GARY, Ind. -&nbsp;In the middle of a six-game road trip, the Kansas City Monarchs made a flurry of moves in advance of the series opener with the Gary SouthShore RailCats tonight in Indiana.&nbsp;Kansas City lost another pitcher to a Major League organization on Tuesday. After LHP Eric Stout signed with the Miami Marlins over the weekend, RHP Robinson Martinez did the same and joined him — becoming the fifth Monarchs player to sign with a Major League organization since opening day and the 11th since February 15, 2021.Martinez, 23, was the youngest player on the Monarchs. The right-hander pitched in eight games for Kansas City and started one. He amassed a 4.97 ERA with 14 strikeouts and five walks in 12 ⅔ innings. Over his final seven appearances for the club, Martinez showcased a 3.38 ERA with 11 strikeouts.&nbsp;In response to losing a handful of pitchers to the Marlins, the Monarchs added three players of their own. On Tuesday, Kansas City added LHP Elroy Urbina, OF Chancer Burks, and C Alexis Olmeda.&nbsp;Urbina, 31, was a 37th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011. From 2018-19, Urbina pitched in the Mexican League for Rieleros de Aguascalientes and Bravos de León. Across all levels, Urbina has pitched for five teams in six seasons. The left-hander has a career 6.57 ERA in 159 innings with 124 strikeouts and 121 walks. He last pitched in a Major League organization in 2012.Burks, a former ninth-round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2013, last played professionally in 2019 with the Tennessee Smokies and Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old had previously spent seven years in the MiLB before being picked up by the Monarchs. In over 695 career games, Burks has slashed .255/.350/.362 with 241 RBIs and 116 stolen bases.&nbsp;Olmeda, 27, was a 21st round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015. He spent five seasons in the minor leagues and posted a slashline of .227/.297/.329 with 30 doubles and 81 RBIs. Olmeda last played for Indios de Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League during the 2019-20 season. He didn’t record a hit in 15 plate appearances.&nbsp;The Monarchs six game road swing continues tonight at the Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana. KC will take on the Gary SouthShore Railcats in the first game of a three-game series with game time set for 7:10 p.m. The game can be heard on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Monarchs Broadcast Network</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="http://mixlr.com/kansas-city-monarchs-baseball" target="_blank">Mixlr app</a>&nbsp;with the pre-game beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the video stream airing on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aabaseball.tv/" target="_blank">aabaseball.tv.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Monarchs return home to Legends Field in KCK Friday night June 11 to start a nine-game home stand with a three-game series against the Houston Apollos. Tickets to all Monarch games can be&nbsp; purchased&nbsp;by&nbsp;calling&nbsp;913-328-5618&nbsp;or&nbsp;by&nbsp;visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://monarchsbaseball.com/" target="_blank">monarchsbaseball.com</a>.

KC Monarchs make flurry of roster moves during road trip