{"id":2429136,"date":"2026-05-23T09:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2429136"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:02:03","slug":"royals-cut-ties-with-former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-catcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-cut-ties-with-former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-catcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals cut ties with former Rockies All-Star Game MVP catcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/royals-cut-ties-former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-catcher\/3065c3f4224a0562752fe15d?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals cut ties with former Rockies All-Star Game MVP catcher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royals cut ties with former Rockies All-Star Game MVP catcher&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Royals cut ties with former Rockies All-Star Game MVP catcher<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a> made a notable roster move on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The AL Central club <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2057899381295137185?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced that they've designated catcher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced that they'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">announced that they&#8217;ve designated catcher <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10076\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elias Diaz;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Elias Diaz&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Elias Diaz<\/a> for assignment.\u00a0Outfielder <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/61637\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tyler Tolbert;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tyler Tolbert&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Tyler Tolbert<\/a> was recalled in a corresponding move.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz, the 2023 All-Star Game MVP while a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colorado Rockies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colorado Rockies&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Colorado Rockies<\/a>, hit .227\/.261\/.591 with two home runs and five RBIs in 10 games with the Royals.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Kansas City<\/a> added Diaz as a third catcher when <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/9015\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Salvador Perez;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Salvador Perez&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Salvador Perez<\/a> was experiencing hip issues, and he could end up back in the organization if he clears waivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/news\/phillies-finally-get-good-news-aidan-miller-injury-concerns\/38cc6049605ad9c3fcc5d211\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phillies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Phillies&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Phillies<\/a>\u2019<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/news\/phillies-finally-get-good-news-aidan-miller-injury-concerns\/38cc6049605ad9c3fcc5d211\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Aidan Miller finally beginning baseball activities amid back injury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Aidan Miller finally beginning baseball activities amid back injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diaz played 106 games with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/san-diego-padres\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Diego Padres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Diego Padres&quot;}\" class=\"link \">San Diego Padres<\/a> in 2025, hitting nine homers with a .607 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_39gudcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_39gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_39gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 35-year-old made his MLB debut back in 2015 with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/pittsburgh-pirates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Pirates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, playing parts of five seasons there before joining the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tolbert has played in just seven Major League games this season, recording one hit in five trips to the plate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">More MLB news:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\/news\/5-reasons-believe-jordan-walkers-breakout-cardinals-espn\/5fa1383262cacc214bcbe71b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:5 reasons to believe in Jordan Walker's breakout for Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;5 reasons to believe in Jordan Walker'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">5 reasons to believe in Jordan Walker&#8217;s breakout for Cardinals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/news\/red-sox-roman-anthony-biggest-disappointments-mlb-2-reasons\/026b8881e0624f28ebdfa8b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roman Anthony might;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roman Anthony might&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Roman Anthony might<\/a>\u2019<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/news\/red-sox-roman-anthony-biggest-disappointments-mlb-2-reasons\/026b8881e0624f28ebdfa8b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ve been overhyped for Red Sox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ve been overhyped for Red Sox&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ve been overhyped for Red Sox<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/news\/dodgers-still-have-roki-sasaki-problem\/0463142e86a63061d947351a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dodgers still have a Roki Sasaki problem;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dodgers still have a Roki Sasaki problem&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dodgers still have a Roki Sasaki problem<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cincinnati-reds\/news\/chase-burns-makes-reds-history-hasnt-been-done-104-years\/3a8eb345df233a1fe3029d6d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chase Burns becomes first Reds pitcher with elite stat line since 1922;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chase Burns becomes first Reds pitcher with elite stat line since 1922&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chase Burns becomes first Reds pitcher with elite stat line since 1922<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/news\/yankees-aaron-judge-chance-mlb-hr-history-never-done-babe-ruth\/d97502830f0aff8adb118217\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yankees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Yankees&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Yankees<\/a>\u2019<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/news\/yankees-aaron-judge-chance-mlb-hr-history-never-done-babe-ruth\/d97502830f0aff8adb118217\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Aaron Judge on track to become first player in MLB history with five 50+ homer seasons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Aaron Judge on track to become first player in MLB history with five 50+ homer seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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 sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals cut ties with former Rockies All-Star Game MVP catcher originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kansas City Royals made a notable roster move on Friday. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The AL Central club announced that they&#8217;ve designated catcher Elias Diaz for assignment.\u00a0Outfielder Tyler [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2429137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[350142,476387,355713,444250,310650,43627,345066,346980,341113,77699,347943,326961,313160],"class_list":["post-2429136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-aaron-judge","tag-aidan-miller","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-elias-diaz","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-phillies","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-red-sox","tag-salvador-perez","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-tyler-tolbert","tag-yankees"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Royals-cut-ties-with-former-Rockies-All-Star-Game-MVP-catcher.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429138,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429136\/revisions\/2429138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}