ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Kansas City Royals added a fresh arm to their bullpen, calling up right-hander Aaron Brooks from Triple-A Omaha and sending reliever Yohan Pino to that minor league team.
Brooks joined the team before Tuesday night's game at Texas.
Pino pitched 3 1-3 innings in relief of Royals starter Danny Duffy in an 8-2 loss on Monday night.
Brooks was 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA in six appearances for Omaha.