7/28/25 | Royals reportedly extend Seth Lugo: Top trade deadline candidate was set to hit free agency after 2025. Lugo finished as the runner-up in the AL Cy Young voting in 2024 Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-reported... |
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