With catcher Jason Kendall out for the season, the Royals will turn to Brayan Pena and Lucas May behind the plate.

Kendall will undergo surgery Friday to repair extensive tearing of his right rotator cuff.

Pena, 28, made only his 15th start this season behind the plate Wednesday. May has never appeared in a major league game. He was drafted as a shortstop and was acquired in a July 28 trade from the Dodgers for Scott Podsednik.

“We get to see Brayan Pena,” manager Ned Yost said. “And we get to see Lucas May and evaluate his talents and abilities behind the plate. He’s a converted (infielder), so he’s not going to be extremely polished. But he’s a guy who has a chance to be a pretty decent receiver.”

Yost is unsure how he will use the catchers.

“Pena will…

Jason Kendall, who had been the Kansas City Royals starting catcher in 118 of their first 132 games, will undergo shoulder surgery Friday in Los Angeles for a torn right rotator cuff. Royals manager Ned Yost said the recovery time is eight to 10 months, but the club is hopeful he would be back by the season opener next January.

The Kansas City Royals have reinstated pitcher Gil Meche and infielder Josh Fields from the 60-day disabled list. The Royals also said Wednesday they've called up catcher Lucas May from Omaha. Pitcher Luke Hochevar and outfielder David DeJesus were moved to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

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Right-hander Robinson Tejeda has been activated by the Kansas City Royals. Right-hander Kanekoa Texeira was put on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained right elbow. The moves were announced Sunday before the Royals game at Cleveland. Tejeda missed 27 games with a strained right biceps tendon.

Asdrubal Cabrera pointed to his wife in the stands as he watched his first game-ending home run sail over the wall. Cabrera led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his third homer of the year to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. "It felt really good because I can't remember ever hitting a home run to win a game," said Cabrera, who…

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Chris Gimenez was happy to help the Cleveland Indians win, delighted to get a career-high four RBIs and ecstatic to put his batting average over .200 The seldom-used backup catcher had two hits including one of Cleveland's trio of three-run homers to beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4 Friday night.

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Jason Kendall finally put an end to this marathon series. Kendall hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, the teams' third extra-inning game in less than 24 hours. "Three tough games, all three went extra innings," Royals starter Zack Greinke said.