Agbayani's contract purchased by Royals

Associated Press

The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of outfielder Benny Agbayani from the Cincinnati Reds yesterday.

Agbayani, a former Saint Louis School and Hawai'i Pacific University standout, has played nearly four years in the majors with the New York Mets, the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox. He was assigned to the Royals' Triple-A club in Omaha.

Agbayani played 48 games last season with the Rockies, hitting .205 with four home runs and 19 RBIs. He played 13 games with Boston, hitting .297 with no home runs and eight RBIs.

In 383 games in the majors, mostly with the Mets, Agbayani has a .274 batting average and a .445 slugging percentage with 39 home runs, 58 doubles and 156 RBIs.