Kevin Kelly or Mason Black

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Kevin Kelly or Mason Black Player Statistics
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	17

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	65.2	31.1

Wins	6	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	4	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	29	0

Hits Allowed	42	29

Earned Runs	14	15

Home Runs Allowed	5	6

Strikeouts	52	19

Walks	11	20

ERA	1.92	4.31

WHIP	0.81	1.56

Kevin Kelly or Mason Black Player Projections
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	45	28

Games Started	0	3

Innings Pitched	45.8	48.0

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	43	49

Earned Runs	20	28

Home Runs Allowed	5	7

Strikeouts	40	38

Walks	11	20

ERA	3.87	5.18

WHIP	1.19	1.44

Kevin Kelly or Mason Black Player Notes
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Mason Black SP,RP - KC
News
	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st	The Royals recalled Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th	The Royals optioned Mason Black to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 31st	The Royals recalled Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th	The Royals optioned Mason Black to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
		The Royals have recalled right-hander Mason Black from Triple-A Omaha. Brenton Kemp Sun, Apr 19th
Notes
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Kevin Kelly or Mason Black Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB			Mason Black SP,RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#313	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#300	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#247
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#175	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#259	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#414	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#414
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (0-0)	#184	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#122	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#183
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI