Will Klein #61

Will resides in Bloomington, Ind... Graduated in 2017 from Bloomington North High School (Ind.), where he earned first team All-Conference honors.

2024

Went 1-0 with a 11.05 ERA (9 ER, 7.1 IP) with six walks and seven strikeouts in eight games between Kansas City and Oakland. Made his Major League debut on April 28 at Detroit... tossed a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts. Earned first career win on June 2 vs. San Diego tossing a scoreless ninth inning. Held the opposition to a .184 batting average at Triple-A Omaha, walked 27 batters in 37.2 innings for a .317 on-base percentage…had a .604 OPS…ranked T-10th in the International League in saves (nine).

2023

Recorded 44 strikeouts in 29.1 innings (13.5 K/9) over 21 appearances with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, before being promoted to Triple-A Omaha on June 13... Did not allow a run over his last six appearances (11.0 IP) with Northwest Arkansas and allowed only three runs over his first 12 outings (15.2 IP) with Omaha, a stretch in which he recorded a 1.01 ERA (3 ER in 26.2 IP)...In his 28 outings with Omaha, his fastball averaged 97.0 mph, including a season-high 101.7 mph fastball on June 21 at Rochester...For the season, his 13.01 K/9 led all Royals minor leaguers (min. 60.0 IP) and his 30.5 K% ranked fourth.