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]
On July 14,2022,the Royals selected Massey's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[18] He made his MLB debut the next night as a pinch-hitter versus the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre,striking out in his only at-bat.[19] He made his first major league start on July 16 versus the Blue Jays and recorded his first MLB hit,a single off of Max Castillo,in his first at-bat.[20] He was optioned back to the minors on July 18,and called up to the major leagues once again on August 3 following the trade of starting second baseman Whit Merrifield.[21] On August 18,Massey hit his first career home run,a solo shot off of Shawn Armstrong of the Tampa Bay Rays.[22]
Personal life
Massey's father,Keith,played college baseball at the University of Illinois in the 1980s.[23] Massey grew up a fan of the Chicago White Sox.[24] Massey married his fiancée,Jane,in November 2024.[25]
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