Every trade between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers
The Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers have made 20 deals with each other since 1971, 8 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 29, 2024: Texas Rangers traded RHP Michael Lorenzen to Kansas City Royals for LHP Walter Pennington. The first on file, on Oct 21, 1971: The Kansas City Royals purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Texas Rangers.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2024 | Texas Rangers traded RHP Michael Lorenzen to Kansas City Royals for LHP Walter Pennington. |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Yohanse Morel to Texas Rangers for RHP Albert Abreu. |
| Aug 7, 2019 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Adam Moore from the Texas Rangers. |
| Dec 13, 2018 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Chris Ellis from the Texas Rangers. |
| Jul 16, 2014 | The Kansas City Royals traded Spencer Patton to the Texas Rangers for Jason Frasor. |
| May 29, 2014 | The Texas Rangers purchased Jason Donald from the Kansas City Royals. |
| Nov 8, 2012 | The Kansas City Royals traded Tommy Hottovy to the Texas Rangers for Desmond Henry. |
| Aug 31, 2011 | The Texas Rangers purchased Matt Treanor from the Kansas City Royals. |
| Mar 28, 2011 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Matt Treanor from the Texas Rangers. |
| Apr 2, 2010 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Luis Mendoza from the Texas Rangers. |
| Sep 3, 2009 | The Kansas City Royals traded Danny Gutierrez to the Texas Rangers for Manny Piña and Tim Smith. |
| Jul 31, 2006 | The Kansas City Royals traded Matt Stairs to the Texas Rangers for Jose Díaz. |
| Dec 8, 2005 | The Kansas City Royals traded Fabio Castro to the Texas Rangers for Esteban Germán. |
| Mar 27, 2003 | The Kansas City Royals traded Odannys Ayala to the Texas Rangers for Fernando Lunar. |
| Apr 26, 2002 | The Texas Rangers purchased Héctor Ortiz from the Kansas City Royals. |
| Jul 25, 1997 | The Kansas City Royals traded Tom Goodwin to the Texas Rangers for Dean Palmer. |
| Jul 31, 1987 | The Kansas City Royals traded Rufus Ellis to the Texas Rangers for Dave Owen. |
| Jan 18, 1985 | In a 4-team trade, the Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals; the Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to the Texas Rangers; the Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the New York Mets; the New York Mets sent Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers; the Texas Rangers sent Danny Darwin and Bill Hance to the Milwaukee Brewers.(4 clubs) |
| Nov 12, 1975 | The Kansas City Royals traded Nelson Briles to the Texas Rangers for Dave Nelson. |
| Oct 21, 1971 | The Kansas City Royals purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Texas Rangers. |
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.