The Royals have recalled first baseman Nick Pratto and optioned catcher Freddy Fermín to Triple-A Omaha. Fermín collected his first MLB hit this week and went 1-for-7 in three games with the team. He was added to the roster as insurance when MJ Melendez suffered a back injury earlier this week.
Pratto was up three weeks ago and went 1-for-7 in two games with the team. He has hits in 6 of his last 8 games with Omaha with two home runs over that time and overall is hitting .159/.259/.319 with 9 walks and 17 strikeouts in 81 plate appearances.