Kansas City Royals
Newberry made his professional debut that season with the Arizona League Royals,going 1-0 with a 2.81 ERA over 16 innings. He spent 2013 with the Burlington Royals,going 1-1 with a 2.68 ERA over 11 games (six starts),2014 with the Idaho Falls Chukars in which he went 6-4 with a 4.50 ERA over 68 innings,and 2015 with the Lexington Legends,going 4-2 with a 5.04 ERA 35 relief appearances. Newberry spent 2016 with both Lexington and the Wilmington Blue Rocks,compiling a combined 3-2 record and 2.57 ERA over 35 games,and 2017 with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Omaha Storm Chasers,going 6-4 with a 2.61 ERA over 62 relief innings. He returned to Northwest Arkansas and Omaha in 2018,going 5-0 with a 1.63 ERA over 41 relief appearances. [4]
The Royals promoted Newberry to the major leagues on August 18,2018. [5] [6] [7] He made his major league debut on August 20. [8] He finished his rookie season with a 4.73 ERA across 14 appearances.
In 2019 with the Royals,Newberry recorded a 3.77 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 27 games. With the 2020 Kansas City Royals,Newberry appeared in 20 games,compiling a 1-0 record with 4.09 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched. [9]
In 2021,Newberry struggled to a 16.62 ERA across 4 appearances for the Royals,and was designated for assignment following the promotion of Jackson Kowar on June 7,2021. [10] He was outrighted to Triple-A Omaha on June 10. [11]
