Every trade between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals
The Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals have made 15 deals with each other since 1968, 4 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 22, 2026: Houston Astros traded RHP Nate Pearson to Kansas City Royals for RHP Max Martin. The first on file, on Oct 21, 1968: The Kansas City Royals purchased Chris Zachary from the Houston Astros.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Houston Astros traded RHP Nate Pearson to Kansas City Royals for RHP Max Martin. |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Dylan Coleman to Houston Astros for RHP Carlos Mateo. |
| Jul 31, 2013 | The Houston Astros traded Justin Maxwell to the Kansas City Royals for Kyle Smith. |
| Mar 20, 2012 | The Houston Astros traded Jason Bourgeois and Humberto Quintero to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Chapman and D'Andre Toney. |
| Jul 4, 2010 | The Houston Astros purchased Edwin Bellorin from the Kansas City Royals. |
| Mar 30, 2006 | The Houston Astros purchased Joe McEwing from the Kansas City Royals. |
| Jun 24, 2004 | In a 3-team trade, the Houston Astros sent John Buck to the Kansas City Royals; the Oakland Athletics sent Mike Wood and Mark Teahen to the Kansas City Royals; the Kansas City Royals sent Carlos Beltrán to the Houston Astros; the Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics.(3 clubs) |
| Jun 3, 1998 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Luis Rivera from the Houston Astros. |
| Aug 11, 1995 | The Houston Astros traded Rick Huisman to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Borders. |
| Jul 30, 1987 | The Houston Astros traded Mel Stottlemyre to the Kansas City Royals for Buddy Biancalana. |
| Sep 1, 1984 | The Houston Astros traded Luis Pujols to the Kansas City Royals for James Miner. |
| Apr 27, 1979 | The Houston Astros traded Keith Drumright to the Kansas City Royals for George Throop. |
| Dec 2, 1971 | The Houston Astros traded John Mayberry and David Grangaard to the Kansas City Royals for Jim York and Lance Clemons. |
| Dec 16, 1968 | The Houston Astros traded Buck Martinez, Tommy Smith and Mike Sinnerud to the Kansas City Royals for Johnny Jones. |
| Oct 21, 1968 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Chris Zachary from the Houston Astros. |
Trades and sales between the two franchises under every name they have had. To May 2022 from Retrosheet, since then from MLB's transaction feed. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.