Michael Massey
Michael Massey | |
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Kansas City Royals – No. 19 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Palos Park, Illinois, U.S. | March 22, 1998|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 15, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics (through April 26, 2024) | |
Batting average | .231 |
Home runs | 19 |
Runs batted in | 74 |
Teams | |
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Michael Massey (born March 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amateur career
Massey attended
As a junior in 2019, Massey dealt with a back injury for part of the season.[7] He still appeared in 55 games in which he hit .317 with five home runs, 28 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases.[8] After the season's end, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[9][10]
Professional career
Massey made his professional debut with the
On July 14, 2022, the Royals selected Massey's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.
Personal life
Massey's father, Keith, played college baseball at Illinois in the 1980s.[23] Massey grew up a fan of the Chicago White Sox.[24] He recently got married.
References
- ^ "Illinois recruit Mike Massey sparks red-hot Brother Rice past Mount Carmel - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Collegiate Baseball Freshmen AA Team - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
- ^ "Kingfish Sign Trio From Illinois". Northwoods League. March 16, 2017.
- ^ "OrangeandBlueNews - Q&A: Illini second baseman Michael Massey". illinois.rivals.com.
- ^ "Michael Massey". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Richey, Scott. "Massey playing a waiting game with Illinois baseball". The News-Gazette.
- ^ "Big league call 'pretty surreal' for Illini 2B Michael Massey". Illiniinquirer.com.
- ^ "Royals draft Massey in fourth round".
- ^ "Massey finds niche with Illini, drafted by KC".
- ^ "Massey sees a lot of changes coming when baseball returns". April 12, 2020.
- ^ West, Jenna. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "For Bandits' Massey, good glovin' is routine | Midwest League Baseball | qctimes.com".
- ^ "In title chase, Bandits plan to stay the course | Midwest League Baseball | qctimes.com".
- ^ "KC prospect Michael Massey latest to reinvent himself". MLB.com.
- ^ "First Round Pick Asa Lacy Headlines the Naturals 2022 Roster".
- ^ "Royals' Michael Massey: Earns call to Triple-A".
- ^ "Royals' Michael Massey: Receives first big-league call-up".
- ^ Chuck Samples. "Royals fall 8-1 in Toronto". KVOE. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Former Illini Michael Massey gets first MLB start and hit". 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Royals Select Michael Massey".
- ^ "Michael Massey hits first career home run in loss Thursday". fantasypros.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Baseball more than a game for Massey family". February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Illinois infielder Michael Massey selected in the 4th round by Kansas City Royals | WICS". June 4, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Illinois Fighting Illini bio