Alex Ríos participant of 2015 Major League Baseball season
Kansas City Royals
Ríos signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on December 19, 2014, worth $9.5 million. The contract included an option for the 2016 season.In his Royals debut on April 6, 2015, Ríos hit a three-run home run in a 10–1 win to cap off a three-hit game. For the 2015 season, Ríos hit .255 with four home runs and 32 RBI while appearing in 105 games. While he had a down year with Kansas City, Ríos had many notable moments in the 2015 MLB playoffs. In Game 4 of the 2015 American League Division Series, Ríos hit a leadoff single in the top of the eighth inning, sparking a five-run inning that erased a four-run deficit and forced a Game 5 of the series. In Game 5, he hit a two-RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning, driving in what proved to be the winning runs of the game. Ríos was just as pivotal in the 2015 American League Championship Series, batting .368 with a home run and three runs batted in. At the end of the season, the Royals won the World Series, giving Ríos his first championship ring.On November 4, 2015, Ríos' option was declined by the Royals, and he received a $1.5 million buyout.