Daniel Lynch: Everything you need to know

Daniel Lynch

#41 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/23	TEX	L 3-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/18	TEX	L 12-3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/14	ATH	L 12-1	1.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/10	SEA	L 4-3	1.2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/6	LAD	L 6-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/2	LAA	L 5-4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2/27	ATH	W 7-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/24	CIN	L 5-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			8.2	9	4	0	0	0	5	2	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/16	DET	L 10-9	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/15	DET	L 2-1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/12	CWS	L 6-5	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4/7	CLE	L 2-1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/4	MIL	L 5-2	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/1	MIN	W 13-9	1.0	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	1
3/30	MIN	W 3-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			7.2	10	3	1	0	0	2	3	1

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	7.2	0	0	0.0	10	3	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0.077	0
Home	0	5.0	0	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0.111	0
Away	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
Day	0	6.1	0	0	0.0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.050	0
Night	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0.167	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.083	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	4	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.071	0
March	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
April	0	6.2	0	0	0.0	9	3	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0.087	0
Opponent
vs DET	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs MIN	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0.125	0
vs CLE	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CWS	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs MIL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.143	0
Venue
@ Kansas City	0	5.0	0	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0.111	0
@ Cleveland	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Detroit	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0

Daniel Lynch: Breaking News

Lynch picked up a hold Thursday, striking out one batter in a perfect eighth inning during a 10-9 loss to Detroit. The 29-year-old left-hander maintained a one-run lead on an efficient seven pitches (six strikes), only for Lucas Erceg to blow the save in the ninth inning. Lynch has now appeared in seven games, allowing only one earned run in 7.2 innings and recording at least one strikeout in each appearance.

Lynch agreed to a one-year, $1.025 million contract with the Royals on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Lynch finished the 2025 campaign with a 3.06 ERA across 67.2 innings, although his 4.75 FIP tells a much different story about how well he performed on the mound. He'll pick up a slight raise for 2026 and figures to continue working in a multi-inning relief role for the Royals.

Lynch (6-2) earned the win Sunday against the Athletics. He allowed no hits or walks while striking out three over 2.1 perfect innings. Lynch closed the regular season in dominant fashion, retiring all seven batters he faced with a trio of punchouts. His 4.76 FIP is worth noting, but the southpaw turned in solid surface numbers in 2025, recording a 3.06 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 57 appearances and 67.2 innings. The Royals didn't lean on him consistently in high-leverage situations, but he generally delivered when used and often provided more than just a single inning, as he did Sunday.