PERTH Heat catcher Allan de San Miguel admits his deal with Kansas City Royals “came out of nowhere”.

The Australian representative signed with the Major League organisation on Friday and will leave for the United States this month for spring training.

“I wasn’t sure what I was going to do,” de San Miguel told the ABL’s website.

“I really wasn’t. I sat down and talked to a couple people about it and said whatever happens, happens for a reason and I would just wait and see what came up. And then Kansas City called.

“It kind of came out of nowhere. I had talked to my agent a little bit and he asked me what I wanted to do and I told him I was still looking for a job somewhere.

“The next morning, I woke up and I had an email from my agent saying I got a job offer.”

de San Miguel played eight seasons with the Minnesota Twins organisation and two with Baltimore Orioles.

The 28-year-old was one of three Heat players involved in Australia’s World Baseball Classic qualifier including infielder Luke Hughes and pitcher Warwick Saupold.

Team Australia is one win away from qualifying for next year’s main draw after defeating Philippines 11-1 on Thursday and South Africa 4-1 the following day to reach Sunday’s final in Sydney.

de San Miguel said he was looking forward to his new challenge with Kansas City after an enjoyable time at the Twins.

“Last year was more just the experience of the guys and being around good baseball every day,” he said.

Camera Icon Perth Heat’s Allan de San Miguel is bound for the Royals. Credit: News Limited

“I enjoyed it, and something like that will help me with catching and help me stay on what I do every day and what I preach to myself.

“For me, you’ve still got to be who you are and stick to what you’ve done.

“When you go into a new organisation you still want to be that person you are when you’re with different organisations and not change, but adapt and jump on board as quickly as you can with the way Kansas City now plays the game.”