Kansas City Royals
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today they have invited 25 players to Major League Spring Training in Surprise, Ariz. Among the invitees are 10 pitchers, seven catchers, six infielders and two outfielders.
Of the 25 invitees, 15 were originally drafted or signed by Kansas City: left-handed pitchers Chazz Martinez (17th round, 2022 Draft), Frank Mozzicato (1st round (7th), 2021 Draft) and Hunter Patteson (5th round, 2022 Draft); right-handed pitchers A.J. Causey (5th round, 2024 Draft), Dennis Colleran (7th round, 2024 Draft) and Shane Panzini (4th round, 2021 Draft); catchers Canyon Brown (9th Round, 2024 Draft), Omar Hernández (signed as IFA, 2018), Blake Mitchell (1st round (8th), 2023 Draft), Ramón Ramírez (signed as IFA, 2023) and Luca Tresh (17th round, 2021 Draft); infielders Daniel Vázquez (signed as IFA, 2021) and Peyton Wilson (Comp. B round, 2021 Draft) and outfielders Gavin Cross (1st round (9th), 2022 Draft) and Carson Roccaforte (Comp. B round, 2023 Draft).
There are nine invitees who are new to the Royals, including right-handed pitchers Héctor Neris and Aaron Sanchez, left-handed pitcher Helcris Olivárez (hell-crees oh-lee-vah-rez); catchers Jorge Alfaro and Elih Marrero and infielders Connor Kaiser (ky-zurr), Kevin Newman, Josh Rojas and Abraham Toro.
Right-handed pitcher Jose Cuas, who pitched for Kansas City from 2022-23, returns to the Royals after playing for the Cubs (2023-24) and Blue Jays (2024). Last year, he split the season between minor league affiliates of the Phillies and Braves. He won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 2022 for overcoming adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage.
Neris, 36, is a 12-year Major League veteran, most recently playing in 35 games for three different franchises in 2025, including 21 with the Angels, 12 with the Astros and 2 with the Braves. The Dominican-born right hander, who eclipsed 10 years of Major League service time in August 2025, was an integral piece of the 2022 World Series champion Houston Astros bullpen, as he allowed just 1 run over 6.0 innings and earned 2 wins in the postseason.
Rojas, 31, has played in parts of seven Major League seasons, including a career-high 142 games in 2024 with Seattle, where he collected 29 extra-base hits, scored 48 runs and stole 10 bases. He most recently played in 69 games for the White Sox in 2025.
Toro, a 29-year-old switch hitter, is a veteran of seven Major League seasons with Houston (2019-21), Seattle (2021-22), Milwaukee (2023), the Athletics (2024) and Boston (2025). He has played in 442 games across his seven campaigns, posting a .641 OPS while playing every defensive position except catcher, shortstop and center field.
2026 marks the first invite to Major League Spring Training for 11 homegrown players, including Brown, Causey, Colleran, Martinez, Mozzicato, Panzini, Patteson, Ramírez, Roccaforte, Vázquez and Wilson.