A former Central Catholic baseball star is headed to the Kansas City Royals as part of a trade involving big league right-hander Taylor Clarke.

Cam Devanney, a New Hampshire native who graduated from Central Catholic in 2015, was one of two minor leaguers traded to the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Clarke, a five-year MLB veteran.

Originally a 15th round pick by the Brewers out of Elon University in the 2019 MLB Draft, the 26-year-old infielder spent this past season at Triple-A, batting .271 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI and an .824 OPS in 103 games.

Prior to his professional career, Devanney was a two-time Merrimack Valley Conference MVP and a Boston Herald All-Scholastic at Central Catholic. He went on to become a two-time Second Team All-Conference pick at Elon, and he now heads to Kansas City alongside Double-A righty Ryan Brady.

Devanney is the second Merrimack Valley native to join the Royals organization in the past year. Methuen’s Jacob Wallace was also acquired by Kansas City in a deal with the Red Sox last offseason and spent 2023 pitching for the Royals’ Double-A affiliate.