4:49pm: While Gurriel has been on the minor league injured list with the Braves for just over a week now, Romero that the veteran is en route to Houston to report to the big league Royals amid their series against the Astros. The Royals did not need to add Gurriel to their 40-man roster upon acquiring him today due to the fact that he was on a minor league deal, but theyll need to make corresponding moves to add him to the 40 Frank Robinson Jersey -man and active rosters in order to promote him to the majors. 4:19pm: The Royals are acquiring first baseman , according to a report from . Gurriel, 40, has been with the Braves on a this year. According to , the Braves are receiving cash considerations in return for Gurriels services. Despite the trade deadline having pa sed last month, Gurriel was still eligible to be traded because he hasnt played in the major leagues yet this season. The Royals subsequently announced the move. Gurriel, 40, has played in the majors each of the last eight seasons after coming over following 15 years in Cubas Serie Nacional. Most of the veterans time in the majors was spent in Houston, for whom he played first base with occasional cameos at second and third. In seven years with the Astros, Gurriel slashed a solid .284/.328/.448 with a wRC+ of 111. That includes an excellent 2021 season with the club where he hit .319 en route to the AL batting title and earned his only career Gold Glove award. After a down 2022 season, Gurriel departed the Astros (who replaced him at first base with an ill-fated contract for ) but found a roster spot in Miami as a part-time first baseman and DH. The veterans time in Miami did not produce the bounceback season he was surely hoping for, as Gurriel slashed just .245/.304/.359 (76 wRC+) with a career-high 13.4% strikeout rate and a career-worst .114 isolated slugging percentage. A second straight difficult season left Gurriel unable to find a roster spot ahead of his age-40 season, leaving him to catch on with Atlanta back in April. With the clubs Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett, Gurriel has looked impre sive with a .292/.378/.495 slash line with 12 homers, 18 doubles, and a triple in just 333 trips to the plate this year. Amid injuries around the Braves infield to and and that strong performance, the Braves even began to experiment with Gurriel at second and third base as they seemingly toyed with the po sibility of a big league call-up for the veteran, though big league deals for and closed the doors to joining the major league club in fairly short order. While Gurriel wont make the majors with the Braves this year, another door has now opened up for the veteran as he searches for an opening to participate in his ninth major league season. Much like the Braves, the Royals also lost a key piece of their infield mix to injury recently when first baseman suffered a broken thumb that Kansas City announced yesterday will sideline him for . That leaves a young Royals club thats surging toward what would be their first playoff appearance since their World Series championship back in 2015 without one of their top hitters, and while the team added veterans and to their outfield mix earlier today those moves did little to shore up first base. Gurriel does just that by adding a longtime veteran at the position to the fold, offering them additional depth and a contact-oriented bat at the position down the stretch. The Royals have been relying on a combination of and veteran backstop on days where he isnt behind the plate to take over for Pasquantino since he went on the shelf. Colin Moran Jersey
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