With the release of veteran reliever Blaine Boyer came an opportunity for the Royals to add to their 40-man two weeks before rosters expand on Sept. 1.
So the first minor-leaguer they turned to was right-handed pitcher Jake Newberry, whose contract the Royals selected from Class AAA Omaha on Saturday. He joined the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field in the afternoon, taking the major-league roster spot of fellow righty Jason Adam some 18 hours after the White Sox exposed Adam’s proclivity for allowing home runs in the Royals’ 9-3 loss Friday night.
Newberry, 23, has been in the Royals’ organization since they chose him in the 37th round of the 2012 draft.