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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2020 quotation and Internet meme</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png/220px-Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png/330px-Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png/440px-Thom_Brennaman_Nov_25_2018.png 2x" data-file-width="1874" data-file-height="1692" /></a><figcaption>Thom Brennaman in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>"<b>A drive into deep left field by Castellanos</b>" is a phrase spoken by <a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">play-by-play announcer</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, during a <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> game against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> on August 19, 2020. Brennaman had been replaced in the middle of the broadcast for a <a href="/wiki/Hot_mic" title="Hot mic">hot mic</a> gaffe in which he said "one of the <a href="/wiki/Faggot" title="Faggot">fag</a> capitals of the world." He gave an on-air apology later on, during which Reds outfielder <a href="/wiki/Nick_Castellanos" title="Nick Castellanos">Nick Castellanos</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>; Brennaman interrupted his apology to call the home run, describing the hit as a "drive into deep left field by Castellanos" before continuing. The surreal nature of the apology gave it notoriety in baseball <a href="/wiki/Internet_culture" title="Internet culture">internet culture</a> and has led to its use as a <a href="/wiki/Copypasta" title="Copypasta">copypasta</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a>, a baseball <a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">announcer</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, did play-by-play commentary on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports Ohio">Fox Sports Ohio</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> between the Reds and the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>, on August 19, 2020. Before the start of the top of the seventh <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a> of the first game, Brennaman was caught on a <a href="/wiki/Hot_mic" title="Hot mic">hot mic</a> describing an unidentified location as "one of the <a href="/wiki/Faggot_(slang)" class="mw-redirect" title="Faggot (slang)">fag</a> capitals of the world".<sup id="cite_ref-mitchell1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitchell1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reuters_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-slate_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to David J. Halberstam, who interviewed Brennaman more than a year after the incident, the location in question was <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-enquirer_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enquirer-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brennaman, who was broadcasting from <a href="/wiki/Great_American_Ball_Park" title="Great American Ball Park">Great American Ball Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> travel precautions, continued into a promotion for the Reds' <a href="/wiki/Pre-game_show" title="Pre-game show">pre-game show</a> and went on to provide play-by-play commentary for the Reds on Fox Sports Ohio into the second game of the doubleheader.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mitchell1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitchell1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reuters_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The slur was not heard over the cable and satellite feed of the game, but rather on MLB's <a href="/wiki/Out-of-market_sports_package" title="Out-of-market sports package">out-of-market</a> <a href="/wiki/Mlb.tv" class="mw-redirect" title="Mlb.tv">MLB.TV</a> streaming service. Backlash against Brennaman grew as clips of the <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobic</a> incident were shared on social media.<sup id="cite_ref-silive_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-silive-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Apology">Apology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Apology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="356" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Nicholas_Castellanos_warm_up_6.19.21_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1586" data-file-height="2568" /></a><figcaption>Castellanos in 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>During the top of the fifth inning of the second game, Brennaman was pulled off the broadcast by Fox Sports Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before being replaced by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Day_(host)" title="Jim Day (host)">Jim Day</a>, Brennaman issued an apology on the air (the apology in full context, starting from the top of the inning):<sup id="cite_ref-transcript_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transcript-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>3–0 ballgame with the Reds in front of the Royals as we go to the top half of the fifth inning, Castellanos to lead things off. Jim Day's gonna be taking us the rest of the way through this game as Holland takes over on the mound. Um, I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can't tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart I'm so very, very sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith – as there's <b>a drive into deep left field by Castellanos</b>, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame. –  I don't know if I'm gonna be putting on this headset again.<span class="nowrap"> </span>I don't know if it's gonna be for the Reds, I don't know if it's gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I want to apologize for the people who sign my paycheck – for the Reds, for Fox Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody that I've offended here tonight. I can't begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am. It never has been. And I'd like to think maybe I could have some people<span class="nowrap"> </span>... that could back that up. I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day will take you the rest of the way home.</p></blockquote> <p>During the apology, Reds outfielder <a href="/wiki/Nick_Castellanos" title="Nick Castellanos">Nick Castellanos</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> that landed next to a <a href="/wiki/Planet_Fitness" title="Planet Fitness">Planet Fitness</a> billboard with the phrase "judgement-free zone".<sup id="cite_ref-si_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fox19_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox19-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ringer_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cincinnati Reds issued a statement on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> expressing apologies and announcing Brennaman's immediate suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-slate_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reds pitchers <a href="/wiki/Amir_Garrett" title="Amir Garrett">Amir Garrett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bowman" title="Matt Bowman">Matt Bowman</a> tweeted separate statements in support of the <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_community" title="LGBTQ community">LGBTQ community</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-deadline_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> announced that Brennaman would no longer serve as an announcer for the channel's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">broadcasts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some media commentators noted that the apology appeared weak and insincere.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-globe_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-abc_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a> president <a href="/wiki/Alphonso_David" title="Alphonso David">Alphonso David</a> described the incident as "unfortunate" and "a reflection of the bias that we still have in our communities", stating that "I think we need to really think about how this is how he felt so comfortable [saying the slur] in the first place."<sup id="cite_ref-abc_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/GLAAD" title="GLAAD">GLAAD</a> released a statement calling the apology "incredibly weak and not enough".<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 25, 2020, after Brennaman announced his resignation, Reds CEO <a href="/wiki/Bob_Castellini" title="Bob Castellini">Bob Castellini</a> issued a statement calling the announcer a "fantastic talent and a good man who remains part of the Reds family forever".<sup id="cite_ref-ringer_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Castellanos acknowledged the incident in a February 2023 Instagram post, which showed him practicing his swing in preparation for <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> and bore the caption "And there's a deep drive... Phillies '23".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact">Impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a podcast that aired in November 2021, Brennaman expressed disappointment in the popular response to his apology, stating: "But for people to criticize a sincere apology<span class="nowrap"> </span>... That's when you know that there is a lot wrong with a lot of people. Not just me – and I've got a lot wrong with me. There is a lot wrong in this world."<sup id="cite_ref-usatoday_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usatoday-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the incident, Brennaman began working with <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> outreach groups such as the Children's Home of Northern Kentucky and <a href="/wiki/PFLAG" title="PFLAG">PFLAG</a>. Local leaders of the LGBT community in Cincinnati cited his subsequent work as a reason to support his return to broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-outsports_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outsports-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 21, 2024, Brennaman announced that he would return to broadcasting, though now commentating football instead of baseball. On that same day, Castellanos hit a home run, leading to the commentator of the game repeating Brennaman's famous phrase.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ahead of the football game between <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse</a> in November, Brennaman alluded to the incident while discussing both teams' quarterbacks, placing emphasis on the surname of the unrelated Boston College player <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Castellanos" title="Thomas Castellanos">Thomas Castellanos</a> and smirking at the camera as he called, "Couple of good quarterbacks in this one. You know about <a href="/wiki/Kyle_McCord" title="Kyle McCord">Kyle McCord</a>, we'll also see Thomas Castellanos! How about that?" Awful Announcing quipped that "it's likely that Nick Castellanos would've hit a home run the same day" had the game taken place during the MLB season.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copypasta">Copypasta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Copypasta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jokes incorporating the phrase "a drive into deep left field by Castellanos" began to circulate shortly after the broadcast, including a <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweet</a> by <a href="/wiki/Pablo_S._Torre" title="Pablo S. Torre">Pablo S. Torre</a> that parodied <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon%27s_resignation_speech" title="Richard Nixon's resignation speech">Richard Nixon's resignation speech</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-ringer_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President, I must put the interest of America first. And there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos.</p></blockquote><p> The use of the apology as a <a href="/wiki/Copypasta" title="Copypasta">copypasta</a> did not gain traction until after Bob Castellini's September 25 statement praising Brennaman.<sup id="cite_ref-ringer_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, <a href="/wiki/College_of_Charleston" title="College of Charleston">College of Charleston</a> professor <a href="/wiki/Ryan_M._Milner" title="Ryan M. Milner">Ryan M. Milner</a> attributed the proliferation of the copypasta to the virality of the original apology and the <i><a href="/wiki/Non_sequitur_(literary_device)" title="Non sequitur (literary device)">non sequitur</a></i> nature of the home run call; according to Milner, the copypasta allows people to jokingly convey cynicism towards insincere statements.<sup id="cite_ref-ringer_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringer-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_incidents">Further incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On several occasions, Castellanos has had on-field success during broadcasts which were, by coincidence or possibly on purpose by broadcasting crews, discussing negative real-life happenings during his at-bats:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>May 1, 2011:</b> Castellanos hit his first career home run as a professional baseball player, as a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league player</a> with the <a href="/wiki/West_Michigan_Whitecaps" title="West Michigan Whitecaps">West Michigan Whitecaps</a>, on the <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">same night</a> that <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorist</a> leader and <a href="/wiki/FBI_Most_Wanted_Terrorists" title="FBI Most Wanted Terrorists">FBI Most Wanted</a> fugitive <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a> was killed.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>July 5, 2021:</b> Against Kansas City, Castellanos hit a home run while Royals color commentator <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lefebvre" title="Ryan Lefebvre">Ryan Lefebre</a> was eulogizing George Gorman, whose son Pat Gorman had been working for the Royals for 26 years at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>September 11, 2021:</b> On the twentieth anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, Castellanos hit a home run to left field in the third inning of a 6–4 loss to the <a href="/wiki/St_Louis_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="St Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>; this home run had extended the Reds' lead to 4–0.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>March 27, 2022:</b> During a spring training game against the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, Blue Jays color commentator <a href="/wiki/Buck_Martinez" title="Buck Martinez">Buck Martinez</a> spoke extensively on pitching coach <a href="/wiki/Pete_Walker_(baseball)" title="Pete Walker (baseball)">Pete Walker</a>'s DUI during a Castellanos at bat in which he ultimately hit a single.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>May 30, 2022:</b> During a <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> tribute by Phillies play-by-play announcer <a href="/wiki/Tom_McCarthy_(sportscaster)" title="Tom McCarthy (sportscaster)">Tom McCarthy</a> honoring American veterans and American servicemen who lost their lives, Castellanos hit a solo home run to left field in the second inning of a 5–4 loss to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>; this home run had given the Phillies a 1–0 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>October 11, 2023:</b> During Game 3 of the <a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Division_Series" title="2023 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, Castellanos hit a two-run homer to left center as the <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a> commentators were discussing former Phillies manager <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Manuel" title="Charlie Manuel">Charlie Manuel</a>'s rehabilitation following a <a href="/wiki/Stroke" title="Stroke">stroke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>June 18, 2024:</b> Roughly a half hour after the announcement of the death of <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>, the Phillies defeated the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> after Castellanos recorded a walk-off double to right field, his fourth hit of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>July 13, 2024:</b> Castellanos hit a home run to give the Phillies the lead over the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> the same day <a href="/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania" title="Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania">Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt</a>. Castellanos finished the game with a home run and four RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>July 21, 2024:</b> Two and a half hours after President <a href="/wiki/President_Joe_Biden" class="mw-redirect" title="President Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> announced he <a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election">would not seek the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential election</a>, and on the day news broke that Brennaman would return to national broadcasts, Castellanos hit a home run into deep left field to score the Phillies' final run of a 6–0 win over the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Both Nick and Jessica Castellanos have expressed awareness of the jokes. 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<dl><dt><span class="nobold">National League Central</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1995_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1995 Cincinnati Reds season">1995</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2010_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2010 Cincinnati Reds season">2010</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Reds season">2012</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">National League West</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1970_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1970 Cincinnati Reds season">1970</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1972_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1972 Cincinnati Reds season">1972</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1973_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1973 Cincinnati Reds season">1973</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1975_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1975 Cincinnati Reds season">1975</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">1976</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Reds season">1979</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1990_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1990 Cincinnati Reds season">1990</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Cincinnati_Reds_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Bats" title="Louisville Bats">Louisville Bats</a> (Triple-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Lookouts" title="Chattanooga Lookouts">Chattanooga Lookouts</a> (Double-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Dragons" title="Dayton Dragons">Dayton Dragons</a> (High-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Tortugas" title="Daytona Tortugas">Daytona Tortugas</a> (Single-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Reds" title="Arizona Complex League Reds">ACL Reds</a> (Rookie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Reds" title="Dominican Summer League Reds">DSL Reds</a> (Rookie)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Cincinnati_Reds_broadcasters" title="List of Cincinnati Reds broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li>Radio: <a href="/wiki/WLW" title="WLW">WLW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds_Radio_Network" title="Cincinnati Reds Radio Network">Reds Radio Network</a></li> <li>TV: <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Ohio">Bally Sports Ohio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;background-color: #C6011F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(144)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (144)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1880s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1880 · 1881 · </span> <b><a href="/wiki/1882_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1882</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">1889</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1890s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1890 Cincinnati Reds season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1891 Cincinnati Reds season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1892 Cincinnati Reds season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1893 Cincinnati Reds season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1894 Cincinnati Reds season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1895 Cincinnati Reds season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1896 Cincinnati Reds season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1897 Cincinnati Reds season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1898 Cincinnati Reds season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1899 Cincinnati Reds season">1899</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1900 Cincinnati Reds season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1901 Cincinnati Reds season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1902 Cincinnati Reds season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1903 Cincinnati Reds season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1904 Cincinnati Reds season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1905 Cincinnati Reds season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1906 Cincinnati Reds season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1907 Cincinnati Reds season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1908 Cincinnati Reds season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1909 Cincinnati Reds season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1910 Cincinnati Reds season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1911 Cincinnati Reds season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1912 Cincinnati Reds season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1913 Cincinnati Reds season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1914 Cincinnati Reds season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1915 Cincinnati Reds season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1916 Cincinnati Reds season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1917 Cincinnati Reds season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1918 Cincinnati Reds season">1918</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1919 Cincinnati Reds season">1919</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1920 Cincinnati Reds season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1921 Cincinnati Reds season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1922 Cincinnati Reds season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1923 Cincinnati Reds season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1924 Cincinnati Reds season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1925 Cincinnati Reds season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1926 Cincinnati Reds season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1927 Cincinnati Reds season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1928 Cincinnati Reds season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1929 Cincinnati Reds season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1930 Cincinnati Reds season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1931 Cincinnati Reds season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1932 Cincinnati Reds season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1933 Cincinnati Reds season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1934 Cincinnati Reds season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1935 Cincinnati Reds season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1936 Cincinnati Reds season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1937 Cincinnati Reds season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1938 Cincinnati Reds season">1938</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1939_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1939 Cincinnati Reds season">1939</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1940 Cincinnati Reds season">1940</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1941 Cincinnati Reds season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1942 Cincinnati Reds season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1943 Cincinnati Reds season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1944 Cincinnati Reds season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1945 Cincinnati Reds season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1946 Cincinnati Reds season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1947 Cincinnati Reds season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1948 Cincinnati Reds season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1949 Cincinnati Reds season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1950 Cincinnati Reds season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1951 Cincinnati Reds season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1952 Cincinnati Reds season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1954 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season" title="1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1959 Cincinnati Reds season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1960 Cincinnati Reds season">1960</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1961_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1961 Cincinnati Reds season">1961</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1962 Cincinnati Reds season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1963 Cincinnati Reds season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1964 Cincinnati Reds season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1965 Cincinnati Reds season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1966 Cincinnati Reds season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1967 Cincinnati Reds season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1968 Cincinnati Reds season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1969 Cincinnati Reds season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1970_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1970 Cincinnati Reds season">1970</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1971 Cincinnati Reds season">1971</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1972_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1972 Cincinnati Reds season">1972</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1973_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1973 Cincinnati Reds season">1973</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1974 Cincinnati Reds season">1974</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1975_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1975 Cincinnati Reds season">1975</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">1976</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1977 Cincinnati Reds season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1978 Cincinnati Reds season">1978</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Reds season">1979</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1980 Cincinnati Reds season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1981 Cincinnati Reds season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1982 Cincinnati Reds season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1983 Cincinnati Reds season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1984 Cincinnati Reds season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1985 Cincinnati Reds season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1986 Cincinnati Reds season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1987 Cincinnati Reds season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Reds season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1989 Cincinnati Reds season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1990_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1990 Cincinnati Reds season">1990</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1991 Cincinnati Reds season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1992 Cincinnati Reds season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1993 Cincinnati Reds season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1994 Cincinnati Reds season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1995 Cincinnati Reds season">1995</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1996 Cincinnati Reds season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1997 Cincinnati Reds season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1998 Cincinnati Reds season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1999 Cincinnati Reds season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2000 Cincinnati Reds season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2001 Cincinnati Reds season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2002 Cincinnati Reds season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2003 Cincinnati Reds season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2004 Cincinnati Reds season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2005 Cincinnati Reds season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2006 Cincinnati Reds season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2007 Cincinnati Reds season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Reds season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2009 Cincinnati Reds season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2010_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2010 Cincinnati Reds season">2010</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2011 Cincinnati Reds season">2011</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2012 Cincinnati Reds season">2012</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2013_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2013 Cincinnati Reds season">2013</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2014 Cincinnati Reds season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2015 Cincinnati Reds season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2016 Cincinnati Reds season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2017 Cincinnati Reds season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2018 Cincinnati Reds season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2019 Cincinnati Reds season">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C6011F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C6011F; 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href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri"><span style="color:#004687">Kansas City, Missouri</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals"><span style="color:#004687">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Kansas_City_Royals" title="History of the Kansas City Royals">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">Expansion</a> and <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft">draft</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_team_records" title="List of Kansas City Royals team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_no-hitters" title="List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders">Awards and league leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_broadcasters" title="List of Kansas City Royals broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_Baseball_Academy" title="Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy">Royals Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Kansas City">Bally Sports Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royals_Sports_Television_Network" title="Royals Sports Television Network">Royals Sports Television Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)">Municipal Stadium</a></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a></b></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Royals_Stadium" title="New Royals Stadium">New Royals Stadium</a> (proposed)</dd> <dt><i>Spring training</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terry_Park_Ballfield" title="Terry Park Ballfield">Terry Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baseball_City_Stadium" title="Baseball City Stadium">Baseball City Stadium</a></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Stadium" title="Surprise Stadium">Surprise Stadium</a></b></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals#Mascot" title="Kansas City Royals">Sluggerrr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lefebvre" title="Ryan Lefebvre">Ryan Lefebvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Toma" title="George Toma">George Toma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Royal" title="American Royal">American Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royals_(song)" title="Royals (song)">"Royals" (song)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident" title="Pine Tar Incident">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">The Call</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 American League Wild Card Game">2014 AL Wild Card Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_in_Omaha" title="MLB in Omaha">MLB in Omaha</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A drive into deep left field by Castellanos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Knows" title="Bo Knows">Bo Knows</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Team Hall of Fame</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Steve Busby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Amos Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Dick Howser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cookie_Rojas" title="Cookie Rojas">Cookie Rojas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Splittorff" title="Paul Splittorff">Paul Splittorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Leonard" title="Dennis Leonard">Dennis Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Burke_(baseball_executive)" title="Joe Burke (baseball executive)">Joe Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gura" title="Larry Gura">Larry Gura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Patek" title="Freddie Patek">Freddie Patek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewing_Kauffman" title="Ewing Kauffman">Ewing Kauffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(baseball)" title="Frank White (baseball)">Frank White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Kauffman" title="Muriel Kauffman">Muriel Kauffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mayberry" title="John Mayberry">John Mayberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quisenberry" title="Dan Quisenberry">Dan Quisenberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Whitey Herzog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Willie Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Montgomery_(baseball)" title="Jeff Montgomery (baseball)">Jeff Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gubicza" title="Mark Gubicza">Mark Gubicza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Stewart" title="Art Stewart">Art Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Kevin Appier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Sweeney" title="Mike Sweeney">Mike Sweeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Yost" title="Ned Yost">Ned Yost</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Kansas City Royals minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#004687">Minor league<br />affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Triple-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a></dd> <dt>Double-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Arkansas_Naturals" title="Northwest Arkansas Naturals">Northwest Arkansas Naturals</a></dd> <dt>High-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a></dd> <dt>Single-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Fireflies" title="Columbia Fireflies">Columbia Fireflies</a></dd> <dt>Rookie</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Royals" title="Arizona Complex League Royals">ACL Royals</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Royals" title="Dominican Summer League Royals">DSL Royals Fortuna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Royals" title="Dominican Summer League Royals">DSL Royals Ventura</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/John_Sherman_(businessman)" title="John Sherman (businessman)">John Sherman</a></li> <li>President of Baseball Operations & General Manager: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Picollo" title="J. J. Picollo">J. J. Picollo</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Quatraro" title="Matt Quatraro">Matt Quatraro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />pennants (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 American League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 American League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 American League Championship Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2015 American League Championship Series">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>West</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">1976</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1977_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1977 Kansas City Royals season">1977</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1978 Kansas City Royals season">1978</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">1980</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">1981</a> (second half)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1984_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1984 Kansas City Royals season">1984</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1985_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1985 Kansas City Royals season">1985</a></dd> <dt>Central</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2015 Kansas City Royals season">2015</a></dd> <dt>Wild Card</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2014 Kansas City Royals season">2014</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2024 Kansas City Royals season">2024</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;background-color: #004687 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><div id="Seasons_(57)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (57)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1969_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1969 Kansas City Royals season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1970 Kansas City Royals season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1971 Kansas City Royals season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1972 Kansas City Royals season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1973 Kansas City Royals season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1974 Kansas City Royals season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1975 Kansas City Royals season">1975</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">1976</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1977_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1977 Kansas City Royals season">1977</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1978 Kansas City Royals season">1978</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1979 Kansas City Royals season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">1980</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1982 Kansas City Royals season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1983 Kansas City Royals season">1983</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1984_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1984 Kansas City Royals season">1984</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1985_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1985 Kansas City Royals season">1985</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1986 Kansas City Royals season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1987 Kansas City Royals season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1988 Kansas City Royals season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1989 Kansas City Royals season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1990 Kansas City Royals season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1991 Kansas City Royals season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1992 Kansas City Royals season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1993 Kansas City Royals season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1994 Kansas City Royals season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1995 Kansas City Royals season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1996 Kansas City Royals season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1997 Kansas City Royals season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1998 Kansas City Royals season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1999 Kansas City Royals season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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