Since 2013, the Kansas City Royals are 351–297 (.542) in regular season play. Their record is tied with Cleveland for the second best in the American League during that four-year span, trailing only Baltimore, who at 352–294 (.545) has one more win and three fewer losses.
The Royals have finished .500 or better in all four years during that stretch, their longest such streak since 1975–80.
- 2013: 86–76 (.531)
- 2014: 89–73 (.549)
- 2015: 95–67 (.586)
- 2016: 81–81 (.500)
In 2015, Kansas City snapped a 29-year playoff drought, winning the American League pennant before losing to San Francisco in Game 7 of the World Series.