Kansas City Royals extend All-Star right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo for 2 years
WHY, BUT JUST BE AWARE THINGS ARE MOVING A LITTLE SLOWLY THERE. A DAY BEFORE THE HOME OPENER, ROYALS PITCHER SETH LUGO SPENT SOME TIME AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NEAR CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL. KMBC MARTIN AUGUSTINE SHOWS US WHY THE PLACE IS SO IMPORTANT TO LUGO AND HIS FAMILY. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. THIS WIFFLE BALL GAME FEATURES SOME SALTY STARTING PITCHING SWING. ALL RIGHT. THE ROYALS SETH LUGO ON THE MOUND WITH KIDS WHO MINUTES EARLIER SAW LUGO AS THEIR BREAKFAST CHEF IN THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE KITCHEN. THESE CHILDREN, MOST OF WHOM ARE RECEIVING LONG TERM MEDICAL CARE, ENJOYING A REAL TREAT BETWEEN THE WIFFLE BALL AND WAFFLES. BUT FOR SETH LUGO AND HIS FAMILY, IT’S MORE THAN JUST DOING SOMETHING NICE. THEY KNOW ABOUT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, IN INTIMATE DETAIL. WHEN SON JAMES, NOW FIVE, WAS VERY YOUNG, HE HAD HEART PROBLEMS. MEDICAL CARE HAD TO HAPPEN A LONG WAY FROM HOME. THE LUGO’S FOUND THEMSELVES STAYING AT A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE WHILE JAMES RECEIVED TREATMENT. IT WAS VERY, VERY SCARY SITUATION. BUT YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS WE GOT TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AT, YOU KNOW, IT RELIEVED A LOT OF OUR STRESS, AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR WORRY. IT’S AMAZING THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO USE SOMETHING THAT WE’RE ALSO USING AS WELL. JEFFREY HEATON APPRECIATES THE LUGO’S EXPERIENCE. HIS SON, JACKSON, HAS BEEN FIGHTING LEUKEMIA. MOST OF HIS TEN YEARS. THEY TRAVEL HERE OFTEN FROM WEBB CITY, MISSOURI, WITH THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR STRAIN ON OUR LIVES, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT IT ISN’T, BUT I TELL YOU, THEY MAKE THINGS A WHOLE LOT BETTER. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. SO WHEN JACKSON GOT HIS TURN TO HIT AGAINST A MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER, EVEN GETTING SOME HELP FROM SETH LUGO. WHEN HE TOOK A SPILL, WE SEE AGAIN THE SPECIAL CONNECTION THEY ALL HAVE. MARTIN AUGUSTINE KMBC, NINE NEWS. I GUESS. WELL, SETH LUGO IS SCHE
Kansas City Royals extend All-Star right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo for 2 years
Updated: 1:09 PM CDT Jul 28, 2025
The Kansas City Royals are keeping their right-hand man for another two years. The Royals announced that right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo agreed to a two-year contract extension, securing him through 2027 with a vesting option for the 2028 season. Lugo joined the Royals in 2024 and has since started in 52 games. He has a 2.98 ERA, or earned runs average. This is the lowest ERA in the Royals’ 57-season history. He ranks second in the American League in innings and third in quality starts. After his first season, he was named an All-Star and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Lugo is one of several pitchers on the active roster.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Kansas City Royals are keeping their right-hand man for another two years.
The Royals announced that right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo agreed to a two-year contract extension, securing him through 2027 with a vesting option for the 2028 season.
Lugo joined the Royals in 2024 and has since started in 52 games. He has a 2.98 ERA, or earned runs average. This is the lowest ERA in the Royals’ 57-season history.
He ranks second in the American League in innings and third in quality starts.
After his first season, he was named an All-Star and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
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Lugo’s locking in!
We have agreed to terms with RHP Seth Lugo on a two-year contract extension, with a vesting option for 2028! pic.twitter.com/bEjRcnYX8o
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 28, 2025
Lugo is one of several pitchers on the active roster.