MIAMI (AP) -Joakim Soria and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a three-year contract extension on Saturday, which includes club options for three more years that could keep the closer with the club through 2014.
Soria allowed a run for the first time this season on Friday night, a two-run homer by the Marlins’ Jeremy Hermida, but struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu for his 11th save. Soria threw 16 2-3 scoreless innings to start the season, one-third shy of the Royals record.
He carried a 1.04 ERA into Saturday night’s game at Florida.
The right-hander, who turns 24 on Sunday, was picked up when the San Diego Padres left him unprotected in the 2006 winter meeting draft (Rule 5). He had a 2.48 ERA last year, third among major league rookies, and was 17-for-21 in save chances.
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