The Royals are calling up left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady, according to Sixius XM radio host Craig Mish. The 23-year old left-hander was a tenth-round pick in 2016 by the Royals and has excelled at each level in the minor leagues, with a career 1.99 ERA in 167 1⁄3 innings, including a 2.47 ERA in 73 innings for AAA Omaha last year. He tossed 2 2⁄3 shutout innings with two strikeouts in his first two outings for Omaha this year.
Lovelady has the ability to miss bats with a fastball in the mid-90s that allowed him to strike out nearly a hitter-per innings last year.