{"id":2513628,"date":"2026-07-23T06:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2513628"},"modified":"2026-07-23T06:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:05:29","slug":"royals-adds-hard-throwing-reliever-nate-pearson-from-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-adds-hard-throwing-reliever-nate-pearson-from-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals adds hard\u2011throwing reliever Nate Pearson from Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In hopes of fortifying their beleaguered bullpen, the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday traded for fiery right-handed reliever Nate Pearson.<\/p>\n

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The Houston Astros had designated Pearson for assignment on Sunday. The Royals sent right-handed minor-league pitcher Max Martin to Houston in return; they also designated outfielder Kameron Misner for assignment in order to make room for Pearson on their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

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Pearson, 29, began the year on the Injured List and made his season debut on May 20. He went 1-0 with one save and a 3.60 ERA (8 earned runs in 20.0 innings) across 16 appearances.<\/p>\n

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Pearson was a first-round MLB Draft pick in 2017, selected 28th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. He had starred at the College of Central Florida, a junior-college program.<\/p>\n

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Pearson has spent six seasons in the majors, playing for Toronto, the Chicago Cubs and Houston. He relies heavily on a four-seam fastball and slider; his four-seamer and sinker have topped out near 98 mph this season, with his slider reaching 89 mph, according to StatCast.<\/p>\n

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Martin, 22, was a 10th-round pick for the Royals in 2025. This season he split his time between Single-A Columbia and High-A Quad Cities, where he was 6-2 with two saves and a 2.01 ERA (9 ER in 40.1 IP).<\/p>\n

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Several Royals pitchers \u2014 starters and relievers \u2014 are recovering from various injuries. The rotation for the team\u2019s upcoming 10-game road trip was still being determined based on player availability.<\/p>\n

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Quatraro said he didn\u2019t know when Pearson would be in a Royals uniform. But he sounded confident that he knows what he\u2019s getting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve seen Nate quite a bit over the years with the Blue Jays, this year with the Astros. Big arm, high upper 90s velo,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cHe\u2019s got good stuff. He\u2019s got above-average stuff across the board. Power arm.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s somebody that\u2019s very intriguing. (If h)e gets things clicking again, (he) could be a big part of the bullpen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PJ Green is a breaking news reporter for The Star. He previously was a sports reporter for Fox\u2019s Kansas City affiliate and a news reporter for NBC\u2019s Wichita Falls, Texas affiliate. He studied English with a concentration in journalism and played football at Tusculum University. You can reach him at pgreen@kcstar.com or follow him on Twitter and Bluesky – @ByPJGreen<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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