The Royals announced Monday they promoted prospect Christian Colon from Triple-A Omaha. Colon, who will wear No. 24, will be in uniform Monday against the Twins.
Colon, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft, hit .296 with a .360 on-base percentage, .384 slugging percentage and .744 OPS in 74 games for Omaha. He had four home runs, 14 doubles, 37 RBI and 14 stolen bases.