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The Kansas City Royals assigned five right-handed pitchers to Triple-A Omaha after all cleared waivers unclaimed, according to the MLB.com transactions tracker.
Alex Lange, Mason Black, Connor Seabold, Alec Marsh and Easton McGee were placed on waivers recently. Seabold and McGee both elected free agency after having been outrighted previously in their careers. Lange and Marsh became eligible for free agency because each has at least three years of major league service time. Black, in his first career outright with service under three years, has no right to elect free agency.
Seabold, who will turn 31 in January, was acquired from the Blue Jays in a June trade and posted 5 ER in 5 IP before landing on the injured list with a lat strain; he rehabbed in September and remained on the injured list at season's end. McGee, 29 in December, came from the Brewers in a July trade and allowed 9 ER in 9 1/3 IP at the major league level.
Lange, 31, signed in November 2024 but shoulder surgery wiped out most of 2024 and 2025; he threw 60 IP with a 6.75 ERA in 2025. Marsh, who turns 29 in May, was drafted in 2019 and compiled a 4.96 ERA across 203 1/3 IP in 2023-2024 before shoulder issues all 2025 led to labrum surgery in November 2025 and rehab throughout 2026. Black, 27 in December, arrived from the Giants in November 2024 and recorded 31 1/3 IP with a 4.31 ERA, 13.4% strikeout rate, 14.1% walk rate, 6.48 FIP and 5.82 SIERA.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors - Fri Oct 23, 4:35 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).