Former San Diego Padres reliever Dinelson Lamet has agreed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Former San Diego Padres reliever Dinelson Lamet agreed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Friday morning and was immediately assigned to Triple-A Omaha.The starter-turned-reliever pitched 4.1 innings with Los Angeles back in April before he was designated for assignment. He passed through waivers and accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City before opting out in early June.-RHP Dinelson Lamet has been assigned to Omaha.
At one point, Lamet's career looked very promising. He debuted as a 24-year-old with the Padres in 2017 but missed the next year due to Tommy John surgery. He pitched well when he returned in 2019 but the COVID-shortened 2020 season was his breakout party. He finished fourth in National League Cy Young voting after a 2.09 ERA.
Since then, injuries have plagued his career. He has dealt with forearm strains and back issues. He moved to the bullpen in 2021 in hopes that he would stay healthy but his fastball's velocity dipped instead.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles.
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