The Kansas City Royals came to a contract agreement with first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino on Friday night. Pasquantino, 28, was one of two players - the other being starting pitcher Kris Bubic - facing arbitration ahead of the 2026 campaign.

The Royals avoided going to an arbitration hearing with one of their star players on Friday, signing first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to a two-year contract worth more than $11 million guaranteed, sources told MLB.

Infielder Vinnie Pasquantino agreed to a two-year contract Friday with the Royals, pending a successful physical, that will keep him in Kansas City through the 2027 season.

The Royals and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will avoid an arbitration hearing. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that he and