Mujica was released by the Royals on Thursday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran was released by the Phillies in July and subsequently scooped up by the Royals on a minor league deal. While he's posted a respectable 4.76 ERA across 51.0 Triple-A innings in 2016, Mujica will again become a free agent, and he'll now look elsewhere for a clearer path back to the major leagues.