Royals Sign Lee’s Summit Native Alex Lange to One-Year Contract.

BY Nick Sloan | KMBC 9 News

The Royals are bringing a local arm back home, signing Lee’s Summit West product Alex Lange to a one-year contract as they continue reworking their bullpen for 2026.

Lange, 30, spent most of last season sidelined by a right lat strain and made only one appearance for the Detroit Tigers.

He finished the year in Triple-A Toledo, where he posted a 4.62 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 25⅓ innings across rehab and minor league outings.

Before the injury, Lange carved out a reputation as a strikeout-heavy late-inning reliever.