As you can see, Kyle Wright's breakout was brief, as he dealt with a shoulder injury the next year that ultimately required surgery. That surgery cost him the entire 2024 season, which was technically spent in the Royals organization (he was traded just after surgery in the fall of 2023), and then he was rehabbing his way up the minors in 2025. Unfortunately he dealt with shoulder fatigue and an oblique injury in 2025, so he never made it back up to the big leagues.
Wright will depart from the organization without making a big-league appearance. Kansas City acquired him in a November 2023 trade that sent Jackson Kowar to the Braves. Wright was recovering from shoulder surgery at the time. He did not throw a pitch in 2024. Wright made eight appearances at two minor-league levels in 2025, but an oblique injury ended his season in July.
