The Royals have an agreement in place with lefty John Means, the team announced. It’s a two-year minor league contract. Means tore his Achilles tendon in December and is likely to miss the 2026 season ...

The injuries continue for John Means. Means, 32, suffered a ruptured Achilles during a workout this week, he announced on social media Thursday. The left-handed pitcher said he underwent successful ...

12:41pm: Means is guaranteed just $1MM on the contract, reports ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. There’s no buyout on his 2026 option, so he’ll earn that full $1MM this season.

The MLB Free Agency delivered a cruel turn for John Means as another injury abruptly halted his path to a new deal. The former Baltimore Orioles All-Star and later Cleveland Guardians left-hander saw ...

Former All-Star pitcher John Means says he tore an Achilles tendon this week just before he was to sign a 2026 contract. “This is hard to put into words, but I’ll try,” he wrote Thursday on social ...

The Kansas City Royals are taking a flier on a former All-Star pitcher on the mend. The Royals announced Friday that they are signing left-handed pitcher John Means to a two-year minor league contract ...

Veteran left-handed pitcher John Means revealed Thursday that he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. In an Instagram post, Means said he was on the verge of signing with a new club ...

Free agent pitcher John Means ruptured his Achilles tendon on Tuesday, the same day he was supposed to sign an MLB contract with an unnamed team, he announced. “This is hard to put into words, but ...

Means (Achilles) signed a two-year, minor-league contract with the Royals on Friday.

Free agent left-hander John Means suffered an Achilles rupture while working out this week, according to his social media. He is expected to miss the entire 2026 season For the former Baltimore ...