{"id":2269234,"date":"2026-02-06T06:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2269234"},"modified":"2026-02-06T06:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:14:34","slug":"royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal-mlb-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Re-Sign Luke Maile to Minor-League Deal &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1808996\">\n<h4 class=\"widget-title teamLogo KCbg\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal\/1808996\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Royals Re-Sign Luke Maile to Minor-League Deal\">Royals Re-Sign Luke Maile to Minor-League Deal<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<div class=\"newsdeskContentEntry\" post_time=\"2\/05\/26 1:59 pm\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"shareBox\"><span class=\"shareLabel\">Share:<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal\/1808996&amp;text=Royals+Re-Sign+Luke+Maile+to+Minor-League+Deal\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal\/1808996&amp;title=Royals+Re-Sign+Luke+Maile+to+Minor-League+Deal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal\/1808996&amp;title=Royals+Re-Sign+Luke+Maile+to+Minor-League+Deal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n    <button class=\"share-button\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard('https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/royals-re-sign-luke-maile-to-minor-league-deal\/1808996', 1808996)\"><br \/>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 16\" fill=\"none\">\n<path d=\"M7.53125 0.218756C7.2375 -0.0749939 6.7625 -0.0749939 6.47188 0.218756L2.46875 4.21876C2.175 4.51251 2.175 4.98751 2.46875 5.27813C2.7625 5.56876 3.2375 5.57188 3.52813 5.27813L6.24687 2.55938L6.25 10.25C6.25 10.6656 6.58437 11 7 11C7.41563 11 7.75 10.6656 7.75 10.25V2.55938L10.4688 5.27813C10.7625 5.57188 11.2375 5.57188 11.5281 5.27813C11.8187 4.98438 11.8219 4.50938 11.5281 4.21876L7.53125 0.218756ZM1.5 10.75C1.5 10.3344 1.16562 10 0.75 10C0.334375 10 0 10.3344 0 10.75V13.25C0 14.7688 1.23125 16 2.75 16H11.25C12.7688 16 14 14.7688 14 13.25V10.75C14 10.3344 13.6656 10 13.25 10C12.8344 10 12.5 10.3344 12.5 10.75V13.25C12.5 13.9406 11.9406 14.5 11.25 14.5H2.75C2.05938 14.5 1.5 13.9406 1.5 13.25V10.75Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>        <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"google-preferences-button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=rotoballer.com\" style=\"line-height: 0 !important; text-align: end; width: 18%;\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Google Preferences\" class=\"google-preferences-image\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"post-time\" data-timestamp=\"1770299973\" title=\"2\/5\/26 1:59pm\">February 5, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals announced on Thursday that they re-signed catcher <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/571912\/Luke+Maile\" data-id=\"571912\">Luke Maile<\/a> to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training. Maile will return to KC after appearing in 25 games for the Royals last season, going 11-for-45 (.244) at the plate with a home run, six RBI, six runs scored, one stolen base, seven walks, and 16 strikeouts in 54 plate appearances. The 34-year-old veteran backstop has 10 years of major-league experience, but he&#8217;s expected to begin the 2026 campaign as catching depth at Triple-A Omaha behind <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/521692\/Salvador+Perez\" data-id=\"521692\">Salvador Perez<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"rbPlayer mlb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/mlb\/player\/695600\/Carter+Jensen\" data-id=\"695600\">Carter Jensen<\/a>. In his 10 years in the majors with six different organizations, Maile has slashed just .209\/.277\/.320 with a .597 OPS, 22 home runs, and 119 RBI in 458 games played. Maile has never appeared in more than 76 games in a single season.<span class=\"newsByline\">&#8212;<i><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/keithghernandezgmail-com\">Keith Hernandez<\/a><\/i><\/span><br \/><span class=\"newsSource\">Source: <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2019482344881570244\">Kansas City Royals<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rotoballer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals Re-Sign Luke Maile to Minor-League Deal Share: Link copied to clipboard! 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