Kansas City Royals
On November 28,2014,the Marlins traded Flynn and Reid Redman to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Aaron Crow. [12]
In 2015,Flynn competed for a spot on the Royals 25-man roster out of spring training. Flynn was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the PCL and on April 9 suffered a torn lat muscle in his first and only 2015 appearance. [13]
In 2016,he began the season with Omaha. He went 2–1 in six appearances while posting a 3.94 ERA and striking out 14 over 16.0 innings. On May 6,the Royals recalled Flynn. On May 6,Flynn made his first MLB appearance since August 7,2014. Flynn surrendered two runs on three hits,struck out two and walked two over 4.0 innings in a relief appearance against the Cleveland Indians. [14] In 2016 with KC he was 1–2 with a 2.60 ERA in 55.1 innings. [15]
In 2017,Prior to the start of spring training,Flynn suffered a broken rib and three fractured vertebrae when he fell through the roof of his barn,and was ruled out for at least eight weeks. [16] He made just one appearance in the Majors that season. [15]
In 2018,Flynn pitched in 48 games,posting an ERA of 4.04 with a record of 3–5 with one save in 75+2⁄3 innings. [15]
In 2019 with Kansas City, Flynn appeared in 11 games, posting a 2–2 record and a 5.22 ERA. [15] On July 25, 2019, he was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on October 1. On October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 This did not lead to placement for the Olympic team. [17]
