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The Royals have signed left-hander Matt Moore<\/a><\/strong> to a minor league deal, as per the team\u2019s official player development account on X<\/a>.\u00a0 The signing marks Moore\u2019s return to pro ball after he didn\u2019t pitch during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n A veteran of 13 Major League seasons, Moore signed a minors contract with the Red Sox in February 2025 but didn\u2019t make the Opening Day roster.\u00a0 Moore could\u2019ve opted out of his deal but chose to remain in the organization at Triple-A Worcester, yet some arm soreness prevented Moore from ever taking the mound for the WooSox.\u00a0 The Sox then released Moore in early April, and it may be that the southpaw\u2019s long absence was related to his arm issues.<\/p>\n The contract is a nice late birthday present for Moore, who turned 37 two days ago.\u00a0 Should he reach the majors, the Royals would be the ninth different club Moore has pitched with at the MLB level, and he also pitched in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks during the 2020 season.<\/p>\n Viewed as baseball\u2019s best pitching prospect during his time in the Rays\u2019 farm system, Moore looked to be living up to that potential with an All-Star nod in 2013, but his career was set back by a Tommy John surgery in 2014.\u00a0 His numbers went south in the aftermath of that procedure, and Moore didn\u2019t really get back on track until 2022, when he made a full-time shift to relief pitching and emerged as a weapon in the Rangers\u2019 bullpen.<\/p>\n Moore posted a 2.20 ERA over 126 2\/3 relief innings for four different teams during the 2022-23 seasons, but then struggled to a 5.03 ERA in 48 1\/3 innings with the Angels in 2024.\u00a0 That rough year was prematurely ended by a forearm injury, and Moore hasn\u2019t shown a pitch in a pro game since August 25, 2024.<\/p>\n If Moore can regain any of his old form, he could be an interesting addition to the struggling Kansas City bullpen, though the 32-45 Royals are running out of time to get into contention.\u00a0 Depending on how Moore looks in the minors and how long it may take him to ramp up to readiness at the big league level, he could be an interesting trade candidate beyond the deadline, as players can still be traded after August 3 if they haven\u2019t been on a 40-man roster or on a Major League injured list at any point in the season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mlbtraderumors.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Royals have signed left-hander Matt Moore to a minor league deal, as per the team\u2019s official player development account on X.\u00a0 The signing marks Moore\u2019s return to pro ball after he didn\u2019t pitch during the 2025 season. 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