KANSAS CITY, Mo. Reliever Wade Davis returns to the Royals, the team he helped pitch for the 2015 World Series title.
The Royals and Davis agreed on a minor league contract on Wednesday, and the 35-year-old righthanded man will go to spring practice to earn a spot in the Major League-squad.
Davis is a three-time All-Star who had 47 saves for the Royals between 2013 and 2016. Kansas City took him over from Tampa Bay in December 2012, converted him to full-time reliever in 2013, and then moved to the Chicago Cubs. the 2016 season. He pitched the 2015 World Series Final against the New York Mets and threw a called third strike past Wilmer Flores.
He spent a season in Chicago, completing a $ 12.6 million four-year contract with three options, totaling $ 35.1 million in salary. He then signed a $ 52 million three-year deal with the Colorado Rockies.
Davis had a National League-high of 43 saves in 2018 and 15 in 2019, then played just five times with two saves during last year’s pandemic-shortened season when his ERA skyrocketed to 20.77. The Rockies released him in September.
He has 139 saves in 12 Major League-seasons, with a score of 63-52 with an ERA of 3.81. He is 4-0 with eight saves over 30 games in postseason play.