Nearly three years to the day after he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, Mike Montgomery found himself traded again. This time to the team that originally drafted him in the Kansas City Royals. Montgomery, 30, had been expressing the desire to become a starter again. He had several spot starts for the Cubs in the 2018 season and will forever be remembered as recording the final out in the 2016 World Series.
The Cubs, who needed a catcher while Willson Contreras nursed a foot injury, quickly made a move to acquire Martin Maldonado from the Royals in exchange for Montgomery and suddenly, he was granted his wish.