First baseman Lucas Duda has a pair of 30-home run seasons under his belt, but he has also played for four major-league clubs in the previous two seasons, including the Royals.
With the Royals exploring options on how to fill out their 25-man roster headed into next week’s season opener, they decided to bring Duda back into the fold on a minor-league contract on Friday. He joined the team in big-league camp in Arizona.
“Any role that (manager Ned Yost) puts me in I’ll be able to hopefully help the team out,” Duda said. “Whatever he says, I’m in for.