Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals signed outfielder Raul Ibanez on Monday, just over a week after the 19-year veteran was released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.<\/p>\n
Ibanez’s addition was among several moves made by the Royals prior to Monday’s game in Minnesota, with the club also recalling 2010 first-round pick Christian Colon from Triple-A Omaha and designating outfielder Justin Maxwell and utilityman Pedro Ciriaco for assignment.<\/p>\n
The Angels released Ibanez on June 21 after the 42-year-old hit a meager .157 with three home runs and 21 RBI in 57 games. The well-traveled slugger belted 29 homers in just 124 games for Seattle the previous season, the second- highest total of his lengthy career.<\/p>\n
Ibanez will be making a second tour of duty with Kansas City, having previously played for the Royals from 2001-03.<\/p>\n
Colon, the fourth overall pick of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft, was hitting .296 with four homers and 37 RBI while playing all over the infield at Omaha.<\/p>\n
Maxwell has gone just 6-for-40 at the plate at the major league level this season, striking out in half of those at-bats. Ciriaco hit .213 in 25 games with the Royals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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