The 2012 roster for the Royals included Bruce Chen at pitcher, Salvador Perez at catcher, Eric Hosmer at first baseman, Yuniesky Betancourt at second baseman and Mike Moustakas at third baseman.

	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
1	Tony Abreu T. Abreu	2B	5'10"	200	11/13/1984	27	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
2	Nate Adcock N. Adcock	P	6'4"	235	2/25/1988	24	Elizabethtown, KY
3	Yuniesky Betancourt Y. Betancourt	2B	5'10"	205	1/31/1982	30	Santa Clara, Cuba
4	Jason Bourgeois J. Bourgeois	OF	5'9"	195	1/4/1982	30	Houston, TX
5	Jonathan Broxton J. Broxton	P	6'4"	285	6/16/1984	28	Augusta, GA
6	Francisley Bueno F. Bueno	P	5'11"	205	3/5/1981	31	Havana, Cuba
7	Billy Butler B. Butler	DH	6'0"	260	4/18/1986	26	Orange Park, FL
8	Lorenzo Cain L. Cain	OF	6'2"	205	4/13/1986	26	Valdosta, GA
9	Bruce Chen B. Chen	P	6'2"	215	6/19/1977	35	Panama City, Panama
10	Louis Coleman L. Coleman	P	6'4"	205	4/4/1986	26	Greenwood, MS
11	Tim Collins T. Collins	P	5'7"	170	8/21/1989	22	Worcester, MA
12	Roman Colon R. Colon	P	6'5"	245	8/13/1979	32	Montecristi, Dominican Republic
13	Aaron Crow A. Crow	P	6'3"	195	11/10/1986	25	Topeka, KS
14	Danny Duffy D. Duffy	P	6'3"	205	12/21/1988	23	Goleta, CA
15	Jarrod Dyson J. Dyson	OF	5'10"	165	8/15/1984	27	McComb, MS
16	Alcides Escobar A. Escobar	SS	6'1"	185	12/16/1986	25	La Sabana, Venezuela
17	Irving Falu I. Falu	2B	5'9"	185	6/6/1983	29	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
18	Jeff Francoeur J. Francoeur	OF	6'4"	225	1/8/1984	28	Atlanta, GA
19	Chris Getz C. Getz	2B	6'0"	185	8/30/1983	28	Southfield, MI
20	Johnny Giavotella J. Giavotella	2B	5'8"	185	7/10/1987	24	Metairie, LA
21	Alex Gordon A. Gordon	OF	6'1"	220	2/10/1984	28	Lincoln, NE
22	Jeremy Guthrie J. Guthrie	P	6'1"	205	4/8/1979	33	Roseburg, OR
23	Kelvin Herrera K. Herrera	P	5'10"	200	12/31/1989	22	Tenares, Dominican Republic
24	Luke Hochevar L. Hochevar	P	6'5"	225	9/15/1983	28	Denver, CO
25	Greg Holland G. Holland	P	5'10"	205	11/20/1985	26	Marion, NC