SAN DIEGO (AP) -Brett Tomko rejoined the San Diego Padres on Friday, six days after he was waived by the Kansas City Royals.
To make room, left-handed reliever Justin Hampson was optioned to Triple-A Portland.
This is Tomko’s third stint with the Padres. He pitched for the Padres in 2002 and rejoined them for the stretch drive last year. He made a shaky start on the last day of the regular season, an 11-6 loss at Milwaukee. That forced San Diego to play a wild-card tiebreaker game at Colorado the next night, which the Rockies won in 13 innings to reach the playoffs.
The 35-year-old was 2-7 with a 6.97 earned run average in 16 games with the Royals, including 10 starts. Opponents hit .314 off him. He signed a $3 million, one-year deal in January.
Also Friday, catcher Colt Morton was outrighted to Double-A San Antonio.
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