The Kansas City Royals announced on Friday that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Jesse Hahn to a one-year Major League contract. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Hahn, 30, returned to the Majors in 2019, after a two-plus year absence, recovering from a UCL repair procedure. He made his first appearance with Kansas City on Sept. 5 vs. Detroit and pitched in six games out of the Royals’ bullpen. The right hander was acquired by the club on January 29, 2018, in a four-player trade with the Oakland A’s. He’s pitched in parts of five Major League seasons with San Diego (2014), Oakland (2015–17) and KC (2019), going 18–21 with a 4.