The Royals announced they have lost pitcher Luke Weaver on waivers to the Seattle Mariners, and pitcher Tyler Zuber on waivers to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
They acquired Weaver back on August 1 from the Diamondbacks for third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. The 29-year-old right-hander was coming off injury, but the Royals felt he could ease back into pitching and possibly be a starting pitcher candidate for 2023. But he failed to impress, pitching in 19 1⁄3 innings of relief for the Royals with 19 strikeouts, 8 walks and a 5.59 ERA. Weaver had shown some promise early in his career, but had a 5.