The Royals announced they have activated Michael Massey from the Injured List and have optioned John Rave to Triple-A Omaha.

Massey has been out since June 7 with an ankle injury, but had suffered a setback in his rehab in early July and again in early August. He homered in his last game with Omaha on Saturday, and hit .258/.31/.433 in 25 games with the Storm Chasers. The move comes at fortuitous time as the Royals head to Chicago to take on the White Sox. Massey is a career .286/.348/.619 with four home runs in 13 games at the home of the White Sox, near where he grew up.

Masssey has struggled to hit this year, batting just .202/.221/.258 in 56 games until he went down with injury. His wRC+ of 25 is the worst in baseball for anyone with at least 200 plate appearances. Since Massey went

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