KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals have signed outfielder Endy Chavez to a minor league contract and invited him to big league spring training.

The Royals announced the deal Monday.

The 34-year-old Chavez made his major league debut with the Royals in 2001. The fleet fielder hit .203 with two homers and 12 RBIs in 64 games for Baltimore last season, and played in four postseason games for the Orioles.

Chavez is a career .269 hitter with 26 homers, 229 RBIs and 100 stolen bases in 11 seasons with the Royals, the Montreal-Washington franchise, Philadelphia, the Mets, Seattle, Texas and the Orioles.