The Royals have agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million deal with veteran outfielder Lane Thomas , sources told MLB.com's Anne Rogers and Mark Feinsand.

The club has not confirmed the contract, which is pending a physical and includes $1 million in incentives.

Thomas’ last year and a half with the Guardians had several ups and downs. After coming over in a Trade Deadline deal from the Nationals in 2024, the outfielder batted .148 in his first 29 games for Cleveland. But he turned it on in September, with a .560 slugging percentage, and Thomas’ grand slam in Game 5 of the ALDS against Detroit and Tarik Skubal helped send the Guardians to the ALCS.

There, Thomas’ double preceded a game-tying home run by Jhonkensy Noel in the bottom of the ninth in Game 3 against the Yankees, which the Guard

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