Royals signed RHP Craig Kimbrel to a one-year contract.

The deal is now official. Kimbrel joins Kansas City’s bullpen prior to Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers after posting a pedestrian 4.81 ERA across 33 2/3 innings of work between the Rays and Mets earlier this season. The 38-year-old former elite closer has totaled 440 saves dating back to 2010, which is the fifth-most in baseball history. He’ll add another chapter to his late-career journeyman odyssey with the Royals.