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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Troy Aikman Jersey . - After twice having Tommy John surgery, Kris Medlen was looking for a team to give him a chance.The defending AL champions were willing to take the gamble.Kansas City announced an $8.5 million, two-year contract Thursday with the former Atlanta right-hander, who missed all of last season and became a free agent when the Braves failed to offer a contract by the Dec. 2 deadline.I think my career is kind of based on not only being given opportunities but also putting myself in position to take advantage of those opportunities, said Medlen, who is on track to join the Royals mid-season. Injury wise it hasnt helped, but I feel like this is another opportunity given to me.Medlen will make $2 million next year and $5.5 million in 2016 and could earn up to $10 million in performance bonuses based on starts and innings. The deal includes a 2017 option with a $1 million buyout.The 29-year-old went 14-12 with a 3.11 ERA in 2013, his only full season as a starter, and went 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his last five starts.Medlen, who hurt his elbow in spring training, also missed most of the 2011 season while he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.We expect Kris to be more of a second-half guy, Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. Kris is going to want to get out of the gate and go. We have a two-year commitment with him and the bottom line is yeah, we need him to help us win a World Series, but more importantly, we need to have him have another 10-plus years in the big leagues.The 29-year-old Medlen went 15-12 with a 3.11 ERA in 2013, his only full season as a starter. He was at his best late in the season, going 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his last five starts.Medlen was expected to fill a spot in the Braves rotation this past season, but he hurt his elbow in spring training and required surgery. He also had Tommy John surgery late in the 2010 season.Its tough enough going through it once, Medlen said. Its terrible going through it twice.Medlens signing continues an off-season spending spree by the notoriously frugal Royals, who are defending an AL pennant for the first time in 29 years.After declining a $12.5 million option on designated hitter Billy Butler and watching him sign with Oakland, the Royals quickly filled his void by signing Kendrys Morales to a $17 million, two-year deal. The Royals also have a pending $11 million, one-year deal with outfielder Alex Rios, who would replace Norichika Aoki as their primary right fielder.Those two moves should provide a significant power boost to an offence that went through long slumps last season. The signing of Medlen combined with the potential arrival of Edinson Volquez could help to cover the loss of Shields, a workhorse in two seasons in Kansas City.I actually met Kris for the first time today, said Moore, who left the Braves front office just as they were drafting Medlen. I obviously was aware of him as a competitor, as a pitcher prior, but I was not part of that draft on draft day. But I followed his career, obviously he pitched against us twice and weve admired what he does and how he does it for a long time.Royals trainer Nick Kenney said that Medlen already is on a throwing program, but the club would rather take a conservative approach and have him ready for the second half of the season than rush him back and risk another injury.Its going to be drawn out longer on purpose, said Kenney, who hopes to have Medlen ready to face live hitters by April. We feel like there is a lot of upside there.Medlen said he has no problem with the Royals plans to coax him along. In fact, he said one of the biggest things he learned from his first Tommy John surgery was to take things slowly.After all, theres no way to help the Royals return to the post-season if he gets hurt again.Its an obvious risk, Medlen said, but I think Ive put myself in a pretty good spot physically to perform for this team whenever they need me, whenever they decide that time is.The Royals cleared roster space by designating infielder Johnny Giavotella for assignment. Terrell Owens Youth Jersey . - A retired Indiana school principal who was NASCAR star Jeff Gordons drivers education teacher was killed with his wife in a Tennessee crash while returning from watching Gordon race. Jay Novacek Jersey . RAPTORS STRUGGLING: The bottom line is the true test in sports isnt just how you handle failure, but how you handle success. http://www.cowboysrookieproshop.com/Cowboys-Connor-Mcgovern-Jersey/ . None of them was better than playing with LeBron James again.NEW YORK -- Cliff Pennington hit an RBI single with two outs in the 15th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks, boosted early by Gerardo Parras bunt double, finally outlasted the New York Mets 5-4 in a back-and-forth classic Thursday to split an exhausting series at Citi Field. Arizona scored in the final three innings but couldnt close out the feisty Mets until Brad Ziegler retired Kirk Nieuwenhuis on an easy grounder with runners at second and third to end a game that lasted 5 hours, 46 minutes. Anthony Recker and Nieuwenhuis hit tying homers in consecutive extra innings for New York, which dropped its final home appearance before hosting the All-Star game July 16. In a span of four days, the teams played a 13-inning game, a 15-inning marathon and two others delayed by rain for a total of 3 1/2 hours. So it was only fitting that the finale went on and on throughout a humid afternoon as kids who lined up beyond the outfield wall in the eighth inning waited patiently to run the bases after the final out. Cody Ross drew a bases-loaded walk from New York reliever David Aardsma in the 13th, but the Diamondbacks squandered a great chance to add on. And of course, with two outs in the bottom half, Recker homered off ex-Met Heath Bell to tie it again. Arizona pushed across another run in the 14th on Martin Prados third hit, a bloop RBI single with two outs off Brandon Lyon. Moments later, Nieuwenhuis sent a one-out liner barely over the left-centre fence off Chaz Roe (1-0), who made his major league debut in the series opener Monday. Recker, who caught the entire game, and Nieuwenhuis were both batting .167 when they connected. Scott Rice (3-5) retired his first two batters in the 15th before Parra singled, Wil Nieves singled for his fourth hit and Pennington lined a single to left to make it 5-4. Ziegler walked two in the bottom half but hung on for his first save since 2011 with Oakland. And at last, it was over. The Mets are no stranger to long games -- especially on July 4. They lost a 20-inning marathon at home to Miami last month, won a 20-inning game in St. Louis three years ago and came out on top in an Independence Day thriller at Atlanta in 1985. That rain-delayed 16-13 victory is remembered best for Braves pitcher Rick Camps tying homer with two outs in the 18th and later the postgame fireworks that went off -- around 4 a.m. By pulling out this test of endurance, the NL West-leading Diamondbacks finished 3-7 on a long road trip aggainst three NL East teams. Tony Dorsett Jersey. Wearing alternate caps on the Fourth of July, the teams were back at it in 87-degree heat and humidity less than 13 hours after their rain-delayed game ended Wednesday night. Arizona put the leadoff batter on six times in the first eight innings but managed only Nieves two-run single in the fifth. Mets starter Dillon Gee and counterpart Ian Kennedy, who matched a season high with eight strikeouts, kept the sluggish offences in check for seven innings each. Kennedy, making his seventh consecutive start on the road, won his previous four outings against New York. He is winless in five starts overall since beating the Cubs on June 1 at Wrigley Field. This was his second time out since serving a 10-game suspension for his role in the June 11 brawl at Dodger Stadium. Gee, who entered with a .126 career batting average, lashed a two-out RBI single that tied it 2-all in the fifth. Omar Quintanilla scored after a one-out double. Ross drew a leadoff walk from Gee in the fifth and Parra dragged a hard bunt through the right side. With second baseman Daniel Murphy cheating toward the middle and first baseman Josh Satin breaking back to the bag, the ball rolled into shallow right field before Murphy could retrieve it. Ross scampered to third and Parra slid into second easily with a double. Nieves smacked the next pitch past shortstop for a two-run single. David Wright doubled in the Mets fourth and advanced on Kennedys wild pitch before scoring on an RBI groundout by Marlon Byrd. NOTES: Arizona will recall top prospect Tyler Skaggs from Triple-A Reno to start Friday night against Colorado in place of injured RHP Trevor Cahill (bruised right hip). The 21-year-old lefty went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts for the Diamondbacks earlier this season. He was optioned to Reno on June 10. "He went back down there and got some more starts. Hell have a better understanding of what hes up against," manager Kirk Gibson said. ... Parra returned to the lineup in RF after sitting out two games. He was shaken up trying to make a diving catch on the warning track Monday, leaving him with scrapes and bruises on his face and arm. ... RHP Zack Wheeler (1-1, 5.06 ERA) makes his fourth major league start when the Mets open a nine-game road trip Friday night in Milwaukee. ... Mets pinch-hitter John Buck was ejected in the 12th by first base umpire Mike Everitt for protesting a checked-swing third strike. ' ' '