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Sitting after six straight starts Rave is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

Impact Rave will hit the bench for the series opener after he had started in each of the Royals' last six games while going 3-for-20 with one home run, three walks, five runs and two RBI. MJ Melendez will replace him in left field Monday, but Rave should have a fairly clear path to playing time until Kansas City gets at least one or two of Nick Loftin (concussion), Jac Caglianone (hamstring), Mark Canha (elbow) and Michael Massey (wrist) back from the injured list.

JULY 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Royals rally past Guardians 5-3 in 10 innings in first game of doubleheader

Jonathan India hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to send the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader

JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

John Rave's homer thrilled his family. His thoughts were with one who wasn't there. John Rave’s homer thrilled his family. His thoughts were with one who wasn’t there.

JULY 23, 2025 • PANTAGRAPH.COM

John Rave's homer thrilled his family. His thoughts were with one who wasn't there John Rave shares how he pays tribute to his late father at every game.

JULY 23, 2025 • KANSASCITY.COM

Matthew Boyd sharp for 11th win, Cubs blank Royals and Rich Hill 6-0.

Matthew Boyd pitched seven crisp innings for his 11th win, and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Rich Hill’s return to the majors with a 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals

JULY 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Fan traded the ball John Rave hit for 1st MLB homer for ton of Royals memorabilia Fan traded the ball former Central Catholic and Illinois State star John Rave hit for his first MLB homer for ton of Royals memorabilia.

JULY 22, 2025 • PANTAGRAPH.COM

Knocks third homer Monday Rave went 2-for-4 with a home run, three total runs and two total RBI in Monday's 12-4 victory over the Cubs.

Impact Rave's long ball was a 404-foot solo shot in the seventh inning, and he tacked on an RBI single in the eighth. The 27-year-old didn't go deep in any of his 35 contests prior to the All-Star break, but he's looked like a different hitter to begin the second half, going 4-for-10 with three home runs and six RBI through four games. Rave's power stroke isn't entirely out of nowhere -- he knocked 21 home runs over 132 contests with Triple-A Omaha last year and went deep nine times in 43 games with Omaha this season prior to getting called up in late May.

JULY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks third homer Monday Rave went 2-for-4 with a home run, three total runs and two total RBI in Monday's 12-4 victory over the Cubs.

JULY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cameron shakes off homers, helps Royals in rout | Arkansas Democrat Gazette CHICAGO -- Salvador Perez homered twice and drove in four runs, Jac Caglianone and John Rave added solo shots and the Kansas City Royals bea...

JULY 22, 2025 • ARKANSASONLINE.COM

Perez, Caglianone and Rave homers power the Royals to a 12-4 win over the Cubs

Salvador Perez homered twice and drove in four runs, Jac Caglianone and John Rave added solo shots and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 12-4

JULY 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Rave hits reset in 2nd half with 2 homers as Royals fall in extras MIAMI -- For John Rave, the All-Star break was much more productive than a four-day hiatus from baseball. Instead, the work-focused break se...

JULY 19, 2025 • MLB.COM

Knocks out first career homers Rave went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a three-run home run during Friday's 8-7 loss to the Marlins.

Impact Rave not only hit his first career home run Friday, a three-run home run to pull the Royals within one, but he hit a second home run that tied the game at five and brought it to extras. It turned out to be in vain, as the Royals lost the game, but it's still likely the highlight of the rookie 27-year-old's career. Following that performance, Rave is slashing .194/.280/.333 on the season.

JULY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Stowers hits 2-run walk-off homer in 10th to give the Marlins an 8-7 win over the Royals

Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and finished with three hits as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7

JULY 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Marlins spoil John Rave's career night as Royals fall in extra-inning thriller in Miami John Rave reached a career milestone early in his MLB journey.

JULY 19, 2025 • KANSASCITY.COM

Nick Loftin hits second game-winner in less than a week, Royals beat Mets 3-2 to avoid 3-game sweep

Nick Loftin secures a 3-2 win for the Kansas City Royals over the New York Mets on Sunday with a walk-off single

JULY 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Gaining traction in lineup Rave will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact The Royals will include the left-handed-hitting Rave in the lineup for a fifth straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher (Clay Holmes). Despite the recent uptick in playing time, Rave has been unable to capitalize on the opportunity, slashing just .136/.269/.136 with no extra-base hits and one stolen base so far in July. Rave could see his playing time get scaled back considerably if Michael Massey (wrist/ankle) is cleared to return from the injured list shortly after the All-Star break.

JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Gaining traction in lineup Rave will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact The Royals will include Rave in the lineup for a fifth straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher, in this case Clay Holmes. Despite the recent uptick in playing time, Rave has been unable to capitalize on the opportunity, slashing just .136/.269/.136 with no extra-base hits and one stolen base so far in July.

JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lorenzen dominant in 7 innings, Witt homers in Royals' 4-0 win over Diamondbacks

Michael Lorenzen struck out seven in seven dominant innings, Bobby Witt Jr. homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0

JULY 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Jansen has HR and 3 RBIs, Bradley pitches 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Rays beat Royals 5-1

Danny Jansen hit a two-run home run and finished with three RBIs, Taj Bradley pitched two-hit ball for 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-...

JUNE 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 3-run homer to lead Padres past Royals

Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to end his long power drought and Dylan Cease pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas C...

JUNE 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Heading to bench Thursday Rave is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Rave had started in both of the Royals' previous two matchups with right-handed pitching, but his playing time could become more scarce moving forward while he's struggled to get going at the plate. Since getting called up from Triple-A Omaha on May 26, Rave is slashing .200/.242/.267 with a 31.4 percent strikeout rate over 35 plate appearances.

JUNE 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to bench Thursday Rave is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

JUNE 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Losing playing time to Caglianone Rave is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

Impact After getting called up from Triple-A Omaha on May 26, Rave started in right field in five of the Royals' ensuing seven games but went just 3-for-15 with a double and a walk. With the Royals summoning another left-handed-hitting corner outfielder in top prospect Jac Caglianone from Omaha earlier this week, Cave's window for regular playing time against right-handed pitching appears to have closed.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Losing playing time to Caglianone Rave is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

Impact After getting called up from Triple-A Omaha on May 26, Rave started in right field in five of the Royals' ensuing seven games but went just 3-for-15 with a double and a walk. With the Royals summoning another left-handed-hitting corner outfielder in top prospect Jac Caglianone from Omaha earlier this week, Rave's window for regular playing time against right-handed pitching appears to have closed.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jacpot! The Royals call up top prospect Jac Caglianone in the hopes of jump-starting their offense

The Kansas City Royals have called up top prospect Jac Caglianone, and he could make his big league debut on Tuesday night in St. Louis

JUNE 2, 2025 • Associated Press

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