The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that All-Star center fielder Lorenzo Cain will remain with the team on a new two-year contract and avoid arbitration as a result:
#Royals sign OF Lorenzo Cain to 2-year contract, avoiding arbitration. pic.twitter.com/GZfsc02WXr
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) January 18, 2016
Cain was the 2014 American League Championship Series MVP and an integral part of the Royals' World Series-winning team this past season. The 29-year-old batted .307 with 16 home runs and 72 RBI in 2015 and stole 28 bases for the second consecutive year.