SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Matt Treanor made quite the first impression on the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals acquired Treanor from the Texas Rangers for cash Monday and he caught a three-hit shutout in a 10-0 victory over a Milwaukee Brewers split-squad.
"I'm very, very impressed," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He's caught all of our guys like he's been catching them his whole life. It's a great deal for us."
Kyle Davies gave up two singles and a double in six innings, striking out six and walking one. He threw 70 pitches, 46 for strikes.
Davies missed his previous scheduled start to return to Atlanta for the birth of his first child, and Treanor caught nine innings for the first time this spring as he gets acquainted with a new pitching staff.
"It's not going to be easy," Treanor said. "I'll spend extra time getting to know guys, talking to them, getting to know their personalities, maybe that will help me with them on the mound and calling the game."
The 35-year-old Treanor was selected by Kansas City in the fourth round of the 1994 draft, but was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1997 when he was still in the minors.