Carlos Estévez finalizes a $22 million, 2-year contract with the Kansas City Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Estévez joined Kansas City's bullpen on Friday, finalizing a $22 million, two-year contract with the Royals.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Estévez joined Kansas City’s bullpen on Friday, finalizing a $22 million, two-year contract with the Royals.

The deal includes a club option for 2027. Infielder Braden Shewmake was designated for assignment to make room for Estévez on the team’s 40-man roster.

The 32-year-old Estévez played for the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia last season, going 4-5 with a 2.45 ERA and 26 saves in 54 appearances. He was traded to the Phillies in July.

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Estévez stands during a baseball game, Sept. 25, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Estévez stands during a baseball game, Sept. 25, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Estévez helped Philadelphia win the NL East, but he surrendered Francisco Lindor’s decisive grand slam for the Mets in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.

Estévez was an All-Star with the Angels two years ago, going 5-5 with a 3.90 ERA in 63 appearances that season.

Shewmake was claimed off waivers from the White Sox on Jan 8. Shewmake was a first-round pick of the Braves in the 2019 amateur draft, but he is a .118 hitter with one homer and four RBIs in 31 career big league games.

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