The Royals selected him in the fifth round of the 2019 draft, signing him to a modest bonus of $297.5K. Through most of his minor league career, he has been a fringe prospect who does a lot of things well but doesn’t really excel at anything.

When John Rave found out he was headed to the big leagues on Sunday, he picked up the phone and called the list of people who mean more to him than anything else: His wife, Amy; his mom, Sue; his brother,

Rookie John Rave made his big-league debut and it appeared he got his first big-league knock on a bunt during the Royals’ three-run seventh inning. Rave laid down down the bunt and seemed to beat the throw to first.

Rave started in both of Kansas City's games since being brought up from Triple-A Omaha, but he'll be on the bench to start Wednesday's contest. Rave went 0-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts in those two appearances. Dairon Blanco will fill right field Wednesday.

In another shakeup to ideally help their offense, the Royals optioned utility man Cavan Biggio to Triple-A Omaha and selected outfielder John Rave to the roster prior to a 7-4 series-opening loss to the Reds on Monday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals took a 1-0 lead with that heads-up play and continued to play small ball. John Rave, called up this week, doubled and advanced to third on Dairon Blanco’s sacrifice bunt. Rave scored two batters later. “It’s more difficult when a guy is throwing a 100 mph,” Quatraro said of Blanco’s bunt. “He hung in there and he got it done.”

Cavan Biggio, at age 30, has put together a solid, if unspectacular career. The former top-five finisher for American League Rookie of the Year has spent seven years in the big leagues. The son of lifetime Houston Astros icon Craig Biggio,

The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of outfielder John Rave on Monday, while first baseman Cavan Biggio was optioned to Triple-A Ohama.

Hours before his major-league debut Monday afternoon, Royals rookie outfielder John Rave stood at his locker and recapped a whirlwind 24 hours. He made the drive from Omaha to Kansas City a day earlier, leaving a minor league game midstream and catching the rest on the radio.